Stick with instinct

Launched my crappie boat for the first time in a real reservoir last Sunday morning in Wedowee Alabama. I had never been to this lake, and had no idea where to start. I fired up the little Johnson 25 and went downstream to a steep rock bank and felt that was a good place to start. I anchored, dropped in a minnow about 5 feet, and another a little deeper. Trying to get settled, the first bobber disappeared within minutes. Too violent for a crappie, I thought, as the bobber was easily snatched under. Was a very colorful spotted bass, but very small. The other bobber was violated a few minutes later, but turned out to be a little channel cat. Two guys in one of those million dollar bass boat kept getting closer, so I asked them, “ Where’s all the crappie?”. “Oh you gotta go upstream a couple of miles, they’re tearin’ em up!”....Upstream I go, vacating a really good spot. Ended up in 3-4 feet of chocolate colored swirling river where I spent more time fighting winds and currents instead of fishing. Fish finder shows nothing but a barren bottom riverbed. Got suckered this time, but will know better next time!

Don't feel bad we have all been there. I was with a buddy of mine and his 8 year old son, who was very interested in fishing, we at a new lake. We saw a couple of guys coming in as we at the dock loading up the boat.These guys had caught bass and catfish, well we told them how we were here to help encourage his sons fishing enthusiasm. And asked where the fish were they lied and sent us to wrong end of lake

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That happens a lot