Pinkies Rule ....

Paul and I went to Taylorsville today ... probably caught 40-50 Crappie & came home with 10 keepers (10.5 - 11.5")

Water was slightly dirty in spots, but pretty clear overall.

We fished the main lake banks, casting 1/16oz light pink & hot pink marabou Road Runners (custom made) in 4-6fow.

Water temps were 63-65deg and the wind was blowing every whichaway (but that's normal for me, as I can go from a windy bank, across the lake to a calm bank, and as soon as I get there :bash the wind kicks up.

6 keeper males 4 keeper females (still with some eggs)

https://www.crappie.com/crappie/atta...3_155723-0-jpg

https://www.crappie.com/crappie/atta...513_204451-jpg

Tried jigs on some deeper trees that were stacked with fish, but only managed to have them run up to it & study it before swimming away :Doh: (watched on Livescope).

Nice mess !
Good job staying after the active fish!

Nice catch! Thanks for the report and pics. I was on Cumberland yesterday and the wind did blow from all directions at once :dono.

Congrats on the catching, nice mess for dinner!

Skip

That’s a good lookin mess. I like the colors on those fish.


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I’m curious how do you cast such a light jig

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Originally Posted by dannyr3_8

I’m curious how do you cast such a light jig

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Danny .... my buddy was using 6# Vicious on a 6' med action rod, while I was using 10/2 PowerPro braid on a 7' med/hvy rod/Shimano Spirex 2000 reel. Casting distances are similar between the two at 30-40ft (+/- per wind direction).

It may have been just "luck", but I still have the same Road Runner on that I've used for the last couple of trips, while my partner has lost 4 Road Runners in the same amount of trips. :Doh: (though, it could have also been that his reel's bail spring was broken & he was having to hand close the bail, resulting in his Road Runner dropping deeper on splashdown, plus his tendency to cast much too close to the shoreline.)