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Good to see some recent reports. I know some great locations in 10' water at the mouth of some coves I wanna try this weekend. Went wade fishing several times in Hawaii during the last 2 weeks,...

Love them hybrids/white bass!. Fished both lakes more than 10 years and never new there were any there until this past winter. :) With the predicted high winds tomorrow, I'm gonna try Lake...

Tyler's new Academy aint no better. :mad: Hated it when we only had Walmart and Gander Mtn. and could hardly wait for the new Academy. :)What a disappointment! :( I find lots better choices at...

Braved the cold and wind Saturday morning on Lake Tyler. Fished several favorite crappie spots on the old (west) lake with no luck. Decided to test the MK PowerDrive at the dam on the new (East...

Crappie Dale,
Nice action photos. Question-did you find crappie under the docks at this time of year on Caddo? I thought they were all out in 30' deep water on all of the E TX lakes in Dec-Jan....

I was out on Saturday. There were about 10 boats at the dam. When the wind picked up, I was the only boat for a couple of hours. When the wind laid down later in the afternoon, many of the same...

Thanks, Fish. I can see that you would have to hold your tongue just right and use all your dexterity to get the marabou in the right depth. LOL This will work best with the marabou that is...

Did a search on Jelly Belly Jig and found the following instructions, courtesy of Alan W. Miller's website:

Crappie Jig: Chartreuse Jelly Belly Alan W. Miller

Thanks for the info, Ship. The Jelly Belly thread suggests tying the marabou tail to the jighead first, and then cast the soft plastic grub body around the hook and the marabou. I was thinking along...

must take you a lot of extra time painting those fish eyes! Bet they really catch 'em when nothin' else will!

Beautiful jig! Love that sickle hook! The head was painted to perfection. You are a real artist!

Anybody know how to tie those jigs that have a soft plastic grub body and a marabou tail, like the Lindey Fuzz-E-Grub or Jelly Belly Jig? They look like the body was made from soft worm/grub plastic...

these look good to me, I'd use them. While experimenting, try looking at them in the water to see how things lie & flatten out-the way the fish will see them.

Nice jigs; they look good enough to eat! :D Thanks for the pictures and the good ideas.

Yes Jim680t, more details please. What catalog item#'s did you order? I couln't find any of these things on Jann's website. :confused:

These are my favorite colors. Now that I'm tying my own, I can tell that yours are much much much much nicer than mine. :rolleyes:

Early forecast for Saturday is Hi in mid-50's, lots of sunshine and 10mph wind from the SSW. Just about as nice as you could ask for this time of year! Good luck, hope tons of fish are caught and...

Others will respond with more information, but I will tell you that around Tyler I have found the crappie in the deepest areas of the lake lately, near brushpiles along sunken creekbeds, channels or...

QuickSilver, how many pounds of thrust does your old 12v MK have (40#, 55#, etc.)?
Also how long is the shaft (48", 52", 60", etc.)?
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THANKS FOR THE TROLLING MOTOR AND DEPTH FINDER AT A...

CrappieDale, colors look like University of Florida's. Did you tie that color combination because you knew who was going to win? Maybe those colors will work good in Florida, but I don't think I'd...

Sitting at work today, looking out the window wishing I was fishing. Its 80 degrees and practically no wind here in Tyler, TX. Gotta work tomorrow too. Looked at the forecast for Saturday, and...

Thanks for sharing. Looks delicious. What kind of hair is that blue hair?

You can also pick up minners at Gander Mountain the night before.

Fished this morning near the dam at Lake Tyler East. 20 or so boats were drifting about 500' from the dam on the west side. Deepest water in that area was close to the west shore. 35-40'. Lots of...

I was one of the 137+ boats today. Got out at about 11am and fished until 4pm. Tried every color jig I had in my tackle box and only caught one dink at 30' deep next to 40' deep water. There was...

I'm going Monday, so I'll be watching for all you guy's to post plenty of pictures and lots of details tomorrow.

here's a free map of LOP, courtesy of the Army Corp of Engineers:

http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/lakeopines/PDF/LOPmap.pdf

Great photo, thanks for the post. They must like it when it's rainy/misty outside. Bet you got a little wet today! Where do you like to launch on LOP? Last time I went to LOP, I took 271 to 726 to...

check your lake at this website: TPWD:Exceptions to Statewide Freshwater Harvest Regulations

Love catching them Lake Tyler crappie! Anyone doing any good at the east lake's dam area yet? Which is better, jigs or minners?? Ever try spider riggin or slow trolling around the dam? I got into a...