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Tip jigs with minnows or no? I've talked to some very good long liners that say they almost always tip the jigs and some other extremely good long liners who rarely tip the jigs with minnows. I'm...

I don't profess to be a good crappie fisherman, much more of a hybrid and striper fisherman. But when the lake gets trashed like this, that's the section of the lake I head to. Always seems to be...

That’s really interesting that the night bite was good in really dirty water. I’ve always assumed that heavy mud would really slow them down at night. I know when we would catch our herring at...

If you trailer over to Cherokee Recreation Area you should be able to find much better looking water on Clark’s Hill. Look in Cherokee Creek, Grays Creek and on back in Keg Creek. One or all of...

Update, I never was able to get a number for Crappie Country to order the color I wanted. But the folks at Palmetto Angler in McCormick were able to get exactly what I wanted from Mike at Crappie...

Good information. I have found I can turn my Active Target backwards and see the depths the jigs are running. I built a depth chart when pulling double rigs for stripers this winter. So I know...

How deep can you get 1/16 oz jig heads to run at .7 to .9? If the fish are sitting deeper, say 15 feet, do you just add a split shot rather than running a 1/8th?

On that trip I had no shad visible in the lights, but there was only about 2 feet of visibility. When I would tun all the lights off, within about 20 to 30 seconds you could see shad all over the...

You bring up a very good point. As I was watching all those shallow fish further out from the light, I kept thinking that I could slay them with a slip cork rig set at about 5 feet. A lighted one...

It was for sure. My buddy that was supposed to go with me had to cancel because he has 6 kidney stones. I know I had a better time than him.

Sorry this post is kind of long. I don't post many reports because 90% of my fishing is for stripers and when I crappie fish there are so many on this forum that are way better than me that I don't...

Ok, that makes perfect sense. Hartwell doesn't have near the amount of gizzards unless you get on back in the creeks. I've seen exactly what you are talking about in creeks on Clarks Hill where I...

Can you elaborate more on why you are avoiding the clusters of crappie? Is it just because you are targeting larger fish or are the groups harder to feed? I found the biggest school of crappie I've...

Does anyone have a current number for Crappie Country Jigs? The one GABOWMAN listed is disconnected. I asked Palmetto Angler how they go about ordering from Crappie Country and they said he calls...

One thing to keep in mind if you don’t have a lot of experience on Clark’s Hill is the standing timber just under the surface in some sections. Be very cautious when fishing from Murray creek up to...

I assume you are asking about Clarks Hill? I was catching the hybrids and stripers plus a bunch of perch there pretty good until all the heavy rains. Cold muddy water is super tough for stripers. ...

I assume you are asking about where to launch at Clarks Hill since that was the lake most mentioned? If so, the good news is, there isn't nearly the amount of break ins at the ramps on Clarks Hill...

Clarks Hill is fantastic.

Rodney Donald is a very popular crappie guide on Hartwell. Good fisherman.

Jody posted a message on Face Book today that he is sold out of herring. I think it’s been tough to catch with the lake turnover and up and down temps. The bait we got at Hartwell on Sunday was the...

If you are coming from Greenville and fishing midlake, Palmetto Angler in McCormick has minnows of all sizes and tuffies. Also herring and sometimes gizzard shad.

Next time you are headed to Greenwood and want info on how to catch the perch send me a message. We are coming on the time of year where the perch really turn on. In about two weeks as the water...

That's fantastic information. I hadn't thought about the galvanized possibly being a problem. I will look for aluminum wire.

I kind of worried about that exact thing. Nothing would hang a jig like rope.

I’m gathering materials to start sinking oak and sweet gum trees with a jug in the top to float them upright. What should I use to tie the trees to the blocks and the jug to the trees? I was...

You may know this already but be careful running around on that upper lake. There are lots of underwater stumps just under the water. Even in water much deeper than you would expect. Fantastic...

I just reread the reply and picked up on something I missed "straight wood sticks with buds from this years growth". So it isn't that the whole limb I'm cutting needs to be this years growth, it...

I'll have to take a hard look at the tree I'm wanting to take my cuttings from when I get back in town tomorrow. I don't think of any of the growth being very straight on a persimmon limb but I...

I just found this thread. Very interesting read. A lot of it was over my head with some terminology I'm not familiar with. I have always wanted to learn to graft so I could take a male persimmon...

I wasn’t aware of those Bobby Garland mayfly baits. Thank you for mentioning those. I just ordered some to try.