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07-13-2021, 02:01 PM
Thread: Braided line question
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Braided line question
My question is about line choice for single pole jigging/Livescoping (using 10' B&M Gold and 10' Ozark Rods Xtreme).
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07-08-2021, 05:25 PM
Thread: Favorite time to use hand tied jigs?
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I usually start with soft plastics, but if the...
I usually start with soft plastics, but if the bite is finicky I will try hair jigs. They sometimes make the difference when there is a pickier bite...cold front, clearer water, falling water, lots...
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06-21-2021, 08:09 PM
Thread: Crappie on crankbaits
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As a bass fisherman converting to crappie, I've...
As a bass fisherman converting to crappie, I've probably learned more from your videos than any other single source. Especially single pole jigging with the Livescope. Keep up the great work, much...
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06-01-2021, 09:39 AM
Thread: The Crappie Say When To Change
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My admittedly anecdotal observations from now...
My admittedly anecdotal observations from now close to one year of having Livescope and single pole jigging stakebeds and brushpiles....
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05-18-2021, 08:28 AM
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Same here...sometimes I'm amazed at how far up...
Same here...sometimes I'm amazed at how far up they will follow it without hitting. I keep saying that one of these days I'm going to get one to break the surface.
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05-17-2021, 09:08 AM
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What are your tricks when the fish follow but won't bite?
Wanting to know what some tricks are for when the crappie are following your bait but won't bite?
Spent the past weekend at KY Lake. Single pole jigging with the Livescope. No doubt based on other... -
05-16-2021, 09:29 PM
Thread: Ozark Rod Co. jigging pole question
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Ozark Rod Co. jigging pole question
I emailed this question to the folks at Ozark Rods and haven't gotten an answer back, so thought I would try here...trying to figure out the difference between their Pro series and Xtreme series...
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05-11-2021, 07:36 AM
Thread: Line twist around rod tip--any tips?
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Yep, not casting. I had been debating giving a...
Yep, not casting. I had been debating giving a baitcaster a try on my jigging rod and hadn't thought of it helping line twist--gonna give it a test drive this weekend. I have a couple of new jigging...
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05-10-2021, 06:57 PM
Thread: Line twist around rod tip--any tips?
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I hear you...when rigging up Ned rig baits bass...
I hear you...when rigging up Ned rig baits bass fishing, especially the original Zman TRD, I can't get one of those things straight to save my life. Then I watch people on YT who rig it perfectly...
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05-10-2021, 04:05 PM
Thread: Line twist around rod tip--any tips?
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By tuning your jig, do you mean readjusting the...
By tuning your jig, do you mean readjusting the plastic bait on it? Or the alignment of the eye in the knot? Or something else I'm not thinking of?
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05-10-2021, 08:47 AM
Thread: Line twist around rod tip--any tips?
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Line twist around rod tip--any tips?
I've been getting line twist around the tip of my pole. Single pole jigging; have been using a Lew's Wally Marshall 10 footer, Shimano Sienna (spinning reel), and Sufix Advance...
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05-08-2021, 12:43 PM
Thread: A good, light spinning reel
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The Sahara is an incredible deal for the money. I...
The Sahara is an incredible deal for the money. I have a 2500 size on my main spinning combo for bass and it is just a workhorse. And, so buttery smooth even after I've beat the tar out of it.
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05-04-2021, 10:05 AM
Thread: Huckabee rods compared to Lew's rods
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Huckabee rods compared to Lew's rods
Just within the last year have gotten serious about crappie fishing, Livescope, etc. etc. The primary tactic we use is single pole jigging with Livescope.
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01-21-2021, 01:06 PM
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Questions about Baby Shad-style plastics
Couple questions about jig bodies...I searched but couldn't find anything, so apologies if this has been covered before.
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08-26-2020, 11:46 AM
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Effect of a lot of rain on deeper fish?
I'm planning on fishing KY Lake this weekend, Saturday and Sunday. On Friday they're supposed to get the leftovers of the hurricane and predictions of 1-2" of rain. I'm wondering how that kind of...
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07-17-2020, 12:52 PM
Thread: Transferring waypoints to Garmin?
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LOL I don't know about "so simple" because I'm...
LOL I don't know about "so simple" because I'm definitely a caveman when it comes to this kind of stuff, but your post is exactly the kind of step by step guidance I need. I'll give it a shot, thanks...
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07-17-2020, 11:41 AM
Thread: Transferring waypoints to Garmin?
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Transferring waypoints to Garmin?
Newcomer to electronics, so please pardon if this is a dumb question...my dad got a Garmin 73sv for his boat. I have the Navionics app on my phone and have lots of waypoints marked in my app. Is...
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07-06-2020, 08:46 AM
Thread: Any thoughts on this?
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Thanks to everyone for your responses. You...
Thanks to everyone for your responses. You provided a lot of good info for me to consider. For an update, I decided to incorporate a couple of different ideas in these responses. We switched to plain...
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07-03-2020, 12:55 PM
Thread: Any thoughts on this?
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Any thoughts on this?
Our family has recently gotten back into crappie fishing after a loooooong hiatus. Fishing Kentucky Lake. Today, we were out and were finding fish but having trouble getting them to bite.
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06-12-2020, 10:34 AM
Thread: cranking braid
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Disclaimer that I'm a relative newcomer to the...
Disclaimer that I'm a relative newcomer to the crappie part of the world. In bass fishing, people tend to go softer for crankbaits. Glass rods instead of graphite; one of the few applications where I...
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05-13-2020, 11:17 AM
Thread: Perry County Lake?
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Thanks so much everyone! Exactly the info I was...
Thanks so much everyone! Exactly the info I was looking for, and confirms what I had heard. The weekend my dad first gets his boat, he's going to be looking or somewhere relatively close to us that...
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05-13-2020, 08:38 AM
Thread: Perry County Lake?
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Yep, that's the one.
Yep, that's the one.
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05-12-2020, 05:58 PM
Thread: welcome plawren53202
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Thanks everyone. Signed up for the site because...
Thanks everyone. Signed up for the site because my dad is getting a boat again after many years. Years and years ago we used to fish for crappie all the time, mainly at Kentucky Lake. Past couple of...
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05-12-2020, 05:10 PM
Thread: Perry County Lake?
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Perry County Lake?
Hi all, new member here. My dad and I used to fish for crappie many many years ago. Last few years I have been primarily bass fishing but my dad is wanting to get back into fishing (buying a boat...
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Nice catch. Thanks for the walk along. Bob
THEY RAN OFF >>>>>