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Watts Bar Adventure 2010
Arrived Thur about Noon ... fished til 6ish - 8 Crappie total, but we used most of the time to eliminate water & unproductive depths/areas.
Fished most of Fri & Sat, with midday breaks of a couple of hours - ~ 15 fish each day. Fished about 4hrs Sun morning - 15 fish
Fish came from 10 fow to 25 fow ... suspended in the branches of submerged trees, or around deep water docks. Each day seemed to produce a different favorite color for them .... plastics in Smoke - Shad - Opening Night - Popsicle (Panfish Assassins) were heavily favored .... & chartreuse marabou Roadrunners were taking their toll, too. :D
Here's the pics :
My fishing partner Paul with the average sized "goodun" :
Paul concentrating on "line watching", as some of the bites were pretty lite:
The results of paying attention to your line, when casting jigs :
Our average daily hauls :
There was a gang from Ohio, and a smaller contingent of Indy anglers .... some doing good, some not so much. Some were catching fish in 3-4 fow ... while others were catching fish in 20+ fow. By my reconing, & the conditions of the eggs in the females we cleaned ... some are ready to drop NOW, while others are a week or more away from being ready. It could be very INTERESTING over the next week or so, down at "the Bar" !!!
A special thanks to Arrowhead Marina/Resort for the great accomodations & food. Always a pleasure to stay there .. great folks !!
I got to put my ESP fieldtest rods to the test ... and they worked great.
My 6'6" Powerlite was a pleasure to cast with, and the sensitivity of it was a great help in detecting the sometimes very light pecks that we experienced. My 9' Powerjig rod was put to the test with a jig/minnow setup & hook/sinker/minnow setup ... which proved to be a deadly combo while drifting around the deeper brushpiles. Both rods are feather light and sensitive to the lightest tap. They are currently available thru Grizzly Jigs, & are listed in their catalogue. I like them, and plan on putting them to good use (maybe even as early as this coming weekend ... LOL !! )
I played cameraman on this trip, showcasing my fishing buddy instead of putting my ugly mug on display. Enjoyed the trip so much .... I'm making tentative plans to return in a few days ... LOL !! So, stay tuned ... there might be a 2010 Watts Bar Adventure part deux !!
... luck2ya'll ... wherever ya go !!!
... cp
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Thanks for the report CP. Zenna and I are heading down this weekend for a week.
Haven't been down for a couple years.
Sure miss the Brawls, and old friends.
Will report when we get back and let you know how the minner dippers did. lol
Your friends B&Z
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Glad everything worked out for your trip. The weather this week has cooled off some so you picked the right time to come down.
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Great weather, great fishing, great fun, and a great report!!! Thanks Pappy
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Good Fish and Great catch.
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Sounds like you had a good trip nice to get away for a weekend trip!!
WACKEM AND STACKEM!
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