Big Keene

Thanks for sharing! Put my name on the client list if you ever do start guiding! i would love to get a days worth of your knowledge.

my issue with the marker method is that the length changes any time you have a break off or have to re-tie. and the metered braid is super durable, we just dont have to change it out very often. when we are long line trolling, its easier and faster for me to just count out 9 colors and click it in gear. but like everything else...what catches you fish and is something that your comfortable with is the "right" way.

what size jighead/hook do you prefer, and do you notice a difference between painted and unpainted jigs? how much crawler? i tried to catch some on jigs and crawlers a couple weeks ago, but all i got was a big bluegill. i tried a whole and a half crawler, tried casting and dragging back to the boat, tried strolling, nothing worked for me.

look into precission trolling. it has loads of info regarding depth and line out.

most baits tend to hit their max depth with about 180ft of line out. we have been using depth hunter metered braid line, and it makes it easy to repeat what depth you are at. Dan Hufferd is right about the #7 blue tiger flicker shad, and the lure retriever. a 2 mph boat ride should put you on fish! good luck!

i bet that carp was fun. every time ive ever caught one they fight like crazy.

that might have been a difference, we had 3 days with next to no breeze.

that seems shallow for how hot its been. is that normal for this time of year? we were fishing 15-20ft and while we caught fish, nothing like those numbers!

thats awesome!

we tried 5,6, and 7's in variuos colors. everything got bit to some degree, but no size seemed to be better than any others. we caught fish on 7's, then it would slow down, so we would switch, catch a couple, slow down, and repeat

we finally got to fish instead of living vicariously through everyone else! fished hawker area. thursday we caught a mixed bag of short fish jigging spoons on the bluff end transitions in the morning, trolled flicker shads in the afternoon ended up with 3 keeper crappie and 3 keeper walleye. trolled all day friday, and caught 3 short walleyes, 4 short crappie, and more 15-18" drum than i have ever seen in my life. today we trolled at first, and found 3 keeper crappie, but then we found some brush piles holding fish, and started jigging spoons around them. ended up with 7 more keeper crappie, 2 walleye, and a mixed bag of shorts and bass, until motor troubles chased us back to the dock! An immense THANK YOU! to everyone who posts info on this forum that helps weekend warriors like us have a successful trip!

looks like a great day on the water!

we have always done well on the various purple shades and patterns on Stockton and Table Rock. also Blue Tiger, Uncle Rico and Slick Green are always consistant producers for me.

put me on the PM list as well. As a former youngster who left gear behind never to see it again, id like to help make sure the little guy isnt disappointed!

if you dont mind me asking, how fast were you going, and what weight bouncers were you using?

awesome! that last pic sums it all up perfectly! smilin' with grandpa!!

i saw an owl 2 days earlier on that same road. its not a good pic, but you can tell what it is...kinda.

im guessing cooler for the ride home? i had some crappie fade to weird like that this spring.

slow day on 36 thursdayafternoon, only a handful of crappie and small bass. caught a 15" lmb, and for the 2nd time in 3 weeks, caught a 15" white crappie. my last one weighed 1.79lbs, and this one was heavier with eggs. i let her go after the pic because she is about to repopulate that lake! not the best pic, had it more on my mind to get her measured and back swimming.

fished 36 with the kiddos friday. fished kietechs, but also put some live minnows tight to some shoreline brush and caught a couple that way too. we brought back 8 9+" and threw back at least as many shorts. a handful of 12" bass plus my boy caught about a 16" LMB on his crappie rod that was pretty exciting.

keitech swing impacts 2.5"

we fished 35 today from about 12:30-4:30. really windy and the lake was high and stained. mainly fished the cove across from the boats.we managed to find 12 crappie, with 8 being 9"+, and 4 bass. some were way up shallow, and some were out in the middle. brighter jigs did better today.

15" 1.79lb lake 36, we caught about a dozen 6-7" and only one more that was about 10". also about a dozen small bass. 2 and 2.5" keitechs. darker colors worked better.