MrGiggles
-
Posts
1,273 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
2
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Events
Articles
Video Feed
Gallery
Everything posted by MrGiggles
-
I've been hitting Wheatland every couple days lately. The crappie are still not moving in shallow up there as far as I can tell, although I've seen that they are further down the lake. I've been finding them on brush in 15-20 feet.
-
Went to Wheatland again tonight, they were finicky. Caught 3 crappie and a white. Crappie were still on brush, 18-20ft. Water was 55 around the dam, and 60 closer to the ramp. Should be any day now.
-
I caught them on Wednesday on brush in 20 feet, and one 14" female on a tree in 12 feet. Caught one male that was just starting to turn black. I don't think it will be much longer. The cold snap earlier this week really slowed things down.
-
I went looking for crappie last night. Saw that the Tandem Fly guys were catching them on brush in 20ft of water, so I checked every brushpile I knew of that was close to that depth around Cedar Ridge. Did not see any fish on the graph, and did not catch anything. The water has cooled off quite a bit, 51-54 degrees. The wind was a booger for sure, I can take a beating, but draw the line at getting soaked in 50* water.
-
Ditto. 54-60 depending on where you are.
-
Provided we don't end up in a deluge this afternoon, I'm going to give it a shot tonight.
-
Most modern boats are required to be filled with flotation foam by the USGS so they won't sink. That's not the case for all of them though.
-
So a guy can put it an Aldrich and run upriver to the good spots? Anything to watch out for? Might give it a try on Wednesday, since the main lake hasn't been giving up much of anything.
-
You can buy the Navionics app for your phone as well for 9.99. Worth every penny, and a whole lot cheaper than a chart plotter.
-
Went on Tuesday. Could not find them. Had some success a couple days before but it was not hot and heavy by any means. I'd expect them to be moving into creek mouths any day now.
-
I'd like to make a trip down this summer, probably early to mid June, as soon as the trolling bite starts to heat up. I'm just not sure where to go, hoping to get into some walleyes. Most of the reports I see are from K-dock, so that is an option. Also thinking about going to Theodosia, as the humps south of the 160 bridge seem like a good place for walleyes.
-
Yep, 38 on Saturday. Put in at Mutton, didn't catch a thing. Did catch a few on Pomme tonight though.
-
I have never been a fan. Prices are usually 15-20% higher than their competition (what is left of them anyway.) I have seen the same thing in Springfield. Seems like they only ever have two lanes open. The place is always packed, it's more of a tourist trap than anything now.
-
Rain is creeping into our area...
MrGiggles replied to Phil Lilley's topic in General Angling Discussion
It's just a single. Hoping that I can talk the boss into a twin for next year, this one is barely big enough. We've got more than enough tractor. -
Rain is creeping into our area...
MrGiggles replied to Phil Lilley's topic in General Angling Discussion
Yeah, its been a wet one. Been running this rig for 4 years, never been stuck with it before, sunk to the frame last week.
-
Quick question on older outboards...
MrGiggles replied to kjackson's topic in Tips & Tricks, Boat Help and Product Review
They do. The donor motor was a long shaft, with a really flat prop, from a pontoon I imagine. I bought it in KC, a lot of lakes up there have a 10hp restriction. Unfortunately I sold the motor last spring. I'll have to dig around, but I don't think I have any photos with the cowl off. -
Quick question on older outboards...
MrGiggles replied to kjackson's topic in Tips & Tricks, Boat Help and Product Review
It really depends on the motor. I convertered a 9.8 Merc to electric start pretty cheaply. Found a donor identical ES motor on CL for 150 bucks. Cheap because it didn't run and had no title. Swapped all the parts over in an afternoon. On that motor it was easy, it retained the recoil, you just bolt up the starter and swap over the electrical parts. On the 25 Johnson that I just sold, it was more complicated, because it did not retain the recoil, so you had to purchase a starter bracket and cowl along with the other required parts. As for tilt and trim, I have no idea. -
I just called the office in Stockton. They can take a credit card over the phone and mail it to you.
-
I didn't do much better. Was running short on time, decided to go to Crabtree. Got there around 4. Did not see a crappie on the graph until about 5:45. Then it was on, 3 casts, 3 fish, they were gone again after about 10 minutes. Still, was nice to catch a fish, been almost a month. Main lake brush, 30 ft deep in 42 fow. 38*. Lots of boats out today.
-
Might try putting in at Mutton this week. Been pretty dang tough on the main lake.
-
Good to know, that's what I figured. Is there a lot of timber down there, or just shallow?
-
Was thinking about making the run in my boat a couple weeks ago, and I measured the distance with google maps.
-
About 20, but yeah, a ride for sure. I thought the same thing about CC after I first joined.
-
Same deal at BPS, they do it every year around this time. Now's a good time to stock up on flickers, won't be long and we'll be putting them to work.
-
I'm pretty much a one trick pony when it comes to walleyes, about the only way I can get them in the boat is pulling flickers in the summer. But, that is only productive when the water temp gets above 70, from mid-May to October. I have caught them on crappie jigs, and casting cranks, but never with any consistency. A lot of guys do really well with jigs and crawlers, as well as bottom bouncers in the warmer months. This time of year, spooning is supposed to work pretty good, and we're getting into jerk bait season now.
