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My wife and I launched at Long Creek ramp at about 6:30 and headed towards Brushy. We were both throwing tube jigs on a 1/32nd oz. head, wife's was green pumpkin with red flake and mine was green pumpkin, chartreuse with pepper flake. On my 3rd cast keeper crappie on, but it came unbuttoned about half way back to the boat. We crappie fished in small coves and cuts and jigged standing timber. We ended the day of crappie fishing around 12:30. Ended up with 9 keeper crappie, 1 goggle eye and 1 keeper bluegill. Had 3 crappie that went 14 inches and the rest were between 10'' and 11''. We were throwing to the bank and reeling back real slow, bite was very lite, usually just felt extra weight on the line. The bigger crappie came from 8 to 10 feet of water, the smaller ones were right on bank out to about 6 feet deep. You would catch one here and one there, really no good pattern. We only caught a couple short fish jigging the standing timber. We did catch about 20 to 25 short crappie, between 9 to 9.5 inches, next year they should be keeper size. The green pumpkin-chartreuse jig was the best color. Water temp. was 59. We bass fished for about 45 minutes before we had to leave. We caught 5 bass on spilt shot rig with green pumpkin fish doctor. All were between 12 to 14 inches.

Thanks Phil for the report, it has been a tough year so far for crappie, well at least for me. Plan on trying it in the morning.

Thanks Ketchup for the report, sounds like you had a fun day on the lake.

Thanks for the report Dave, them are some nice fish.

Nice looking baits.

It is good to get your bad day out of the way on your first trip, now all of your other trips will be just great!!!!

Sounds like you tried about everything, hopefully next time they will be more cooperative. Thanks for the report Quill.

Sounds like a good afternoon, thanks for the report.

Thanks for the great report. That is a really nice smallie.

Be very very quite, there is no crappie in Table Rock, there is no need to even try to fish for them.

Good job, sounds like you had a great weekend of fishing. I hope to get after them this weekend.

Great report Ham, sounds like you guys had a great time on the lake and even caught some fish.

Thanks for the report Okie, sounds like you caught a couple nice fish.

Great job Bill, that is a very nice fish!!!! Thanks for the detailed report.

Thanks Quill, good report.

Champ very good info on how to fish a spinner bait!!!! I am not a big spinner bait guy, but this year I told myself I was going to throw it every trip I go on, and I have so far with very limited success. With the info on this site it gives me more confidence. Thanks again!!

Thanks for the great report, glad to see you guys had some good bites. I hope the extended forecast is right, they are also saying not so much wind. That would be nice!!!!

Thanks for the report, them are some nice fish. Glad to see you had such a good time.

Great pics, now I know what a bass looks like. Great job, thanks for the report.

Thanks Champ for the report, it sounds like it is tough for everyone right now. Sounds like you guys did better than most.

I think everyone is getting tired of this wind!!!!! Sure was a tough weekend to catch some bass., Thanks for the report.

Thanks Bill for the report. Now I do not fell so bad about our tough day on the lake Saturday, sounds like most people a had a tough time this weekend.

Split do not feel bad, you did better than we did Saturday. My wife and I fished Long Creek area for Crappie and got skunked, then moved to the Dam area and bass fished and ended with 4, the biggest was a 12" smallie all caught on a wart. That is the toughest day we have had on the lake in a long time. Thanks for the report and keep after them.

Sounds like a fun day on the lake. Good job Cheese.

Good job, thanks for the report.