VJMAC

Guessing you dont have much of a sense of humor. Sorry to have upset you !!

Sorry, messing with ya guys. Did catch these last week at Lake D'Arbonne Louisiana. Just got home yesterday. Never in my life have i caught so many huge crappie. This lake needs to be put on everyones bucket list. 16,000 acre lake. Most of the lake is 8' deep or less. Cypress trees , stumps, stumps and more stumps! Ya like to spider rig and catch huge crappie its the place to be. They were still spawning. 95% were females. Daily limit 50. No length limit. Already making plans for next year and probably a summer trip and do mostly night fishing. Off to Pomme to see if any are biting there !!

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Arrived at the lake a couple hours before sunrise. One 19" and other 20". Had a few other hit and misses and another on for a bit and got off. Should have had a limit ! First time on the water this year. North end points and on jerkbaits. Water was 38-40deg. Both males.

2015 Crestliner TC17, bought new in March 20162015 Mercury 60HP Fourstroke, under warranty2018 Minnkota Ulterra 24V 80lb w/ I-pilot and HD removable mount2017 Garmin 73DV/GPS w/ ram mount2017 Garmin 93SV/GPS w/ ram mount , includes US Lake VU Ultra HD mapping and NMEA networking2015 Hummingbird Piranha Color Fish Finder in dash mount 15 gal front livewell w/ bait bucket and fresh water pump22 gal rear livewell w/ bait bucket, divider, fresh water pump and recirculating pump w/ timer3 position bow seating2 folding fishing seatsOne butt seat3 Interstate batteries2 bank onboard chargerStainless Steel boarding ladderCustom travel/storage coverUpgraded trailer w/ swing away tongueAluminum wheels and radial tires - single axleSpare Alum wheel/tire and mountRetractable trailer straps17900 as listedWill sell without Garmins (-900) = 17000without Ulterra TM (-1800) = 16100without Garmins and TM (-2700) = 15200 EMAIL - vicmcquay@gmail.com text - 417-399-7164

tracman86, thanks again for the safety reminder. How's things going with your recovery ??

Buy my shiners at a small baitshop in Fairplay. Right on hwy32 as you go thru town. Think its called "Day Sons" They have BIG Leeches too for you walleye guys !! Fair prices on the bait too. They dont count your minnows one by one as alot do !!

Still fishing main lake brushpiles. Ones sitting in 25 - 35 ft of water have been best. Most of these have been topping out around 15-20ft deep. Catching most right on top of the BP. If we werent occasionally ticking the brush or getting snagged we werent catching any. Hardly any bites fishing deeper along the sides of the BP. Depending on location we were seeing a thermocline from 20-25 ft deep. As far as night fishing they have me stumped. An example on sat eve we set up on a BP at 7pm. Immediately started catching fish. Lasted til dark then shut off completely. Put the light out at 8pm hoping the bite would continue on into dark. Fished till 11pm. Not one bite after 9:30pm other then a few cats and drum. With a 100+ fish caught by all of us over three days i think we had 5 or 6 that wouldnt measure !! Opposite of Pomme. Would have to catch a 100 to get a limit !! Good luck with your nite fishing. Wish i could be of more help. See a black, blue and charcoal LOWE tritoon that be Me. Stop and say hey !! Be north of the mile long bridge.

Posting a bit late. Stayed at Orleans Trail. Small get together with some cousins from KC area. Fished sat, sun and monday. Fished for crappie on sat morning with a couple cousins. Had 42 by 11am. No pics of them. Did some walleye fishing after that. No luck. Fish fry that evening !! Wife and i fished sat and sun mornings for crappie. Limits for both days. Pic is of these. Monday afternoon we were driving around looking for a good spot to swim and i ran across i giant boulder or Bus on the graph. Loaded with fish. Had to stop and fish it. Did some vertical jigging with a spoon and caught 21 brownies and a couple spots. Ranged from 10 to 14 inches. Fatter then toads and puking little shads. There were 2-4 other fish following everyone that i reeled in. All the while my wife was at the rear of the boat swimming and having a beer !! One of the best weekends ive ever had on this lake. Hard to believe it happened in late july. Did try fishing with green lights after dark. Not one crappie !! Couple on jigs. Rest on shiners. None on toughies. SHINERS is all i can say !! This post has been promoted to an article

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Another great evening of brush pile fishing. From 7p till dark. 3 different BP's. All have been producing. Came home with 27. Not one under 10". Had two right at 15". This year has been the best ever for me as far as size. 40yrs +/- !

exactly where i HAD been fishing. Moved up lake a bit. Launching at Masters

Was fishing standing timber past few weeks with little luck. Finally started focusing on main lake BP's. Thats where they are. As far as what ive found the BP needs to be in 25-35 fow. Shallower ones seem to only have bass and bluegill on them. Have to put up with the boat traffic (wakeboarders) only downside to the main lake fishing. I seem to attrack them !! Shiners better then toughies too.

Sounds like you might know something about my pond !!

Wife and I took a trip tues evening. Started around 7pm and fished till dark. Fished a brushpile in 30'+. Ones biting were in the brush or right on top of it. 20" walleye and lost one bigger at the boat!! couple 15" crappie. Couple on jigs but rest on minnows. Thought i'd throw in a pic of the WIFES new boat !! Fun evening. Back after them tonight !!

thks

I have some Attwood plastic rod holders that have the rotating locking pin. This system looks just like the Scotty Rod Holders use. Anyone know if the components between both manufactures are compatible with each other ?? I've seen a square rail mount that Scotty makes that would work better for me vs the one Attwood makes. Thanks

I recently bought an Ulterra for my Crestliner TC17 and for the "wifes" new tritoon - Lowe SF212WT. Awesome TM. Best thing ever invented in my opinion. Mine is a 24v though. 80lb thrust. No shortage of power even with the tritoon. Bit overkill on the TC17 but it was already rigged for 24v. If your boats not too large i would think the 12v should be fine. Might be limited to how much wind you can be in. I got the HD quick disconnect mount and an extra puck from MK so i could use the TM on either boat. I wasnt buying two of them !! Fished three days straight without any charging of the batteries. No noticeable loss of power. Very impressed with the unit. Spotlock, auto pilot, etc... works great !! Anyone sees us on the lake and want to check out the TM or the boat just flag us down !!

Anyone know of a baitshop that will sell minnows by the pound ? I used to get them from the Happy Hook in stockton but seems hes out of business !! He had a nice place with lots of gear and seemed fairly busy. I usually get 4-5 lbs at a time and keep in my own tank. Hate driving 20 miles outa my way to get minnows everytime i go.

Had my trailer tires knifed at high point couple years ago. Still pissed off about that ! Dont think i'd chase anyone down but i do have a .50 cal desert eagle that i carry that might run someone down !!

DANG ! I was there yesterday for a couple hours beating the banks looking for some spawners. Only managed 6 males. Was thinking i might have missed it ! Maybe not ?? Been tearing them up on Pomme past two weeks. 300+. Size of keepers is steadily getting smaller there. Mostly males know. Stockton is about 5deg cooler then Pomme. Atleast where i fished. I did notice that most people where fishing off the banks in deeper water. Thats what i get for being bull headed!!

I have a new pontoon on order. should be getting it in a few weeks. I'm hoping to be able to mount an Ulterra TM. If theres any Ulterra owners out there im looking for measurements in the stowed position (shaft horizontal). From top of deck to top of the shaft. And top of deck to highest point on the drive unit. I have 12" from front most part of the deck back to the face of the gate. The gate opening is 10" above deck. Looks like a good portion of the base hanges over the edge of the deck so i think mounting it in the space will work. Also thinking about adding a quick disconnect bracket if possible (MKA-21). Think its around 1" thick. Same info for any Terrova owners out there. Greatly appreciate any help on this. Have my heart set on the Ulterra but if the gate cant be closed while in stowed position i'll have to do something else. Cant have the Grandkids jumping out of the boat !! Thanks again Vic

Curious to whether any one been catching any? Not lookin for anyone spots. Just wondering if deep or shallow? Standing timber, brush?? thks

I have a Crestliner TC17. Different style of boat then what your looking at. Very well built. Love it.