rps Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 For the last month I've been reading reports of walleye and crappie standing in line at Stockton to be caught. Meanwhile I've been laboring to catch one puny walleye here and there. I had not cleaned one this year. Today that changed. I caught 16 walleye today. They were on the side of a flat point and the bank from which it jutted in 11 to 13 feet of water. They were willing to take night crawlers fished on a modified Lindy rig. (Swivel, 3 feet of line, one float, #2 hook through the nose of the crawler. 3/8 ounce slip sinker above the swivel.) I also caught over 10 bass(2 keeper size) and maybe 15 hand size and larger blue gill. Unfortunately, TR is not Stockton, and instead of a double limit from the 16, I cleaned exactly one fish. (EDIT: The difference was the 15 versus 18 inch legal minimum.)I count this as a good day anyway. BTW I was out very early and the top water bite stank.
rps Posted June 15, 2011 Author Posted June 15, 2011 Yes. Didn't expect fish that shallow, but that is where they were.
rps Posted June 15, 2011 Author Posted June 15, 2011 Time for class: + (3/8 ounce) + + (3 feet of 12# test, clear) + (one pink and white) + (size 2 or 4) + drag across flat points at 1/2 MPH = (and bass and bluegill) Rob P 1
OzarkFishman Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 What brand of float do you use? Do they slide or are they clamped on? What color tends to work better than others? I plan on jugging at LOZ in 2 weeks (both anchored and floating). When floating with the wind, it would be nice to catch some "wildcard" fish. Thanks in advance, OzarkFishman
Stump bumper Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 Just wondering if you ever try plastics like grubs instead of the live crawler?
rps Posted June 15, 2011 Author Posted June 15, 2011 Just wondering if you ever try plastics like grubs instead of the live crawler? Yes. It is, after all, a C Rig with a float. I have used it with a fish doctor, often. However, for walleye, I haven't done as well as with crawlers.
rps Posted June 15, 2011 Author Posted June 15, 2011 What brand of float do you use? Do they slide or are they clamped on? What color tends to work better than others? I plan on jugging at LOZ in 2 weeks (both anchored and floating). When floating with the wind, it would be nice to catch some "wildcard" fish. Thanks in advance, OzarkFishman The floats I use are in Cabelas and Bass Pro online. They slide on. The colors in which I have confidence are chartreuse, chartreuse and green, pink, and pink and white. If I ran across a blue and white I would try it.
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