Hybrids

[nomolites]

Had the last week at the lake; didn't catch the numbers of fish as a couple weeks ago but had some good hybrids, big crappie, and a couple of good walleye to go with the assorted blue cats, bass, and drum. Probably caught 2 blue cats to every other fish this week, they are thick on the lower end of the lake. Here are a couple of pics with my daughters being the largest at 11#.

Mike

[fishinwrench]

Woah! Out-freakin-Standing !!!!

Any location pattern at all to those striped beasts?

[nomolites]

We were dragging crank baits deep on the windblown side of the lake; the more wind the better with calm periods slow. Tried to keep the baits just above the thermocline for best results. The traffic from Thursday on put the fish down but we still were able to pick up a few. I did not see any significant surface action this trip but the boat traffic likely accounts for that as well.

[WeekendWarrior]

Nice

[fishinwrench]

So, bites were 12-18' ?

The blues ate the cranks too?

[Old plug]

I was talking to James day before yeasterday wrench up at the shop. He was tell ing me he encountered and monster size school of whites down around the 1to 2 mile marker. have no not seen it there are very few troller out as well. If I saddle up by myself tomorrow evening I am going down to that 30 ft hump.

[Old plug]

NOMOLITES------ from the look of the pictures you were fishing in the evening right. Pretty close to Pink up time I believe.

[nomolites]

Looked like the cold water started at 32' in the area I was fishing and all our fish were caught 25-30' deep. Yes, the blues love cranks and slam them just as hard as any other fish will. I catch a LOT of them when I fish this way but none over 6 pounds this week. I think they were spawning as there were loads of big arcs stacked up in the gravel pockets at about 25' so I avoided those spots after a few passes brought up catfish.

Mike

[nomolites]

NOMOLITES------ from the look of the pictures you were fishing in the evening right. Pretty close to Pink up time I believe.

Both but evenings are always better for me on LOZ. I saw boats on that hump above the mouth of the Gravois every time I passed it but all I've ever done there other than catch a few LM is donate tackle to Davy Jones.

[WHARFRAT]

That's a great catch!!! Nice Job.

The wife and I got out yesterday afternoon. We pulled cranks down out in front of our place. Nothing really to speak of. A couple of small whites, a couple of drum and a couple of channel cats. But what did happen, has me puzzeled. We pull some 200 bandits about 8 ft down and the wife gets a nice hit, fights it for just a few seconds then nothing. Reeled back in line cut. About 10 minutes later, maybe 100 yds from where she just got the hit, I get hit and immediately my line gets cut. So what do you think? Gar? They were both substantial hits and I'm pulling with 12lb line. Line came back slime free, so I don't think it was a big cat.