Stick and move.... Stick and move

[Lance34]

Little late on the post.  Didn’t get to go my usual Friday like always.

Went over to Tulsa to go see George Strait....  Yes I’ll admit I have a man crush for the guy🤣.  

Anyway...  Got started Sunday after church about 1pm.  

Water fleas were everywhere....🙄.  Other than that  it was great conditions to be out and the bite was pretty steady as long as the wind was behind my back keeping my speed steady.   They turn and face their noses into it.

Ended with 14 before hall pass ran out 

WT 83, rigging straight meat along flat after flat after flat.  

Pics below.  God Bless 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Quillback]

Nice bunch of crappie!

[Fish Hound]

Lance, nice fish. Will this pattern hold thru the summer?  Last summer I was able to pick up some along bluff lines that had timber but that was later in July/August maybe.

[Lance34]

15 hours ago, Fish Hound said:

Lance, nice fish. Will this pattern hold thru the summer?  Last summer I was able to pick up some along bluff lines that had timber but that was later in July/August maybe.

Sorry for the late reply.  Been on dad mode for the past couple days around here.

This pattern should hold throughout the summer and into a little of the fall.  

I’ve always been told the hotter it gets the better.  It seems to hold true I reckon.

Single pole fishing timber and brush along flats and channel will work too.  It’s just not the technique I prefer in the heat of summer.  Bluff lines with timber  will hold them too.  

I just avoid brush and timber all together being that I rig....  That’s 8 new rod tips and a big dent in the bank account! 

The bite has been very good this past month and it continues.   Better than the spring to me.  They’ve had a long hard but, good spawn and their hungry.  Suckers are sickly skinny.    That 2 week ice age back in January must have killed some shad.

Rigging and pulling Bandits, Pico’s, Flickers, Arkie’s, Hot n Trots all are working,  along flats, after flats, after flats and channel edge once it gets hotter in the day and they start pulling water.  Figure thermo out on the graph...  18 feet last time.  That eliminates water and you know you got to be above that.  Figure wind direction and follow them as the water recedes.   

So far much better than it was last summer.  Still can’t figure that one out.  Must of been the high water level for so long and it was much cooler.  Beats me...   

Good fishing 

 

 

 

 

 

[Fish Hound]

Lance, no problem it's family first. I'm enjoying the grandkids this weekend. Won't be any trolling as they are 3 1/2 and 5 1/2 years old but they do like to do some bobber/worm perch jerkin if there is steady action and I have to admit I like it as much if not more than they do. Brings back a lot of good memories.

Thanks for the intel, I appreciate it. I feel like I got 8-10 years of fishing experience and trial and error from your post.

 

Thanks