Indian Creek - Dec 21

[Quillback]

Started at 9 AM, waited for the temp to get above 32 before venturing out.  

Rock Snagger, whoops, I mean Rock Crawler was working today for the smallies.  Caught 11, six were solid keepers.  I paralleled rocky banks, keeping contact with the rocks.  That tactic does lead to snags, lost 2 Crawlers and had to use the hound dog quite a bit.  It was worth it, I'd do it again.  Phantom Green and Red both worked.

Didn't see any striper activity at all.  

WT 54.

[Johnsfolly]

1 hour ago, Quillback said:

Started at 9 AM, waited for the temp to get above 32 before venturing out.  

Rock Snagger, whoops, I mean Rock Crawler was working today for the smallies.  Caught 11, six were solid keepers.  I paralleled rocky banks, keeping contact with the rocks.  That tactic does lead to snags, lost 2 Crawlers and had to use the hound dog quite a bit.  It was worth it, I'd do it again.  Phantom Green and Red both worked.

Didn't see any striper activity at all.  

WT 54.

Holy moly a thread about fishing on a fishing forum! How did that happen Jeff😅?!?

Sounded like a great day to be out buddy!

[Dutch]

Those are some good brown fish.  They are a lot better than what I have found in the James.  Congrats.

[Quillback]

Well went back today and not nearly as good, 4 bass and only one was a keeper sized smallie.  Even got desperate and threw a ned, and they didn't like that either.  I am blaming it on the lack of wind.  

Even with the flat calm, no sign of top water stripers.

[MarkG52]

Nice job Jeff! At some point we need to fish together!

[Quillback]

1 hour ago, MarkG52 said:

Nice job Jeff! At some point we need to fish together!

Yeah let's go sometime.  

[curtisce]

On 12/21/2021 at 4:35 PM, Quillback said:

Started at 9 AM, waited for the temp to get above 32 before venturing out.  

Rock Snagger, whoops, I mean Rock Crawler was working today for the smallies.  Caught 11, six were solid keepers.  I paralleled rocky banks, keeping contact with the rocks.  That tactic does lead to snags, lost 2 Crawlers and had to use the hound dog quite a bit.  It was worth it, I'd do it again.  Phantom Green and Red both worked.

Didn't see any striper activity at all.  

WT 54.

I think RC get stuck less than other crankbait. I find if you give it slack and wait about 5 seconds it often comes loose on it's own.

[Quillback]

13 hours ago, curtisce said:

I think RC get stuck less than other crankbait. I find if you give it slack and wait about 5 seconds it often comes loose on it's own.

Yessir, that is one of my get 'em loose tactics, and get on the other side of them and they'll pull out sometimes.  But every once in a while they just get stuck and I have to get out the dog.  Problem with the dog is if it is a windy bank it is a pain to get the boat over it and at the same time work the dog.   

[curtisce]

8 hours ago, Quillback said:

Yessir, that is one of my get 'em loose tactics, and get on the other side of them and they'll pull out sometimes.  But every once in a while they just get stuck and I have to get out the dog.  Problem with the dog is if it is a windy bank it is a pain to get the boat over it and at the same time work the dog.   

Been there

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, curtisce said:

Been there

               Was it a rock crawler you fell out of the boat in the winter alone while trying to save it??