Where there’s little ones there’s big ones too

[Lance34]

Fishing gets a little sweeter with time.  Time on the water, that is…. Said it numbers of time in the past.  You can have all those bells and whistles out there on your boat but nothing is more valuable than time.  

Got started early.  Right at dawn.  Just love this time of year.  WT was 70-74.  Water clarity was slightly stained and lake elevation was 1126.3.  

I dropped the trolling and wasn’t seeing fish in 17-15 fow and immediately went shallower.  Just instinct I guess.  I said to myself.  You know I’ve caught them along this flat in July in 85 degree WT at this depth when the lake level is about where it’s at now.  Don’t know why they wouldn’t be there now.  So got a little shallower.  Caught one right away in 13 fow. Followed by another in 12 fow.  Said ok ones a fluke but two is a pattern.  Stuck with working  a little ways off the bank in 13-11 fow with baits down about 10 feet.  Was steadily catching keepers and in between that was dink crappie.  I caught so many fish I literally got tired of catching fish.  By noon I was out of ammo…. 8 dozen Minnows lol….  Ended with 13 toads and 4 good size Kentucky’s.  My uncle Sonny would say where there’s little ones there’s big ones too.  There Absolutely was! 

Basically I went back old school minnow rigging.  I never really saw them on scope.  Just occasional back of one off the bottom.  I only scope 2 good fish the whole day.  Felt good 

Setup still minnow rigging BnM poles 16ft PST’s and 1oz minnow rigs that I tie up using Pico Lures/Vanguard Tackle.  This will be the set up I use until October.  

Busy next several weeks.  Hopefully everything will pan out good.

Good fishing and God Bless

Lance Hughey Crappie Guide Service