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culprit7.5
03-26-2015, 09:21 AM
Launched at 10:30 and left at 3:50. I stayed below the bridge all day and basically only hit two areas. Warmest water I found was 57. Caught Largemouth and one Smallie on ShadRaps, Tubes, and Jerkbaits. All fish were in 2-5 FOW with exception of the Smallmouth. She was hanging in 8FOW just where it dropped from 6ft. I do have to admit she was my first ever fish on the A-rig. I was using a Jr Flash Mob that had willow blades and five wires. I snipped two of the wires off at the head to stay legal. The head weight is 1/4 oz and I used 1/16 oz heads on smoke colored 3" "Mister Twister" style grubs with silver flakes. It really looks good in the water. The ShadRap was a golden crawfish pattern with a red bill. Always a killer this time of year in Hamilton creek. (Did I say that out loud?) The tube was rigged with a Z-man 1/4 oz weighted tube hook that goes up from the bottom to the head and you poke the eye through. This was also exposed hook. I did hang up a few times but it was worth it. I would throw right at the bank and immediately start a steady retrieve just fast enough to let it tick the tops of the rocks. At the same time doing and erratic twitch of the rod, nothing crazy, just looking injured or scared. The tube was a pumpkin green with orange red and gold flake. Finally the jerkbait was my go to KVD sexy shad chartreuse. I threw a darker color for a while but that wasn't working and I switched back to ole reliable and it was the right one. They didn't want it real fast nor did they want it too slow. Two spots fished and caught 25 good quality JPP fish.
Here's a pic of the SM and one LM all fish were similar in size.
The other pic is something I wanted to share. I don't crappie fish but my friend came up on this guy floating and scooped him up. Got the snack out of his mouth but he couldn't be revived.
Great day of fishing but definitely not getting Employee of the month this month...
Sorry for the long post, thanks for reading.

creekcrappie
03-26-2015, 09:44 AM
Great report man!

eaglestrike09
03-26-2015, 10:50 AM
That is a nice Smallmouth!!
Good report!!

culprit7.5
03-26-2015, 11:19 AM
Thanks guys. That's the 2nd in the last week of that size.
Here's another from last Monday. It's a great time to catch em fat before spawn.

jaystaler88
03-26-2015, 12:21 PM
somebody needs to call T-Dub on that crappie for keeping juvinile fish

MNfisher
03-26-2015, 12:22 PM
Great report! Can't believe that crappie tried to eat a bluegill!


Mike

jad2t
03-26-2015, 12:29 PM
Nice Smallies! I was out there yesterday too for about an hour and a half after work. Quick trip in the yak out of Stewart Creek. I caught 4, landed 3 really quick in 3-5' on a squarebill. I thought I was on a pattern and it would continue so I turned on the GoPro and of course didn't catch another fish haha. All LM, the one I lost I think was a White Bass, I got a quick flash of it and it was gone.

culprit7.5
03-26-2015, 12:52 PM
I love the square bills as well. Great for shallow fishing in my book. I'd like to get a GoPro someday. That would be pretty cool except I'd probably snag it on my back cast and thus end my filming career on the spot.

jad2t
03-26-2015, 01:14 PM
I love the square bills as well. Great for shallow fishing in my book. I'd like to get a GoPro someday. That would be pretty cool except I'd probably snag it on my back cast and thus end my filming career on the spot.

Make sure you get the floaty backdoor. It's like ten bucks and will keep your GoPro floating if you do drop it in the water. They also have a waterproof case so you can literally put the camera underwater and show a fish swimming away, most of us have done it and it makes a cool video clip.

jaystaler88
03-26-2015, 02:12 PM
I have been using duct tape and attaching my iphone to my forehead when I need to get some good fish footage. Give that a try.

It stays on there really well if you can get an extra piece of duct tape and form a little bit of a "chin strap" (think like a hockey helmet). Helps with stability

MNfisher
03-26-2015, 02:53 PM
I have been using duct tape and attaching my iphone to my forehead when I need to get some good fish footage. Give that a try.

It stays on there really well if you can get an extra piece of duct tape and form a little bit of a "chin strap" (think like a hockey helmet). Helps with stability


This sounds horrible.


Mike

jad2t
03-26-2015, 03:25 PM
I have been using duct tape and attaching my iphone to my forehead when I need to get some good fish footage. Give that a try.

It stays on there really well if you can get an extra piece of duct tape and form a little bit of a "chin strap" (think like a hockey helmet). Helps with stability

As if there weren't already enough reasons to make fun of iPhone users...

:D

jaystaler88
03-26-2015, 03:44 PM
Just kidding, folks. I was just envisioning the "poor man's Go-Pro"

Alphahawk
03-26-2015, 04:17 PM
Nice looking fish.


Regards

lupanfreitag
03-26-2015, 04:32 PM
Fish in a lake where the crappie eat blue gills.

white95v6
03-26-2015, 08:28 PM
nice fish.

the largest crappie i ever caught was in fl. the bait was a live blue gill like 1.5 inches long.


oh and you don't have to cut those wires off that flash mob to make it legal. you have have five baits but only 3 can have hooks.

man twra really screwed up that up a few yrs ago. and now they have fixed it and no one knows whats legal anymore.

thehick176
03-26-2015, 09:44 PM
Did someone say floaty backdoor?

culprit7.5
03-27-2015, 07:52 AM
nice fish.

the largest crappie i ever caught was in fl. the bait was a live blue gill like 1.5 inches long.


oh and you don't have to cut those wires off that flash mob to make it legal. you have have five baits but only 3 can have hooks.

man twra really screwed up that up a few yrs ago. and now they have fixed it and no one knows whats legal anymore.

***Thanks for that info. I was of the school of thought that even if there was an attractant, like blades, it was considered bait. Thanks again.

Jigemjigs
03-27-2015, 04:47 PM
I would have to look at the fishing reg. but my understanding is you can only have the 3 arms

Jigemjigs
03-27-2015, 04:54 PM
I'm wrong looked at the guide you can have the 5 arms just 3 hooks

XxthejuicexX
03-27-2015, 04:55 PM
3 Baits with hooks is max, as many arms as you would like.

white95v6
03-27-2015, 04:58 PM
3 Baits with hooks is max, as many arms as you would like.

yea and the baits can be a crankbait with two trebles or even three lol.

Travis C.
03-27-2015, 05:38 PM
3 Baits with hooks is max, as many arms as you would like.

It is based on hooks not baits. You are only allowed three total. Single hooks, double hooks and trebles count as one.

A rig with 3 flukes on jig heads is legal

A rig with 3 crankbaits is not unless you leave one treble hook on each bait.

A rig with 3 frogs must have all single hooks no double frog hooks.

Just examples...now how closely its enforced could be another story. The agent could just count baits but that isn't the law.

culprit7.5
03-27-2015, 08:04 PM
I really appreciate all the input for sure.
Mine was modified down to three arms and I had one single hook jig on each with "Mister Twister" like grubs. Sounds like I am good to go. Anyway, it's not really my style of fishing as much as I just wanted to try it out. I prefer any bait I have to work over one I just throw out and reel back. I did catch myself putting a yo-yo type retrieve on it a few times. I will keep one or two in the boat in case nothing else is working cause it did look really good coming through the water.