Drifting on the Caney

[TroutFiend]

Hit the Caney with one of my sons today and got into a few big ones. Mid 70's and on 2 gens most of the day. Water was fairly clear and swift. Largest fish caught were 27" brown, 23" brown, 21" bow all on TroutMagnet cranks in 3-4 FOW. Beautiful day to be in the water for this time of year!

Andy

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[Halli]

Wow that's a dandy!

[white95v6]

Awsome day. Congrats

[Alphahawk]

Nice fish.....if any were caught today with that water I figured they would be good ones....those trout cranks are a good bait.


Regards

[fishfindergeneral]

Well done!

[JKTrevecca]

Great fish. Your son is lucky to have as his dad!

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[Heiny57]

Those are nice!!

[jaybird]

Nice catch!

[jad2t]

Goodness man, that's a heck of an outing!

[TroutFiend]

Thanks guys, a lot of the water we were running in was 10'-12' deep. I got some of the TM XD cranks on order, hopefully they will help pull some big fish out of those deeper holes.

Andy

[Alphahawk]

Thanks guys, a lot of the water we were running in was 10'-12' deep. I got some of the TM XD cranks on order, hopefully they will help pull some big fish out of those deeper holes.

Andy

You won't be disappointed in the XD cranks. They are made off the mold of the discontinued XCalibur suspending jerk baits. It will run about 8 feet deep. Cost about 10 bucks less than the XCalibur that was discontinued because of lack of sales due to cost.


Regards

[XxthejuicexX]

You won't be disappointed in the XD cranks. They are made off the mold of the discontinued XCalibur suspending jerk baits. It will run about 8 feet deep. Cost about 10 bucks less than the XCalibur that was discontinued because of lack of sales due to cost.


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Not due to lack of sales on my part :( I loved those things! I will be ordering some of these TM jerkbaits soon enough.

[Mikeyrrt]

That's a nice fish . Is it hard to navigate a boat on caney ? 16x48 flat bottom with a 25 hp ?


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[TroutFiend]

That's a nice fish . Is it hard to navigate a boat on caney ? 16x48 flat bottom with a 25 hp ?


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You should be fine in that size/type boat. I am in a 15' flat bottom with a 10hp tiller and a trolling motor mounted on the front. It can run about 15 mph up river against 2 generators with 2 aboard and gear. If you stay within the 1st 5 miles below the Dam you won't have to worry about navigating around bridge piers at the I-40 overpasses. Make sure to wear a PFD and do not anchor in the current.

Andy




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[Mikeyrrt]

Ok thanks I have another question do put in at dam and float down with the current ? Or motor up an float down thanks for the help


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[TroutFiend]

Anytime.

Either way is fine. One reason to park @ happy Hollow is, if you have any motor issues you can always float back to your vehicle.

I Fish the pond area quite a bit directly below the dam so I always park at the Buffalo Valley ramp, drift down and motor back up.

Also, watch out for strainers/sunken tree's off the bank. They can create a lot of hangups, but might hold some large fish. 😉







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[Mikeyrrt]

Ok if I go to the happy hollow do I have to wait for the water to generate to go up thanks for answering my questions


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[TroutFiend]

In that size craft you would have to be careful on low water/no generation unless you have a jet outboard, not to say that it couldn't be done on a prop style engine. I just have not tried, the shoals can get very shallow when generators and sluice are not in operation.

#askmehowiknow

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Andy





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[Alphahawk]

In that size craft you would have to be careful on low water/no generation unless you have a jet outboard, not to say that it couldn't be done on a prop style engine. I just have not tried, the shoals can get very shallow when generators and sluice are not in operation.

#askmehowiknow

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Andy





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Ditto on that.

Regards

[Mikeyrrt]

Ok so thanks for help guys I hope to go soon I've never been up ther so thank you for the help


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