old hickory lake fishing report 11/5/2013

[tacklemake]

I went out this morning and started at the duck blind casting a small 3 wire umbrella which turn in to being a big pain in the butt.So I started casting the #5 shad rap in 5' of water with no luck, so I started trolling it in 12' and caught a 12 1/2" crappie and no more.So I tried trolling a 12" long 3 arm umbrella with three 3" power shad baits and caught a 25" striper and no more so I let all of the fish go for someone else to catch. So till the next time out.....woody

[TNBronzeback]

Good, healthy looking striper there! looks nice and solid!
Ive not had much luck trying to cast those umbrella rigs either, i dont want to have to go out and spend the money on a whole new rig just to cast 1 specific bait! lol.
Good report!

[Alphahawk]

Good looking fish Woody. I see guys at Nickajack casting those rigs a lot. The things weigh a ton and make a heck of splash when they hit the water...LOL.




Regards

[Transplanted Sportsman]

not many fish Woody but they are good quality ones, they do look very healthy, I have a few of those short umbrellas that I bough a couple of years ago and they have not touched the water yet, it is hard to leave the ultralight nowadays!!!

[XxthejuicexX]

That is a good looking stripe. After seeing you guys killing it with the shad rap I am going to have to go get my a few for this weekend. I fish the A rig every now and again but I do not really enjoy doing it. It's hard to argue that they catch fish but it's a pain in the butt to throw ,even with the proper gear.

[nomad60]

Nice looking striper, Woody. I guess most of us own at least one of those umbrella rigs. I have one tied on but have only thrown it a few times. But just in case the urge hits me, it's right there on my boat! LOL

[MNfisher]

Nice fish woody!

I don't own an umbrella rig, but have watched many people catch fish on them.

[txnative]

Good job. Nice to see someone experiment and be successful.



Chris Bryant

[creekcrappie]

Nice fish woody! I make my own three wire rigs and can't wait to use them. Those sr5s never fail to catch a fish!

[tacklemake]

Thanks guys I was using my bow mount set on 5 speed to troll the umbrella and 3 speed to troll the #5 shad rap and at that speed the shad rap will dive to 6.5'.................woody