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Alpha, Tungsten is where it is at. Not cheap but worth every penny.

After My Own Heart

This is the kind of fishing I love. Weightess is best. Cast out, read a few pages of a book, then eyes on the float.

I absolutely love it.

Damit man that is some table fare!

Nice chunky slabs you got there, Randy. And welcome to the boro, I didn't know you moved! Have you already located all the JPP Crappie? This time of year don't they head shallow again similar to their Spring pattern?

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Originally Posted by jad2t (Post 67990)

The fish I have been catching have been deeper. Last week they were in 25 FOW. A few weeks ago we were catching them in 12-15.

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Originally Posted by jad2t (Post 67990)

Thanks Jimmy.....I haven't fished JPP since moving. Crappie.....as a general rule.......will move back into shallow water in the fall. You can find them deep but many times they will be in as little as 2-4 feet of water. They are looking for the food. At Pickwick and Nickajack I find them in water that is 20-27 feet deep but they may only be suspended a few feet down. Last week I watched them hit a Slab Magnet in about 2 feet of water as I retrieved it over the top of a vertical ledge....that was pretty neat to see. Going to hit Nickajack up quite a bit next few weeks depending on weather.

Regards

Nice Job Alpha and great clear pictures too!

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Originally Posted by Alphahawk (Post 67959)

Still fishing guys....just not as much....still setting up new house. Hit Nickajack at 9:30 a.m. In an hour and fifteen minutes I had 9 fish of a 15 fish limit. Then the east wind kicked in and it took me almost 4 hours to get the other 6. Almost went home but decided to stick it out. Nine fish were caught using a Bison colored Trout Magnet....a Tict Ice Cube Rockin' Drift 6' 9" UL rod with 2# test braid with about 2 feet of 2# test Phantom fluorocarbon leader twitching in 21 feet of water using a count down to the bottom. Caught the rest with a Yamaga Blanks Blue Current 6' 10' Jig Head Special UL rod spooled with SOS 2# test line with a Midnight Blue Slab Magnet on a 1/32 ounce Double Cross Jig Head....also twitched along the bottom and most would hit it as it started up the ledge. The bass came on the Slab Magnet....a nice little fight with the 2# test. Smallest crappie were 12 inches with some close to the 14 inch mark.....big shouldered fish. All fish given away. Not setup in the new house yet to clean fish. Love Nickajack...life is good!

Regards