Doing it with sonar.

[FlipaYak]

Alpha,

Passed you on Friday pulling out at the dam and heading to the Outpost. Had the family and mother in-law with me. I said, "Look at that Trout Magnet boat." and then, "Hey that's AlphaHawk!" They said, "Who?" Your celebrity does not extend to the non-fishing crowd.

Glad you had a good day. I fished Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Bluff Creek on the lake. Fished from the bank. Took till Saturday, but I found the crappie. Most came on a purple/chart tail slider grub rigged on a 1/32 oz jig head. Largest was 14.5" and 1.6 lbs. Lots of fun on #2 lb SOS and the trout magnet rod you hooked me up with.

[Alphahawk]

Originally Posted by FlipaYak

Alpha,

Passed you on Friday pulling out at the dam and heading to the Outpost. Had the family and mother in-law with me. I said, "Look at that Trout Magnet boat." and then, "Hey that's AlphaHawk!" They said, "Who?" Your celebrity does not extend to the non-fishing crowd.

Glad you had a good day. I fished Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Bluff Creek on the lake. Fished from the bank. Took till Saturday, but I found the crappie. Most came on a purple/chart tail slider grub rigged on a 1/32 oz jig head. Largest was 14.5" and 1.6 lbs. Lots of fun on #2 lb SOS and the trout magnet rod you hooked me up with.

LOL...I don't think I have any celebrity to extend. The boat does get a lot of attention I think because it is so small...yet wide.....and of course the Trout Magnet wrap. Glad you found some fish. I love fishing at Pickwick. I stopped in at the Outpost to get a sandwich. Hard to believe that for about 60 years there was just the one small building there that was Adams Bait Shop. When the Outpost first opened I thought it would not stay open long....boy was I wrong. Glad to hear the TM rod is working out for you.

Regards

[crosshairy]

Alpha,

I forgot to ask - do you normally cast and retrieve with/without a float, or vertically jig beneath the boat?

I rarely fish with a float, but I see a lot of folks using one when fishing with the trout/crappie magnets.

I ended up doing a cast and freeline until my jig could hit bottom, then hopping it back towards the boat. It gets a little sketchy when you are trying to hop a little jig in the midst of all that swirling current at the dam.

I think pulling out the ultralight would help (which is what you are doing, with 2-lb line!), because the heavier line drags the water too much.