A Couple Of Reports

I was able to go out some last week on the Lake and had a blast trying to figure out the crappie. I caught 16, of which 12 were very nice slabs. The other 4 were nice fish, but not the big boys like the rest.

I was using a curly tail on a 1/16 oz black jig head. I caught them on black and chartreuse colored Berkley 2 inch power grub curly tails , using a Zebco 11 ultra lite rod and reel combo with 4 pound line. I was casting and reeling back using different speeds until they told me what speed they liked. If I had a clue about crappie fishing I might have done a lot better.

It was a challenge and a lot of fun. Those were some fighting little buggers.

On the bass front, it wasn't so challenging because the bass are really schooling now and are fairly easy to find. I went out and caught about 12 in 30 mins or less.

I, along with Jimmy and Craig, have noticed we are catching some smaller bass more often. They are either a pound to a pound and a half or they are big fish. We are not seeing as many 2-4 pound fish as we were.

Craig went out Saturday with his 11 yr old son Jarrett and said he saw the biggest school of bass he's ever seen. Craig loaded the boat up on the bass while Jarrett fished deep with crickets and caught as many chinks as he could handle.

Although it's getting hotter out there, the fishing is just as hot.