BassERT
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BassERT, Chickamauga, White Bass and Crappie, 6-14 ~ 6-17-13, Only me and Saturday Mrs. BassERT
Friday, I got a slow start. I decided I would go back to a White Bass hole that was working for me earlier in the week.</p>
It was still working and the fun part was the size of the whites were 14+ to almost 17 regular.</p>
What I would call boat paddles! It was drag the bottom on a 16 with a BG MM silverfish slowly with an occasional "palsey" twitch.</p>
What fun! One of the easiest days of white bass catching for the area I was in. My first 15 or 16 fish were caught in 20 casts.</p>
Since I was fishing my long rod crappie rig, I had to take my time on the 6lb line ( I had been using 4lb for a few days!). It feels like a crappie bite and then the drag runs and the line strips and you say to yourself, "patience".
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Definitely a net day for landing these guys.</p>
I pulled out my old trusty tail spin and caught a few more but they liked the grub better.</p>
I later crossed the lake and finished with a brushpile full of 50-50- keepers for 35 crappie before I packed it up.</p>
Not bad for a few hours. Took some pics.</p>
Most solo pics were from the top down, so it changes the angle of the length of the fish.</p>
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Saturday I took Susan straight to the hole and she started smiling and laughing right away as the pattern was holding and the fish were biting.</p>
We caught whiteys and I got a nice 4lb LM (TGF) with a big gut and a bloody tail. Really good fight on my gear!</p>
Susan caught a 9lb blue slimer at the same time I had the nice bass on..."Net!...Net!...Net" Ha it was fun!</p>
We finished by catching around 40 crappie on the brushpile.</p>
She was happy and that is what matters!</p>
We took pics</p>
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Sunday, I went solo and the pattern was working, but much slower than the day before.</p>
I struggled to get 20 and when I finally did, I left to try a new idea on my crappie fishing. I did get a 3lb bass and a big slimer as well as some yellows and a few crappie there.</p>
I sent my jig for a slow ride as I fished some 25+ foot water.</p>
I wasn't catching what I saw on the graph, so I started hunting a good depth.</p>
I finally worked up to a 8-10 count and the fish loved it. I ended up with 14-15 nice size crappie there, maybe 1 TB.</p>
I didn't expect that there and it was an eye-opener. I learned a lesson to stay longer to try the different depths better next time. Always learning.</p>
Took some pics</p>
</p>
Today I went early to beat the rain and it was like someone threw a switch! 1 white on a tail spin!</p>
It was fun anyway and I picked a few crappie before I went home. Not a big day, but a great time for me!</p>
I had fun and went home early.</p>
</p>
I noticed 2 guys gill netting in the middle of the creek near the first bend, I went by slowly and when they saw me watching, they started throwing back fish like crazy.</p>
They had no net markers and no numbers except for "GA" on the right front of their boat. I called the "TWRA Hotline" to no answer and then after I hit "O" No further ability for contact.</p>
emoScratch </p>
</p>
emoCool </p>
</p>
Friday, I got a slow start. I decided I would go back to a White Bass hole that was working for me earlier in the week.</p>
It was still working and the fun part was the size of the whites were 14+ to almost 17 regular.</p>
What I would call boat paddles! It was drag the bottom on a 16 with a BG MM silverfish slowly with an occasional "palsey" twitch.</p>
What fun! One of the easiest days of white bass catching for the area I was in. My first 15 or 16 fish were caught in 20 casts.</p>
Since I was fishing my long rod crappie rig, I had to take my time on the 6lb line ( I had been using 4lb for a few days!). It feels like a crappie bite and then the drag runs and the line strips and you say to yourself, "patience".
</p>
Definitely a net day for landing these guys.</p>
I pulled out my old trusty tail spin and caught a few more but they liked the grub better.</p>
I later crossed the lake and finished with a brushpile full of 50-50- keepers for 35 crappie before I packed it up.</p>
Not bad for a few hours. Took some pics.</p>
Most solo pics were from the top down, so it changes the angle of the length of the fish.</p>
</p>
Saturday I took Susan straight to the hole and she started smiling and laughing right away as the pattern was holding and the fish were biting.</p>
We caught whiteys and I got a nice 4lb LM (TGF) with a big gut and a bloody tail. Really good fight on my gear!</p>
Susan caught a 9lb blue slimer at the same time I had the nice bass on..."Net!...Net!...Net" Ha it was fun!</p>
We finished by catching around 40 crappie on the brushpile.</p>
She was happy and that is what matters!</p>
We took pics</p>
</p>
Sunday, I went solo and the pattern was working, but much slower than the day before.</p>
I struggled to get 20 and when I finally did, I left to try a new idea on my crappie fishing. I did get a 3lb bass and a big slimer as well as some yellows and a few crappie there.</p>
I sent my jig for a slow ride as I fished some 25+ foot water.</p>
I wasn't catching what I saw on the graph, so I started hunting a good depth.</p>
I finally worked up to a 8-10 count and the fish loved it. I ended up with 14-15 nice size crappie there, maybe 1 TB.</p>
I didn't expect that there and it was an eye-opener. I learned a lesson to stay longer to try the different depths better next time. Always learning.</p>
Took some pics</p>
</p>
Today I went early to beat the rain and it was like someone threw a switch! 1 white on a tail spin!</p>
It was fun anyway and I picked a few crappie before I went home. Not a big day, but a great time for me!</p>
I had fun and went home early.</p>
</p>
I noticed 2 guys gill netting in the middle of the creek near the first bend, I went by slowly and when they saw me watching, they started throwing back fish like crazy.</p>
They had no net markers and no numbers except for "GA" on the right front of their boat. I called the "TWRA Hotline" to no answer and then after I hit "O" No further ability for contact.</p>
emoScratch </p>
</p>
emoCool </p>
</p>
