Polo gave me a fix, he is a great doctor! Chick bass and crappie, 4/11/07

[Jmax]

Polo called me about 10 this morning and asked if I would like to go out for a couple of hours and fish for some crappie. He didn't have to ask me twice since I have been boatless the last three days. Was at his house at eleven and we fished only in the wolf since the weather was so bad. Caught crappie off docks in several locations but not a lot at any one. Ended up with about 20 to 25 but only four slabs. Polo had a couple that were close but he did not measure them, he only wanted the slabs for a friend at work that asked him to get her a mess. We did catch four bass also and three were keepers. Polo got me on the crappie but I had him 3 to 1 on the bass and I had two keeper spots and one keeper LM. He got one LM short. Mine were on a spook and his on a chug. One of the spots were on a crappie jig. Good numbers for such a short trip. We left at 2:30 when the sky fell. Jmax

 

[TR20bh]

Glad you got out, Jmax. Bet you were working that topwater great with the shakes you still probably had from your withdrawals!

 

[DoubleB]

What did you catch the crappie on? Also how deep was the water, and how deep was your rig?

 

[Jmax]

DoubleB - 4/11/2007 3:57 PM

What did you catch the crappie on? Also how deep was the water, and how deep was your rig?

Polo was sling shotting and I was pitching. He had on a little bass assassin that was white with a chartruse tail and I had on a little tube that was orange and a chartruse tail. They seemed to be all over as far as depth but most were way under the docks and polo could get back under there better than I with his sling shotting method. Anywhere from 4 to 9 feet deep is where we caught them but it was hard to tell just how deep we were with all the wind. The water is coming up more right now as we speak. There was a strong flow back into the creeks. I would guess it is about 3 to 3 and a half feet low from normal right now. The water today was 56 to 58 degrees so it has really dropped here in the last couple of days.emoCool Jmax

 

[Fishin Fool]

Good report Jmax. Glad to hear the water is coming up. You owe Polo big time for giving you a fix for your withdrawal symtoms! I was afraid without that boat that we were gonna have to send you to a clinic or something!

 

[polo-dog]

We did have a great time but the wind and rain were brutal. We fished docks that were in the 8-12ft depth range and almost all of my fish were caught at a 5 to 7 count down with a 1/32oz jig head. I only used a 1 1/2 inch panfish assassin and Jmax only used a tube jig for the crappies. My assassin was pearl with blue glitter with the tail chartreuse and I believe that Jmax's tube was a red head with chartreuse tail. I was really surprised that we caught the bass that we did on topwater today. The fish were also very aggressive as the first fish hit the spook twice and Jmax's second hit three times before it got hooked. Usually when it's cool like this the fish swipe at the bait once and are gone. We fished an area that usually has fish on it this time of year but with the water temp from 56 at the bridge at Savanah bay and only 58 in the mid creek I wouldn't have expected the fish to be that aggressive. There was good cloud cover but the air temp seemed to be dropping and usually I don't catch fish on top under such adverse conditions. I would expect that sunshine the next few days will warm the water a lot. the flow was really pretty strong into the creek and so I would expect the water level to rise a lot the next few days if they keep that up and we get more rain today.

Jmax needs to learn to shoot the docks and he knows that now as I caught lots more fish today just because I could fish way back under some docks that he just couldn't reach with his flipping. He almost came away with the biggest fish in both the crappie and bass categories but luckily I caught a good crappie about 5 minutes before we gave it up to save me from that embarrassment. Jmax is always competing and I just wanted him to catch as many as he could. He just needs to relax and not worry about who is catching what. He's always a great guy to have in the boat!

 

[Fishin' Junkie]

Good to hear you got your fix!

 

[Jmax]

polo-dog - 4/11/2007 4:41 PM

Jmax is always competing and I just wanted him to catch as many as he could. He just needs to relax and not worry about who is catching what. He's always a great guy to have in the boat!

Me...competative????emoScratch I have no idea what you are talking about, I relax, it is just in my own special way.emoBigsmile At least you got the great guy part right, modest too.emoEvil Jmax

Thanks for the invite there Polo, I needed to stretch a line and you supplied the way. I also now have already had my shower for today.

 

[fisherpal2k]

Polo he is so laid back now that he may not need to fish for another day or so!  Good report and thanks for the info! Be looking forward to it warming the water up some and getting back out there myself.

 

[drumking]

You love that little panfish assassin in the pearl color, blue flecks, and tail colored chartreuse, don't you, Polo? emoBigsmile Every Crappie in that creek will personally be aquainted with that before long. Good report. I could tell by the desperation in Jmax's emails that he was needing a fix really bad. I'm not quite to that point yet, but if they don't hurry up with my boat, I may be having withdrawal symptons soon.

I'm just too busy with cooking preparations for the ministry to be very concerned, but after next week, I have to get busy getting ready for the Crackerfest. TT is expecting to catch a 2 pounder and I must find out where that sucker is. Do they give prizes or awards for the biggest Cracker? emoBigsmile emoGeezer

 

[DoubleB]

WHere dp you all get thes panfish assasins? Are they somewhere local or do you have to order them off the net? And do you dip them to get the chartruce tail?

 

[polo-dog]

I get my panfish assassins at Wally World and the chartreuse dye at Hamilton's but I think that Wally world has it.

 

[Fishin Fool]

drumking - 4/12/2007 8:28 AM

You love that little panfish assassin in the pearl color, blue flecks, and tail colored chartreuse, don't you, Polo? emoBigsmile Every Crappie in that creek will personally be aquainted with that before long. Good report. I could tell by the desperation in Jmax's emails that he was needing a fix really bad. I'm not quite to that point yet, but if they don't hurry up with my boat, I may be having withdrawal symptons soon.

I'm just too busy with cooking preparations for the ministry to be very concerned, but after next week, I have to get busy getting ready for the Crackerfest. TT is expecting to catch a 2 pounder and I must find out where that sucker is. Do they give prizes or awards for the biggest Cracker? emoBigsmile emoGeezer

Actually Drumking that might be something that JSV wants to add, a "Big Fish" pot for Crackerfest! Everyone could just toss in $5 and see where it went. I'd love to see a 2lb cracker!