Been busy working on firewall upgrades at work. Got a chance to go out to Joe Pool looking for crappie. Found a few large shad near the island, and used them to tip my jigs.
First fish was a large bass. I didn’t find any fish shallow , so I checked the creek. Fish ranged from 10 – 13 inches.
Tossed the cast net around and caught an eight to ten inch shad. Used it for cut bait.
Jigged a few stumps and logs and did not find any crappie. I pulled into a cove and threw a weightless senko close to the shore. Got a small bass to bite. The senko was gone, so I put on another one. Jigged a small stump on my way out of the cove and got another bass to bite. This was in around four feet of water.
I missed a large bass while jigging a tree in 35 feet of water. I couldn’t figure out how to get the fish to bite at that depth. I’ll try again later.
Got a few small catfish on the secret7, and three keepers once I changed locations. The wind picked up around 5pm and blew me off the lake. The waves were just too high.
Caught a 6lb 11oz bass back in the creek while jigging for crappie. The bite for most of the day was totally off. The only other thing I caught was a small bluegill.
I caught the fish on a 1/8oz road runner using the new Field & Stream combo I got from Dick’s sporting goods. The tip does not have a lot of flex in it, so it is easier to set the hook.