Browning Slayer
Official Voice Of The Dawgs !
StriperHunter, my Dad and I ventured out to Lanier on Saturday morning to chase those taco's I so dearly love to eat.. We met at OBT and loaded up with minnows (which we didn't need). Clarks Bridge was closed and we wanted to hit the northern end of Hooch in hopes of trolling for walleye. I spoke to the lady at Don Carter state park and she said yeah, no problem.. Plenty of water.. Well, for those of you wondering, you can put in at Don Carter. I would not recommend it for ANYONE with a large boat. We watched more than one mud kicker suck sand and mud into their lower unit. And when leaving the cove to get to the river, stay right at the mouth unless you want to hit a hump and get stuck in the mud.
The bite was a little slow that morning but it wasn't long before we found some fish and a pattern. We found fish on only 2 docks and everything else was on structure. We marked a tree with side imaging from our last visit and the 1st cast of a jig yielded a crappie. We hung a few more of that tree and the bite stopped. That was a pattern that would go throughout the day. 3 to 4 fish at every stop except the last 2 of the day which gave us better results. We ended up putting 27 in the box, threw a few back and missed a dozen more. 95% of our fish came from casting crappie jigs. My jig of choice was one that our good ol Mod, Rhbama tied for me. These things are awesome! The only complaint is I hung the pictured crappie jig about 60 times on under water limbs, pulled it free and had to bend the hook back each time before it finally broke.
Also, this was the 1st time StriperHunter and I used "Gliss" line. This line is a game changer, especially for lighter line applications. I could cast a crappie jig as far as I could cast a shad rap with this line. With little effort! I can't wait to wade a river with this line. I'll be able to stand back a very good ways when working the trout stream. Before I would be crawling and staying as low to the water as possible to make long casts. Not anymore. I would recommend this line. As far as longevity compared to braid, that has not been tested but it's worth the money to throw on a reel and try for yourself.
The bite was a little slow that morning but it wasn't long before we found some fish and a pattern. We found fish on only 2 docks and everything else was on structure. We marked a tree with side imaging from our last visit and the 1st cast of a jig yielded a crappie. We hung a few more of that tree and the bite stopped. That was a pattern that would go throughout the day. 3 to 4 fish at every stop except the last 2 of the day which gave us better results. We ended up putting 27 in the box, threw a few back and missed a dozen more. 95% of our fish came from casting crappie jigs. My jig of choice was one that our good ol Mod, Rhbama tied for me. These things are awesome! The only complaint is I hung the pictured crappie jig about 60 times on under water limbs, pulled it free and had to bend the hook back each time before it finally broke.
Also, this was the 1st time StriperHunter and I used "Gliss" line. This line is a game changer, especially for lighter line applications. I could cast a crappie jig as far as I could cast a shad rap with this line. With little effort! I can't wait to wade a river with this line. I'll be able to stand back a very good ways when working the trout stream. Before I would be crawling and staying as low to the water as possible to make long casts. Not anymore. I would recommend this line. As far as longevity compared to braid, that has not been tested but it's worth the money to throw on a reel and try for yourself.
