Me and Captain Rats are heading out in 10 minutes for some SCF recon. We know were not to fish so the battle is half won. Will post results Sunday, maybe :bootyshake:
if they come back saying they caught fish :pics: :sign0023: :sign0023: the excuse will be the trolling motor smoked
Where not to fish???? in water Instead go to tavern imbibe, watch ball game, relax :blob1: stop at store at meat dept. buy fillets go home :bootyshake:
I suck
what are the conditions like up there right now? water temp and clarity?
Quote from: d3vdawg on March 09, 2014, 01:25 PM
what are the conditions like up there right now? water temp and clarity?
I went up yesterday from 9 until 3. 3 foot rollers at the dock trying to put the boat in the water. Almost just turned around and left. Wind blew like hell until 2, although report for tonto said 4 to 5 before I left Mesa :wtf:. I only fished the salt side from Sallie Mae to Y cove. Mostly the north shore coves trying to escape the wind. Water was 59 when I put in at ringtail, 61 when I left. Water was clear near windy hill, stained/muddy the further you went towards schoolhouse. I saw some temps in the 63 to 64 range in the more stained/shallow water.
Quote from: sparkchaser on March 10, 2014, 05:55 AM
Quote from: d3vdawg on March 09, 2014, 01:25 PM
what are the conditions like up there right now? water temp and clarity?
I went up yesterday from 9 until 3. 3 foot rollers at the dock trying to put the boat in the water. Almost just turned around and left. Wind blew like hell until 2, although report for tonto said 4 to 5 before I left Mesa :wtf:. I only fished the salt side from Sallie Mae to Y cove. Mostly the north shore coves trying to escape the wind. Water was 59 when I put in at ringtail, 61 when I left. Water was clear near windy hill, stained/muddy the further you went towards schoolhouse. I saw some temps in the 63 to 64 range in the more stained/shallow water.
holy cow 3' waves going into the protected ringtail ramp :o glad I didn't switch and go to rosy yesterday, ya weatherman said forecast for light winds at rosy :angry4:
Quote from: Fishless on March 11, 2014, 08:02 AM
Quote from: sparkchaser on March 10, 2014, 05:55 AM
Quote from: d3vdawg on March 09, 2014, 01:25 PM
what are the conditions like up there right now? water temp and clarity?
I went up yesterday from 9 until 3. 3 foot rollers at the dock trying to put the boat in the water. Almost just turned around and left. Wind blew like hell until 2, although report for tonto said 4 to 5 before I left Mesa :wtf:. I only fished the salt side from Sallie Mae to Y cove. Mostly the north shore coves trying to escape the wind. Water was 59 when I put in at ringtail, 61 when I left. Water was clear near windy hill, stained/muddy the further you went towards schoolhouse. I saw some temps in the 63 to 64 range in the more stained/shallow water.
holy cow 3' waves going into the protected ringtail ramp :o glad I didn't switch and go to rosy yesterday, ya weatherman said forecast for light winds at rosy :angry4:
It was worse as you headed out past shelter island. I only cruised across the lake doing 15 to 20 MPH, and still was throwing water over the windshield.
weather forecasters in AZ only job you can have and lie your ass off one day and go to work the next day and still have a job :angry4: :angry4:
Long line trolled yesterday on the Tonto end ( first crappie fishing since last years SCF) for four hours and boated 2 crappie, a 2 lb female and a turning black male and 4 largemouth bass. We used jigs tipped with minnows over 22 to 48 feet of water.........Art
Quote from: Art Chamberlin on March 11, 2014, 04:27 PM
Long line trolled yesterday on the Tonto end ( first crappie fishing since last years SCF) for four hours and boated 2 crappie, a 2 lb female and a turning black male and 4 largemouth bass. We used jigs tipped with minnows over 22 to 48 feet of water.........Art
Thanks Art! Staying deeper huh?
weather channel forecast saying sustained winds today 21mph gusting to 30mph sooo I ain't going today (so probably will be totally calm today) :dontknow:
Yesterday we did the same LLT method as Monday and lost 1 crappie and 1 bass. End result: zippo.........Art
I was there yesterday and the storm cloud that rolled in brought wind and made us change a few things to get out of the wind but we have been catching quite a few crappie this year trolling and we don't fish as deep as you seem to fish. We like to come just out from where we know they are going to spawn and keep everything real slow just above brush. We caught crappie steady for most of the day yesterday. We use homemade jig rigs that have really upped our catch rates over the past two years maybe that is helping us.
nice report
yo jdavis. I like to do my own rigs too. maybe you've heard of the casa grande rig. :laugh: anyway I always like to check out others creations. what do you do for your rigs. mine are like a beetle spin with different blades, single and double jigged. what do you do to yours?
Mine are jigs with blades under them similar to roadrunner but quite a bit different in that the jig heads are different colors, sizes 1/64- 1/16, and are round these are homemade. We used to use roadrunner but wanted more versatility with a better looking jig head. I use different color blades from gold, silver or copper willow leafs to copper or silver round blades all different sizes I have a box full of at least 150 ready to switch out blades. Sometimes you can troll in shallower water at a slow speed and the right blade will help keep the jig above the bushes. I've been fishing where we are catching fish and as the sun changes it's directions our bite changes to different color blades. We always start with different color jig heads and blades and adjust accordingly.
Quote from: menrats on March 15, 2014, 06:02 AM
maybe you've heard of the casa grande rig.
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thx jr. ive found that walleye blades with assorted color and flash don't do well with the crappies. im a nickel color fan with the red hooks and recently have gone primarily with the white fluorescent eye 1/16th road runner as the go to unit. but the beatle spin configuration is my fave. I recently scored some small blades that they say to just slide on the line before the jig. they are small willows in nick gold chart and pink. ill be going with nick before a 116 green redhooked jig to start my next trip. help me out dude what configurations keep a jig higher? the round ones, with willows dropping deeper I presume?
yo jr maybe send me a pm so we can get techy without tellin all these less creative foos our idees. but I wanted to give you some substance. and for all the guys know I might just be pulling their wankers. :angel: