drumking, chickamauga, Mixed, 3/23/09, Bassert

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Pat Ryan came over this morning and we fished during the hours of the upcoming crappie tx. It was a good day and we caught a variety of fish. We started off shallow and did not find the fish shallow early, so we moved out to mid-range depths. Found the fish there. We caught about 40 crappie, the majority of which were females. Also added 5 drum, 6 bluegills, 1 rock bass, 2 spots and 2 largemouth bass. Ringer stingers and bg shads were the most effective lures to throw. About a 5 or 6 count was the level that the fish were holding. The last drum was around 6 to 7 pounds and had a new Pointer lure hanging on the side of his head. I'll just bet that one of you bass fishermen really had a tale this weekend about the big one that broke your line and heart. Well, it was a big drum. emoBig I am now taking possession of this lure and not giving it back to its rightful owner. emoUp <br /><br />I don't know if we would have won the upcoming tx with our top 7 crappie today, but I wouldn't have been embarrassed about our total weight. We had some nice fish today. Pat caught his PB drum today. Actually it was the first drum of his life. He was thrilled with the fight that the fish put up on light line. With rains and/or storms coming up later this week, I really don't know what to expect on Saturday. Hopefully these fish that I found today won't move very far and probably nobody will bother them. emoBig emoGeezer