11-10-2009, 10:00 AM
I had the honor of introducing one of our TWRA commissioners to dock shooting/crappie fishing this morning. We only had about 4 hours to fish, but we had a great time. We landed 22 crappie and 14 of them 11&quot; or more went home with Chink for dinner. A few bluegills and a couple of small bass tried to commit suicide, but we wouldn&#39;t let them. There was a gentle breeze, not too bad, but the current was whipping down the river. TVA is supposed to average 63,000 cfs today. That water was moving on.<br /><br />We caught a few of our fish on docks and the rest on blowdowns. Largest fish was a chunky 13 inch fish. Chink picked up the shooting technique right off the bat. (No RSimms casts). emoPoke emoBig
Sorry, Richard. Just couldn&#39;t resist the urge. emoBig We needed the fish to be more active than they were for him to get a good feel for the bite. Chink is a good sportsman and landed a few which is great. I told him that many folks that I take out for the first time don&#39;t catch very many.<br /><br />Bobby Garland shads in various colors was the lure of choice. I think that I only caught one on a stubby butt. I met and saw more people that knew me from my pics on the forum than I have ever had in one day before. Met Hal&#39;s friend from middle Tennessee and his buddy. They had a few fish. Saw EPaul and took a pic with his TARP crappie for the forum. A couple more boats of guys who were fishing spoke to us for a few minutes.<br /><br />We had to quit at 12:00 today. I have appt. this afternoon. Rain tomorrow, so no fishing for me. Then I&#39;ll be fishing the rest of the week with new guys. I&#39;m really looking forward to meeting and fishing them. emoBig emoGeezer
Sorry, Richard. Just couldn&#39;t resist the urge. emoBig We needed the fish to be more active than they were for him to get a good feel for the bite. Chink is a good sportsman and landed a few which is great. I told him that many folks that I take out for the first time don&#39;t catch very many.<br /><br />Bobby Garland shads in various colors was the lure of choice. I think that I only caught one on a stubby butt. I met and saw more people that knew me from my pics on the forum than I have ever had in one day before. Met Hal&#39;s friend from middle Tennessee and his buddy. They had a few fish. Saw EPaul and took a pic with his TARP crappie for the forum. A couple more boats of guys who were fishing spoke to us for a few minutes.<br /><br />We had to quit at 12:00 today. I have appt. this afternoon. Rain tomorrow, so no fishing for me. Then I&#39;ll be fishing the rest of the week with new guys. I&#39;m really looking forward to meeting and fishing them. emoBig emoGeezer