05-27-2010, 09:00 AM
<br />Not too many docks here on Tellico where I live so I hooked up the boat and headed on further down the lake to an area where they are several.<br />This was just a trip to ( as DK say&#39;s ) TEST THE PULSE of some unfamiliar docks. So I got the boat in the water after 5pm and headed over to my first dock for the test. No pulse. not even one beat. 
<br />Moving right along as to not waste time and hit as many docks as possible I stopped at dock 2. Right next to dock one.<br />I tested the waters and found a pulse. emoSmile <br />I ended up never left this spot until I headed home.<br />Boated 23 crappie here and missed/lost many more on this one dock. <br />Left this dock with the fish still biting Ouch! <br />Fish were holding on the deepest darkest spot under this dock. The catch was that the middle of this dock had a main beam joist just 5 or 6 inches from the top of the water in the center of the dock. Had to get the lure under and behind this beam to get to the fish. Tough! <br />Went with the Cricket this time on a 32nd. Fish came anywhere from a 6 to a 10 count with the majority coming on an 8 count. Did get one fish on a 20. Used a crank- twitch- pause retrieve. Some just hit on the initial count down. <br />The biggest fish today was a 12 1/2 white but strangely enough a good portion of my catch was blacks. Unusual for me on Tellico. Hooked one good fighting bass that got off. Had to be a small mouth cause he fought like a tornado. <br /><br />Until next time, <br /> Gene
<br />Moving right along as to not waste time and hit as many docks as possible I stopped at dock 2. Right next to dock one.<br />I tested the waters and found a pulse. emoSmile <br />I ended up never left this spot until I headed home.<br />Boated 23 crappie here and missed/lost many more on this one dock. <br />Left this dock with the fish still biting Ouch! <br />Fish were holding on the deepest darkest spot under this dock. The catch was that the middle of this dock had a main beam joist just 5 or 6 inches from the top of the water in the center of the dock. Had to get the lure under and behind this beam to get to the fish. Tough! <br />Went with the Cricket this time on a 32nd. Fish came anywhere from a 6 to a 10 count with the majority coming on an 8 count. Did get one fish on a 20. Used a crank- twitch- pause retrieve. Some just hit on the initial count down. <br />The biggest fish today was a 12 1/2 white but strangely enough a good portion of my catch was blacks. Unusual for me on Tellico. Hooked one good fighting bass that got off. Had to be a small mouth cause he fought like a tornado. <br /><br />Until next time, <br /> Gene