04-17-2010, 09:00 AM
Picked up Procraft at Tyner Ramp about 8:30. Off we went to catch some crappies. The first 7 docks that I wanted to fish were occupied by other boats. I had to check my watch to see if it was Saturday, nope just Friday. Doesn&#39;t anyone work a full week anymore? Us retired guys are used to have the docks to ourselves during the week, lol. <br /> Saw Polo and a crowd in his boat fishing a dock, so I went to an adjoining dock and shortly Polo pulled out. I motored over the that dock and picked up 4 decent fish off the back side.<br /><br />Headed up river and struck out on a couple of spots. Finally found a viable dock that was open and moved in to it. Lots of fish there, with a mix of large and smalls. Fish again were holding a little deeper than past days, and were hitting bg shad in bluegrass and dark blue and crappie stinger in black with green tail. 1/16 and 1/32 jigs anywhere from a 3 to 6 count with the bigger fish coming deeper. We also picked up a spot and small SM Bass on a different dock. We managed 25 Crappie with 14 keepers that Procraft took home. On the way in saw Gator fishing with his son, and stopped to say hi.<br /><br />Had some bad luck on the trip back to the dock, was running along about 25 mph and hit a small wake and the trolling motor detached from the cradle and went in the water. I pulled to neutral immediately, but it had shattered the fiberglass shaft and twisted it. Then could not retract the motor. Had to lasso the motor with a rope and pull it into the boat, twisting the shaft in a circle. Hard to do bobing in the wind out in the middle of the lake. Finally got it secured and headed on in. Stopped at Fish n Fun and Tom is going to get it repaired. Hoping under warrenty as it is only 7 months old. We shall see.<br /><br />Enjoyed the day Procraft, hopefully we can find some more fish the next time.<br /><br />Regards, Labman