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Another nice one at Possum Kingdom #10287319 09/16/14 05:35 PM
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This one was 30.5 inches and 10 pounds. He was within an inch of the 18 pounder but didn't have anywhere near the girth. I'm thinking that its a old male fish. He straightened the front hook on the bomber but I had the back one in as well so he didn't get free like so many have done this year. Even the premium hooks I'm using now get bent up by these guys. If anyone knows a solution to this I am all ears.

Big stripers seem to be hard to come by down by the dam. I have some friends who fish with downriggers that are still catching some but the places I've caught them all summer no longer have the legal size fish in quantity. Lot's of little fellows though. I see a lot of top water blow ups all over the lake but it's a mix of small stripers and sandbass. Next year it will be a snap to catch 5 stripers over 18 inches.

Sorry I haven't posted much in the last few weeks. Fishing been tough with the hot weather and I've been fishing mostly at night with a green LED light. Night fishing for sand bass and perch using ghost minnows has been a lot of fun. A 14-16 inch sandbass is not much of a challenge on my striper poles but is loads of fun on my 10 foot crappie pole. I don't think a cooler full of sand bass and bluegill is worth a post.

It's surprising to me to see these big bluegills take the little ghost minnows. I never though of bluegills as a minnow eater but they are a significant part of what I catch on the Ghost minnows. The little number 8 trout hook I have to use to fish the little minnows probably helps me catch them. In addition to the sandbass and bluegills, I've been catching quite a few small stripers and catfish on the little ghost minnows. Still haven't caught a crappie at PK since 2012.


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Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: PKfishin] #10287427 09/16/14 06:24 PM
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Nice Fish .. congrats ..


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Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: PKfishin] #10287439 09/16/14 06:30 PM
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I think sometimes they get both hooks in their mouths and bite down. I think thatsa why they are bending them. Try single J hooks and see.


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Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: PKfishin] #10287446 09/16/14 06:32 PM
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I have caught them upwards to 35 lbs and never had a hook bend. I use lite line and drag of course.15 lb test andes or big game. Nice fish BTW


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Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: PKfishin] #10288603 09/17/14 02:36 AM
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Very nice fish Mike. Congrats on another PK striper. cheers . You've caught some really nice fish on that lake. We need to hit Texoma in October.

Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: PKfishin] #10288660 09/17/14 02:56 AM
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Awesome fish and post. Thanks for sharing. cheers


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Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: PKfishin] #10289996 09/17/14 07:16 PM
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As always, great post PK. I too have been fishing PK with the green light but not with much success. I'm always drawing in lots of bait, but the fish mostly escape me some reason while using medium sized shiners. However, I did catch this guy on a Bobby Garland jig tipped with a minnow this past Sunday.

Sorry, for the sideways image, can't figure out why its like that. He measured 14". Never weighed him, though close to 2 pounds would be my guess.

PK, I would be interested to know what kinda depth your catching the bluegill in, and what size they were. I have some family that would absolutely love a mess of big bluegill. Also, regarding the green light. Do you have nights where the bite never happens and are just capable of fishing enough nights to get past that, or does it just work every night for you? I'm losing confidence in my efforts.


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Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: Joe Slab] #10291665 09/18/14 01:47 PM
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I am all for that Joe. I miss going to Texoma when we come back to town to buy groceries before heading out to PK again. That big ole lake was very mean to me this summer. The fish that used to come onto the points at night at Eisenhower just were not there anymore. Pk is like that some too, as the lower water causes them to hang out in different areas. None of this seems to bother Bill Blasingame. I swear he could catch stripers in a manhole.


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Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: dlmyers] #10291698 09/18/14 02:01 PM
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I sure am jealous of that Crappie. I caught a lot of them in 2012 but with the water down they left Neely and went somewhere else.

The bluegills are really thick at the marinas down by the dam ( Bluff creek, The Harbor and the Cliffs) as well as any good collection of docks. If you have access to a dock or slip you can put a green light on a timer and make a pretty nice fishin hole. My neighbor did that at a slip in Nealy Slough and it's a great place to catch sandbass and small striper. He did pull a striper up that was 22 inches as well as all the little ones. Bluegills were thick as well. If you drop a white roadrunner in there after dark it will never hit the bottom before something grabs it.

As for catching the bluegills, try using those little ghost minnows that are all over the water at night. Get one of those million candle power spotlights and a long handle minnow net ( $6 at Academy) and you can get a dozen minnows per sweep with the net. The bright light blinds them and you can just scoop them up. With the price of minnows, you'll pay for everything in two trips.

The Ghost minnows are thin as a toothpick, so you'll need a thin wire number 8 trout hook. I hook them right through the back bone. This will kill them pretty quick but they stay on. Most of the time you get a bite in less than one minute anyway, and the minnows are plentiful and free. If you have kids, this is the way to fish, as the action is fast and furious. Those 14-16 inch sandbass are loads of fun on my crappie pole. You'll get some nice Channel cats as well on those little minnows. Pk Bluegills are getting real big. I filleted some last week that looked like legal crappie fillets after they were cleaned.

Good luck to you.


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Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: PKfishin] #10292076 09/18/14 04:05 PM
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Nice fish. woot

Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: PKfishin] #10292422 09/18/14 05:51 PM
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PK Fishin what did you think of my guess?


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Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: PKfishin] #10293882 09/19/14 04:17 AM
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Nice!


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Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: River Mongrel] #10295747 09/19/14 11:08 PM
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What guess was that Lighting Rod? I can't see the question in the post.

Out at PK again. Maybe I can catch a few.


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Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: PKfishin] #10296101 09/20/14 02:04 AM
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Well it was in statement form at the time. But itvwas maybe an answer to your bent hook problem.


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Re: Another nice one at Possum Kingdom [Re: PKfishin] #10296139 09/20/14 02:19 AM
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Had been wondering how to take advantage of those minnows. Thanks for the tips!


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