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Bait near Tawakoni/Results
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01/31/16 01:02 PM
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Txmedic033
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I will be fishing Twok next weekend for 3 days. I could use any tips on where to get some big gizzard shad. All of my cast nets are 5/8" mesh and therefore are useless for catching threadfins. I plan on catching some locally before I go, but would like to be able to get some at Tawokoni if possible since I will be there for 3 days. Give me a good enough tip and I will catch some for you as well. I'll be staying at Shoestring farms if anyone feels like coming by and telling some fishing stories. PM's are welcome as always!
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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01/31/16 01:04 PM
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Txmedic033
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I am also curious as to how much clearance there is under the 2 mile bridge? I have a CC w/ a tall T-Top that would not make it under the bridge a month ago.
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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01/31/16 01:16 PM
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ER74
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751. Bridge. Normally has bait in the dep hole in the winter
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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01/31/16 01:54 PM
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Nick your boat should clear the bridge but your going to have to squeeze under on the west side where there is a few elevated stringers. Mine cleared about two months ago when the wife and I went and the lake was around 2 feet over. Good luck out there dude.
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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01/31/16 02:36 PM
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I have been throwing my net in my cove for the last three weeks just to see what is there. In 5 FOW, I have been catching a few large shad, but mostly 1.5 " shad. Went under 2 mile last week, but we were in a bass boat. Good luck next weekend
Hooking a fish is like playing string with a cat. The exact size, shape, color of string matters less than how you wiggle it- and little cats are easier to fool than big ones. John Gierach
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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02/01/16 11:27 AM
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Carolinacat
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Good six inch shad was just out the cove at the state park two weeks ago. Twenty fow with a taped net. It wasn't thick but good enough. Threw five or six times.
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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02/01/16 11:46 AM
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I watched a man cast netting from a pontoon at the 751 bridge Sat. I could not tell the size but he was getting a few every cast.
It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.... W.C.Fields
I know a little about a lot of things but not a whole lot about anything....CGD
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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02/01/16 11:47 AM
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I watched a man cast netting from a pontoon at the 751 bridge Sat. I could not tell the size but he was getting a few every cast.
It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.... W.C.Fields
I know a little about a lot of things but not a whole lot about anything....CGD
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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02/01/16 01:14 PM
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Be careful when you throw at 751...you are likely spend the next 20 to 30 minutes picking out tiny catfish.
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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02/02/16 09:31 PM
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Txmedic033
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I hope to bring a mess of bream along in case shad is difficult. I'm trying to decide to ice them down or to bring the bait well and use some live bait.
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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02/03/16 02:29 PM
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It's gettin close...
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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02/03/16 08:55 PM
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Nobody is volunteering to give me 20 lbs of shad so I've got my bream traps soaking. I'll try to catch some shad and buffalo when I get there.
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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02/04/16 01:51 AM
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DU SOUTH5
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Loads of big shad near the dam in 40ish feet. Use a taped net. A few throws and you'll have all you want.
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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02/04/16 02:23 AM
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Txmedic033
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Thanks. I saw tons of threadfins there last month when I went, but didn't throw my net.
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Re: Bait near Tawakoni
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02/05/16 05:31 AM
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My bream traps yielded a gallon of very tiny bream. Just big enough that I can put 4-5 on my hook and entice an eater. I will attempt to catch some big bait in the am.
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