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Strange day on lake of the pines
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07/15/18 09:02 PM
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Buff2
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I have had a couple of pretty poor trips this week on brush piles. I decided to fish standing timber but after 2 hours I only had 3 fish .
I figured as hot as it was the fish should be deep so I started easing through the stumps headed across a big shallow flat to another creek bed. Anyone who has been on LOP knows it is a dangerous place to run a boat so since I was just idling along I had my side scan running. I came across a long rock pile in 6 foot of water. It came within 2 foot of the surface and would be a heck of a boat killer if you hit it.
I noticed it was covered up with fish on the down wind side. I figured it was catfish but decided to pitch a jig up on it anyway.
Pretty much every cast was either a catfish or slab crappie. For the next 2 hours I caught 20 crappie and threw back 30 catfish.
The wind was stacking the baby shad up against the pile and every time one washed over the top it got hammered.
I would have never thought to look for crappie in 2 of water in the middle of summer
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Re: Strange day on lake of the pines
[Re: Buff2]
#12829668
07/16/18 03:14 AM
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Txmedic033
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There are a few giant rock piles in the middle of the standing timber that I am aware of and I don't share those spots with anyone. Try running a crank bait over the rocks and watch what shows up.
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Re: Strange day on lake of the pines
[Re: Buff2]
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07/16/18 03:22 AM
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MrRoachie
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One of those rock piles is in the middle of the boat lane that our goobermint made and marked.
Last edited by MrRoachie; 07/16/18 03:23 AM.
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Re: Strange day on lake of the pines
[Re: Buff2]
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07/17/18 01:51 AM
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canyoncreek06
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Re: Strange day on lake of the pines
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#12830987
07/17/18 04:09 AM
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Pintail711
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Yep, LOP fishes weird sometimes. I caught them on a brush pile in 10 for 3 days straight last week. The wind was blowing the bait in there just right and they would jerk the rod out of your hand almost.
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Re: Strange day on lake of the pines
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07/17/18 02:40 PM
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Pot licker
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Re: Strange day on lake of the pines
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07/17/18 03:37 PM
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KidKrappie
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A lot of times in the summer, the thermocline will force the fish shallow.
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Re: Strange day on lake of the pines
[Re: KidKrappie]
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07/17/18 07:59 PM
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timbertoes
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A lot of times in the summer, the thermocline will force the fish shallow. can you make a quick explanation please ?
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