I did not even look at his rod.

I was there wednesday night.The crappie were horrible in the shalllows! They were doing great in 20 -25 ft. of water. BIG crappie too! The sandies were just having a slow night but they were biting though along with a few hybrids! Catfish are also biting on minnows.

I was on the 1st point under the light on the deep end last night from about 11:30 until 2am. I caught 6 or 7 sandies. They were shallow for me... I could see shad "popping" up and I would cast right into the middle of them and get a hit after about 2 seconds... it was fun but didn't last long. I did see them catching some nice hybrids over off of the further point. I still havent caught one myself... I'm ready!!!

After Monday it should really pick up

Blue seems to be a good color Blue thunder and BG plastics that have blue.
This is what has been working for me.
My hand tied jigs.

Nice jigs

Thanks They are working good for me now.

I will be there around midnight tonight!

Be sure to report good or bad.
Not just your fishing but the over all look. Thanks

Will do! This will actually be the first time I have fished the barge!

Well try it all and ask others about the fishing and what they are doing. When I got there this mooring at 5:00 am a guy was catching sand bass every other cast I asked and he said I am using a white rustier tale spinner. Well I did not have one LOL but the point is ask most will tell you what is working for them.

Is it best to fish inside or outside the barge

Well if its a night I think outside hours to think of dark sunset to 5:00 am then inside to 10:00am then go home get some sleep. Try the point deep water then the shallows don't forget that the Hybrids are in close and shallow at night. I have to think that I was starting say at 5 pm I would be running around outside and look for others that are catching fish. Then after about 5:00 am go inside and try the fishing wells with jigs. If you using minnows should be about the same from what I have seen but I don't use minnows.
The nice thing about the barge is inside or outside can be good or bad you just need to check on the fishing ASK others.

Thanks I really appreciate the information!

Update: worked last night they got crappie all night. Best bite inside I saw at night in a long time. Starting to see a lot of big ones caught. Sand bass good last night. I think about 5 hybrids were caught threw out the night.


The AM bite is going well. Seeing some big ones.


This is Bigcatfishphil and son. With a nice stringer and a 1.92 crappie.