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Title: New year fishing
Post by: quang tran on January 01, 2025, 06:19:02 AM
It's so boring on new year so while they're burning fire work I'm sitting on dock and catch some fish ,water a little dirty so my freshly made  jigs work good
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: jgp12000 on January 01, 2025, 12:37:07 PM
Man QT you don't mess around,already caught some !
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: quang tran on January 01, 2025, 02:45:20 PM
I would stay home and get drunk but my lady don't let's me for my heath
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: jgp12000 on January 01, 2025, 02:51:28 PM
I have never tried pink jig heads,what did you catch the crappie with, your new jigs??
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: Gobi King on January 01, 2025, 03:10:20 PM
Good haul!
Dang, those are nice specs!
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: Gfish on January 01, 2025, 03:44:43 PM
Weighted-head jigs. Simple, relatively inexpensive, and harder to snag-up than most lures. Did the Catfish take a jig?
Tired this AM, where I live 3 or more families have good access to all manner of fireworks. Seems like there's a noise competition going-on.
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: quang tran on January 01, 2025, 03:56:04 PM
Quote from: Gfish on January 01, 2025, 03:44:43 PMWeighted-head jigs. Simple, relatively inexpensive, and harder to snag-up than most lures. Did the Catfish take a jig?
Tired this AM, where I live 3 or more families have good access to all manner of fireworks. Seems like there's a noise competition going-on.
Yes, the cat hit jig too made me think a big crappie
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: quang tran on January 01, 2025, 04:03:14 PM
Quote from: jgp12000 on January 01, 2025, 02:51:28 PMI have never tried pink jig heads, what did you catch the crappie with, your new jigs??
the right fifth from top down in picture ,it's black head dark green body and yellow tail with tinsel
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: JasonGotaProblem on January 01, 2025, 04:13:22 PM
Quote from: quang tran on January 01, 2025, 02:45:20 PMI would stay home and get drunk but my lady don't let's me for my heath
Smart lady. Happy new year!
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: happyhooker on January 01, 2025, 07:56:18 PM
Nice crappies--looks like a channel cat or two as well.

Frank
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: Midway Tommy on January 01, 2025, 09:16:05 PM
Quote from: jgp12000 on January 01, 2025, 02:51:28 PMI have never tried pink jig heads,what did you catch the crappie with, your new jigs??

Pink w/ white bodies are a great walleye jig, especially in clearish water. Caught a few crappie & yellow perch on them in the past, too.
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: quang tran on January 02, 2025, 12:23:13 AM
Pink jig and white tail also work good for red ,flounder and speckle trout
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: Gobi King on January 02, 2025, 03:05:13 PM
Quote from: quang tran on January 02, 2025, 12:23:13 AMPink jig and white tail also work good for red ,flounder and speckle trout
How do you work the jig for the specs ?
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: quang tran on January 02, 2025, 07:59:34 PM
Dear Gobi King
If there is a current I will let's the jig flow thought the current and lift when it touch bottom .If no current I just swims it along bottom and jerk it once in a while .When letting the jig go with a current often have slack line and it's easier to detect a strike with mono than with braid in this case
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: Gfish on January 03, 2025, 01:20:39 AM
You can do the lazy way too. When there's wave action, and fish(esp. trout)are cruising near the shore, a bobber 'bout 3-4 feet above the jig. Cast, let it sit, then move it every 20 sec. or so.
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: jgp12000 on January 05, 2025, 02:36:34 PM
My pond is super clear now like a swimming pool you can see the bottom in the shallows.Sometimes when I bank fish I see fish swim away.I will try the pink/white jig combo & may troll some too.Gotta sneak up on them,dock fishing is probably the best now with minnows & I am out,the trap aint catching much.I might have to actually buy some.
Title: Re: New year fishing
Post by: Gobi King on January 05, 2025, 07:50:44 PM
Quote from: quang tran on January 02, 2025, 07:59:34 PMDear Gobi King
If there is a current I will let's the jig flow thought the current and lift when it touch bottom .If no current I just swims it along bottom and jerk it once in a while .When letting the jig go with a current often have slack line and it's easier to detect a strike with mono than with braid in this case

Nearly no current in the little lake my house.
Gotcha,
Cast and give a quick snap once in a while ,
Thanks