RACCOON LAKE

[renegade]

WAS THERE YEST. AND TRIED TO FISH IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE A SMALL TOURNEY THERE THIS SUNDAY. MANAGED 3 SMALL BASS. ALOT OF SHAD PODS AROUND BUT NOTHING BUSTING. DID I MENTION ALOTTTTT OF WATER. I WAS FISHING BOAT DOCKS THAT WAS ABOUT A 1-2 UNDERWATER. PEOPLE HAD ROPES TIED TO A FEW OF THEM. I AM ASSUMING THE CORP WILL DROP THE BOTTOM OUT OF IT THIS WEEK. THERE WERE PICNIC TABLES IN THE WATER IN SOME PLACES. ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO FISH THIS LAKE. IS IT A CRANKBAIT LAKE, JIG ETC.??? I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE HONEY HOLES ETC. AND NOT ASKIN FOR THEM JUST NEED ALITTLE MORE INFO. WATER TEMP WAS 58 BUT FAIRLY CLEAN THOUGH. THANX TO ALL AND GOOD LUCK.

[hardestyeric]

I have a small club tourney there this weekend too. What time are you launching and where?
Eric H.

[idbefishing]

Wow what a change? Early in the spring my buddy and I was going to put together a money tourn. but the water was so low that you can't put a boat in so we scrapped the idea. Those flooded pinic tables would be worth poking around at. I am not an "expert" but take it or leave it: springcraw yellow bandit.

[DSPCHAMY]

I have had a lot of luck fishing some of the larger points, with the water up look for locations near the houses with the rip rap walls and work a pig and jig (blu/blk) or throw a tight wobble crank over the clay flats and rip it across the bottom. The east slow end north of the dam has produced well for me this year. Throw right up into the junk with soft plastic texas rigged, peg the weight close. Last but not lease carolina rigs work well on some of the gradual ramps, some of which used to be roads and go far out into the lake.

Hope this helps

[Chigger_Brumbalow]

This lake is a flood control lake, so that is how it always is. It will never be a great lake for fishin.

The level changes so much, i don't think any species gets a good spawn except white bass.

chigger.

[renegade]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON May-17-06 AT 04:33PM (EST)[/font][p]WE WILL BE OUT OF THE MANSV. RAMP. WE WILL PROB HAVE 6-7 BOATS. ITS A NICE HAUL FOR SOME GUYS SO I DONT IMAGINE THERE WILL BE ALOT THERE. ITS 115 MILES 1WAY FOR ME. WANT TO THANK ALL WHO RESPONDED. NOT WORRIED ABOUT NO WATER NOW. THERE WAS PLENTY ON MONDAY, I HOPE THEY DONT DROP IT TO FAR THOUGH, BUT BEIN A CORP LAKE WHO KNOWS. GOOD LUCK TO ALL.

[hardestyeric]

We are launching out of Walker at 6:30. If you see an old grey 201 Stratos, stop and flag me down. If I'm on anything I will let you know, if not maybe you can help me out.
Eric H.

[renegade]

IF I SEE U I WILL LET U KNOW SOMETHING. I WILL BE IN A GREEN JAVELIN RENEGADE18. PROB THEY ONLY JAVELIN ON THERE. ONCE AGAIN THANKS FOR THE HELP FISHERMAN AND GOOD LUCK THE REST OF THE YR.

[renegade]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON May-22-06 AT 01:06PM (EST)[/font][p]UPDATE OF TOURNEY ON SUNDAY AT LAKE. HAD 17 GUYS FISH, 5 GUYS WEIGHED IN FISH, 8 FISH TOTAL WEIGHED. 1ST-6/6 3-FISH, 2ND-6/4 2-FISH, 3RD-2/6 1-FISH, 4TH-2/4, 5TH-2/2. WAS A PRETTY TOUGH DAY IN MY BOAT BUT DID MANAGE THE 2ND PLACE AND B/B 4/2. HAD 4 BITES TOTAL. 3 WERE BASS AND A 5# STRIPER. BASS WERE CAUGHT ON BRUSH HOGS IN FLOOOODDDDDED TREES. THE 3RD GOT OFF ON ME AND STRIPER WAS ON CRANK. THEY HAVENT EMPTIED ANY WATER OUT THAT I COULD TELL FROM MONDAY, MAY HAVE BEEN A TOUCH HIGHER. WATER TEMP RANGED FROM 62-66 WERE I WAS FISHING. GOOD LUCK TO ALL.

[hardestyeric]

It looks like I should have been requesting info from you. Our weigh in didn't go nearly as well.
Eric H.

[renegade]

SORRY ERIC, NEVER SAW THE OLDER 201 BUT DID SEE ALOT OF BOATS THOUGH. IT ENDED UP BEIN AN OK TOURNEY BUT IT WAS ALONG TIME BEFORE BITES. A MAN GETS LUCKY EVERY NOW AND THEN. MAY HAVE TO TRY IT AGAIN WHEN WATER LEVEL IS NORMAL AND JUST SEE HOW THE LAKE REALLY IS. GOOD LUCK THE REST OF THE YR.

[idbefishing]

Atta boy renegade! I caught a bunch at Monroe with the brushhog in the flooded brushes too. Was it a baby brushhog? and what color?