b'gill-crackers

[tracker35]

I know that most guys on here tend to fish for bass but, are the panfish on the beds yet at your favorite hole? Full moon is on wednesday and I've got the itch to put some in the freezer.

[artcarney_agr]

I have some buddies that have been absolutely whacking the shellcrackers! I'm talking 50+ a day!!! The key to their success has been pea gravel or similar size gravel bottoms in the 3 - 5 ft of water, using jigheads tipped with a piece of nightcrawler, tightlining. I've also heard word of the catfish starting to show up in the areas in which they spawn. The best bait you can use would be the small minnows - they're big enough the little bluegill can't eat them, but the bigger ones will gladly take them, along with shellcrackers, and catfish! I'm heading out this weekend on Barkley and packing about 10 dozen small minnows - I should have all I want in about three hours or less, depending on the fish's mood!

[DavidAllard]

I know that most guys on here tend to fish for bass but, are the panfish on the beds yet at your favorite hole? Full moon is on wednesday and I've got the itch to put some in the freezer.

I'm a topwater fanatic...love taking little bitsy bass, pin minnow, or very small rebalcraw w/rattle and w/out and my ultra light ugly stick out at dusk an at night and have the shellcracker and bull gills just whack the heck out the cranks. I'm talking freight training here...guess they're protecting territory. Great next month and a half or more.