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[elnutsmalljaws]

I take back what I said about the IDIOTS blowing thru us for the first two since they knew you but I thought for sure they both saw me in plenty of time to avoid but if they didn't then I do appologize. The third boat still classifies as an IDIOT then for he had no reason. My guess is the first two that came thru were your buddies and the last was the moran. You probably know this but there are about 7 more spots very similar to what you was fishing within about 3 miles of that spot and all of them hold fish at certain times. Good pattern to run when they are there for you can put them in the boat on a tough day like Saturday. Wind will hamper fishing a few of these because they are so out in the open but you seemed to be handling the 8 footers ok. Try casting a Luhr Jensen 3/4 Hot Lips Trolling Series crankbait to one side then let out line as you trolling motor to the other side then crank like crazy and it will dig down just deep enough to dredge the top and they will hammer it in the early spring. you will have out about 40 yards of line as you are cranking and it will wear your forearm out but I put 4 fish all over 3lbs on that same spot doing this in about 10 cast back in late February. I saw some pro do this on a long point a couple of years ago on some show and it was the first time I tried it and it worked. Used it several times since and had some success.

[dpage70]

I know where 4 of those spots like that are but we never got a bite at any of the others. We tried duplicating all of the bites that we got and never could. It was a strange day Saturday that's for sure.

[Smallie282]

Elwood, I saw you come into a little a little cove across the lake from big sulphur creek. Just down from Geiger Island. You came in and I was sitting on the point there at the mouth of the cove on the left. Tell me more about this spot. Whats your history in this little spot, or was you just searching? When you realized there were already 2 or 3 boats in there you turned right and rode down that channel wall and went on down toward Hendricks Creek. I know it had to have been you, I saw your boat at the lodge the night before. You talked to the guy that was with me, Louis.

[elnutsmalljaws]

Elwood, I saw you come into a little a little cove across the lake from big sulphur creek. Just down from Geiger Island. You came in and I was sitting on the point there at the mouth of the cove on the left. Tell me more about this spot. Whats your history in this little spot, or was you just searching? When you realized there were already 2 or 3 boats in there you turned right and rode down that channel wall and went on down toward Hendricks Creek. I know it had to have been you, I saw your boat at the lodge the night before. You talked to the guy that was with me, Louis.

THere was actually 4 boats total including you on the point. I found this spot last week and None of you was fishing the actual 20 yard stretch that I was going to fish but I don't pull in that tight to others to fish. We had 6 on that little spot last week plus got broke off 3 times. I was broke off by a 4 pounder when my leader broke, must have had a bad spot, retied everything, including cutting up about 6 inches of my fireline like I always do and the next cast I hooked one that I never saw and she broke me off ABOVE my bobber, broke my 8lb Fireline. Maybe a bad spot who knows. With the wind out of the south at Mach 10, that cut was full of boats all day long but I bet none of them know what I know and no offense I was not about to pull in and catch a few in front of 4 other boats because then the jig is up and many will know. that point you was fishing has given up fish in the past and I caught a couple off it the week before but that is not the spot that I was wanting to fish. That point is also fished my many with jigs and silver buddies so you may want to give that a try if you already had not. Put your boat in the river channel and cast on just that side. I was so mad by then at the parking lot on the water that we ran down past First Island to get away from the ramps and hopefully the traffic, which we did because we had many spots to ourselves but it did not matter fishing was horrible that day due to the high pressure. On the trailer by noon.

[Smallie282]

Yea, pressure was definately the cause. I'll be back. Many more days to come. Winter has just begun. We were on the trailer by 2:30. We fished mostly the obey arm. No good there either. With 50mph wind and high pressure off the charts, been better off on the couch eatin pop-corn that day..