Roofer Billy Report post Posted April 12 Top water bite from 5:15 to 7:30 this morning was absolutely amazing. 27 Bass landed . Biggest went around 7 . Didn't weigh any . The bite was to good to stop. 😀. Just pulled into my favorite cove. Throwing up some shade. And my Dad has caught two crappie already. Just threw two rods out, and two minutes later two nice crappie. . going to be a good day. Going to get windy later. That's okay. Gives me time to rest and clean some of the crappie. And make lunch. Crappie nuggets fried in Marie Calenders cornbread mix,Cole slaw,and corn fritters,and Cajun fries. Mmmm 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted April 12 Awesome Morning. How is your dad doing Billy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted April 12 You ever got an open seat during the crappie bite let me know! I've been wanting to get up there and land some slabs myself! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roofer Billy Report post Posted April 12 On 4/12/2025 at 6:27 PM, PRDATR said: Awesome Morning. How is your dad doing Billy? He's doing great. He has gained about 40 pounds back and is in really good shape. Always working on something or walking, riding horses, and just really enjoying life right now. Thank you for asking. He is Kicking my butt in fishing. About a 3 to 1 ratio sometimes even more. He sure can catch them on that dang buzz bait. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dutchmanazA1 Report post Posted April 13 Glad the bite is still on. Damned hot though but still. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted April 13 Hot? It’s nice out there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lefty Report post Posted April 14 I was out there this weekend too, crappie bite Saturday was crazy,today not good at all this morning for us, thinking the full moon last night had something to do with it, curious if others experienced the same thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roofer Billy Report post Posted April 14 On 4/14/2025 at 12:18 AM, lefty said: I was out there this weekend too, crappie bite Saturday was crazy,today not good at all this morning for us, thinking the full moon last night had something to do with it, curious if others experienced the same thing Bass bite was non existent. Crappie bite on minnows. Was very slow going at first light this morning. Anything the you could crank on. (Example) Small fat rap,lipless cranks,spinner bait,crappie jig,panther martins ,small swim jig..Dad and I went straight from the dock to the cove Dad and I always fish. Water level is down from a couple weeks ago. About 4.5 vertical feet. Had a nicer area to beach and sit. We never moved from that spot from 530 to 130 and caught over 100 fish. All crappie except for one 3 pound bass. That cove is amazing. It always produces fish. Dad set in the back seat of the boat and for 3 hours straight he threw anything he could tie on. Lures that have set in his tackle box for 40 years. And caught crappie non stop. A couple natives wanted some fish so we gave them my 25 limit. And brought 20 home . Weighed the bag with them in it. And 37.8 pounds was the weight. Totally wore out. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roofer Billy Report post Posted April 14 On 4/12/2025 at 7:12 PM, firstcoueswas80 said: You ever got an open seat during the crappie bite let me know! I've been wanting to get up there and land some slabs myself! I will dang sure hit you up on that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted April 14 We were out there too, and of decades fishing that lake I've never seen the bite like that. We started trying to see if there was any color combo they wouldn't hit, without much luck. Even dangling our pole over the side while positioning the boat in the wind we'd have "accidental" fish on. Sending you a PM. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roofer Billy Report post Posted April 14 That's exactly what I was doing. Had my pole dangling about 2 inches above the water . While taken a leak and a frickin Crappie leaps out of the water and crabs it. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted April 14 Man this sounds like a great day...and again I'm so glad to hear your dad is doing so well. Please let him know I said hello...we talked a couple of times before my cow hunt near Williams a couple years ago. I need to get back to TN and get out on the water with my dad soon... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted April 14 Every cast, all day today. I’ve been on epic bites, but It was the best fishing I’ve ever had. My thumb is raw. I kept a whole limit cuz they’re kinda small compared to a month ago 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meathunter Report post Posted April 15 Hit the water at 2 pm and at 4 pm we were loading everything up to go home with 50 crappie. All mine were caught on jigs the wife hammered them on minnows. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted April 15 On 4/15/2025 at 2:05 AM, Meathunter said: Hit the water at 2 pm and at 4 pm we were loading everything up to go home with 50 crappie. All mine were caught on jigs the wife hammered them on minnows. It takes longer to get to the lake then it does to catch a limit 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
