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[cool][#0000ff]TubeBabe and I planned to hit Pineview for some crappies. But, the fronts moved them from the easy pickin's spots and everybody was sayin' "Think outside the box". So, we thought WAAAAAAY outside the box...all the way to Willard.

Still got some crappies...and cats...and carp...and smallies. A "grand slime". No wipers or walleyes though.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water was clean and green...and 62 at dawn launch and 68 at 3 o'clock bye bye. Saw gazillions of shad moving in all along the NE shore area. Also saw megazillions of carpkind getting frisky along the gravel bars.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We did our usual dragging a minnow or carp meat while slinging all kinds of plastic and metal. Got a grundle of cookie cutter kitties on bait, but nothing on lures all morning. After we both had kept our limits of kitties and were moving back toward the marina, I started pitching some small tube jigs near the gravel bars. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That was about noon, and somebody rang the dinner bell for smallies and crappies. Finesse fishing a small tube jig is one of my favorite ways to fish and the fish liked it too. I got several smallies and then started popping the occasional crappie. Had several before TubeBabe caught her first and only slab. It was probably the biggest of the day. I think I probably caught about a dozen and kept 8. Best crappie catchin' I've had on Willard for a long time.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Silly old buglemouths liked those little jigs too. Had several hooked. Landed two and invited them home to become future bait.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Lake was like glass all day...even in the afternoon when we are usually surfin' back in. [/#0000ff]
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Wow! Looks like you both had a great day and a NICE catch!! I can't wait to get my H3 and get out there and catch some LMB to photo and post!
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Nice Pat!! Gettin tired of Willard yet? I suspect not LOL. Great report as usual and even better pics.
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Always enjoy your reports. Thanks for putting it up. When I can't catch fish the next best thing is to hear that a friend does.

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[cool][#0000ff]Hey, lookee who showed up. Did you finally light your wood burning computer again?[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have been fishing Willard because it at least is consistent with SOMETHING. Gonna branch out a whole lot starting next week.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Did you ever get the SFC set up?[/#0000ff]
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Why yes I did. Didn't you see the smoke signals, am I going to have to get you glasses too!

I did get it set up, then changed a couple of things, then put them back, then changed them again. Starting to feel like karen here, can't seem to make up my mind!!
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[cool][#0000ff]Some psychologists say that us tough guys need to occasionally get in touch with our female side. But, you may be taking it too far. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Git 'er done and go fishin'. End of story.[/#0000ff]
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