mguidroz Posted February 24, 2017 Posted February 24, 2017 A made a quick one day trip yesterday (2/23). I fished Housen / 6 mile and caught 13. All fish were caught in 8-12 fow on c-rig (5" Yum Dinger), jigs and tx-rig (green pumpkin). I fished secondary point with channel swings adjacent to the points. All points had to have wood on them to get bit. With the tx-rig and jig, it seemed, you had to hit the wood and them just shake the bait and they would nearly put the rod out your hand. The c-rig was fished slow, drag into the cover and let it sit. The boat traffic was heavy for a Thursday. I hate to see it on the weekends. Go luck everyone and be safe..... 4 Quote
jacob2000 Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 Anyone have a recommendation for guided trip on Toledo or Rayburn? Quote
Super User Catt Posted February 27, 2017 Author Super User Posted February 27, 2017 10 hours ago, jacob2000 said: Anyone have a recommendation for guided trip on Toledo or Rayburn? This time of year ya should have already scheduled! Quote
getting there Posted February 27, 2017 Posted February 27, 2017 14 hours ago, jacob2000 said: Anyone have a recommendation for guided trip on Toledo or Rayburn? One that has not been mentioned(much) here lately is Joe Joslin-------outta Indian Creek(on TB)..... EDIT........Also guides SR... Planning on going tomorrow------Mardi Gras--........Wonder how the boat traffic's gunna be??....... 1 Quote
j bab Posted March 1, 2017 Posted March 1, 2017 So typically in the spring I'd wanna punch some grass. But there aint no grass... Now what! I'll be fishing all day every day March 11-18. I know it's a lofty/unrealistic goal but I want another DD that week! I won't be able to spend a week fishing the bend for the foreseeable future (permanently moving to OK, entry level jobs arent gonna give me a lot of vacation) so I gotta help the TBLA pad their numbers while I can 2 Quote
Dougw Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 There's no structure in Caney Creek/Pirates Cove.... Below is a screen shot of Pirates Cove/Caney creek after several sessions sitting in the boat picking apart the navionics map. I don't know how many way points there are - a lot What I was looking for, and way pointed, were structure that contained one or more of the following 1.) Creekbeds 2.) Drop offs(contour lines stacked up) 3.) Roadbeds 4.) Building foundations 5.) Points 6.) Humps A combination of 2 or more from the above list makes it more desirable, to me. While it looks like the way point icons cover the map once zoomed in they really don't and it is easy enough to navigate from one to the next. Unfortunately I've got enough experience with Navionics to know that several/many will be wild goose chases simply because the structure does not exist. But I also know that by looking for it I could very well stumble on some great stuff that is not mapped - happened many times before on other lakes. While there are a lot of way points on this map - there won't always be. What I do is attempt to locate the structure I saw on the map. Sometimes it's there but not exactly as depicted on the map. In any case, When I'm on the water I'll put down yet another waypoint if the structure is as presented on the map or if I locate something not on the map. The difference is I'll use a different shape and color of the new icons. I use a color/shape that when I look at it I instantly know that the structure exist and that I actually scanned it. That icon is yellow. Yellow tells me I physically scanned it. Now.... should I fish that spot and catch a keeper, size doesn't matter as long as it would keep in a tournament, I change the icon color from yellow to green. Actually as soon as I get a keeper in the boat I immediately lay down a waypoint - 'cept this one is round and green. Now I have a waypoint on the structure indicating a keeper came from that location. Additionally I have another waypoint indicating boat position/location when that keeper was boated. Once I've physically scanned the blue 'X' waypoints I have either created a different shaped icon at the same place or in close proximity. If I didn't create another icon it's because nothing of interest was there. After I have scanned all the blue 'X' icons and created additional icons, or not, I'm done with the blue 'X' icons. At that time, with HDS gen2 touch capabilities, I can delete all 'X' icons while not impacting any of the other icons not shaped like an 'X'. It sounds way more complicated than it is and it works for me. May not work for you... 1 Quote
jacob2000 Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 4 hours ago, Dougw1515@aim.com said: There's no structure in Caney Creek/Pirates Cove.... Below is a screen shot of Pirates Cove/Caney creek after several sessions sitting in the boat picking apart the navionics map. I don't know how many way points there are - a lot What I was looking for, and way pointed, were structure that contained one or more of the following 1.) Creekbeds 2.) Drop offs(contour lines stacked up) 3.) Roadbeds 4.) Building foundations 5.) Points 6.) Humps A combination of 2 or more from the above list makes it more desirable, to me. While it looks like the way point icons cover the map once zoomed in they really don't and it is easy enough to navigate from one to the next. Unfortunately I've got enough experience with Navionics to know that several/many will be wild goose chases simply because the structure does not exist. But I also know that by looking for it I could very well stumble on some great stuff that is not mapped - happened many times before on other lakes. While there are a lot of way points on this map - there won't always be. What I do is attempt to locate the structure I saw on the map. Sometimes it's there but not exactly as depicted on the map. In any case, When I'm on the water I'll put down yet another waypoint if the structure is as presented on the map or if I locate something not on the map. The difference is I'll use a different shape and color of the new icons. I use a color/shape that when I look at it I instantly know that the structure exist and that I actually scanned it. That icon is yellow. Yellow tells me I physically scanned it. Now.... should I fish that spot and catch a keeper, size doesn't matter as long as it would keep in a tournament, I change the icon color from yellow to green. Actually as soon as I get a keeper in the boat I immediately lay down a waypoint - 'cept this one is round and green. Now I have a waypoint on the structure indicating a keeper came from that location. Additionally I have another waypoint indicating boat position/location when that keeper was boated. Once I've physically scanned the blue 'X' waypoints I have either created a different shaped icon at the same place or in close proximity. If I didn't create another icon it's because nothing of interest was there. After I have scanned all the blue 'X' icons and created additional icons, or not, I'm done with the blue 'X' icons. At that time, with HDS gen2 touch capabilities, I can delete all 'X' icons while not impacting any of the other icons not shaped like an 'X'. It sounds way more complicated than it is and it works for me. May not work for you... That is some dedication right there Quote
Dougw Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 Dedication.... Maybe. Actually it's the easiest part of the process. Having the self-discipline to stay seated and scanning vs getting up and fishing... Now let'em tell ya' - that's the tough part. On some lakes I fish the hazards aren't nearly as great as they are on Toledo. On those lakes I can get on the water at 2am and scan until daybreak. Then I don't feel as guilty when I do get up to fish. I know the area(s) I have marked on this map and many of them are near impossible to scan in the dark. 1 Quote
getting there Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Doug, where do you launch when fishing PC/CC??.........tia....... Quote
Super User Catt Posted March 6, 2017 Author Super User Posted March 6, 2017 Some of the most nondescript structure produces the best fishing! Quote
Dougw Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 2 hours ago, getting there said: Doug, where do you launch when fishing PC/CC??.........tia....... Army ramp.... I'll be there early tomorrow morning - thunder storms be danged.... 1 hour ago, Catt said: Some of the most nondescript structure produces the best fishing! Yup! Got a spot like that on Coleto Creek! Nobody else can fish it 'cause they don't know what I'm fishing. If you don't fish a c'rig a lot you'll never find it. If you do fish a c'rig a lot you may find it but if the fish aren't active you'll never have the confidence to sit there and wait on them! Go over it with side/down scan or 2d sonar you wouldn't give it a second thought. 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted March 6, 2017 Author Super User Posted March 6, 2017 21 minutes ago, Dougw1515@aim.com said: Army ramp.... I'll be there early tomorrow morning - thunder storms be danged.... Yup! Got a spot like that on Coleto Creek! Nobody else can fish it 'cause they don't know what I'm fishing. If you don't fish a c'rig a lot you'll never find it. If you do fish a c'rig a lot you may find it but if the fish aren't active you'll never have the confidence to sit there and wait on them! Go over it with side/down scan or 2d sonar you wouldn't give it a second thought. I have some spots that are in a boat lane or really close to one & yet no one fishes em! 2 Quote
Dougw Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 I've got two spots in Housen. One is right on the edge of a boat lane. The other is within trolling distance of the first. I've been fishing Toledo fairly hard since last July and I have yet to see anyone on those two spots. They don't show up on any map electronic/paper that I have ever seen. Both are blatantly obvious with sonar. I anticipate both of them to really start kickin' once the spawn is done. 1 Quote
j bab Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 On 2/28/2017 at 10:33 PM, j bab said: So typically in the spring I'd wanna punch some grass. But there aint no grass... Now what! Anybody got advice for a guy? Quote
Super User Catt Posted March 7, 2017 Author Super User Posted March 7, 2017 2 hours ago, j bab said: Anybody got advice for a guy? There's grass ya just gotta find it Quote
A5BLASTER Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Like Catt said there is grass, I tryed to fish some today but man the wind had the wave action feeling like I was out in the gulf on a supply boat, couldn't hardly find a cove that was fish able with this wind today. 1 Quote
j bab Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 What if the grass I find isn't producing? There's not as much as normal so I can't jump between my usual spots Quote
Bend Crazy Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Morning Gents, Has anyone used the following; http://www.bassfishingconnection.com/index.html#boatlanesitem3 I any thinking about getting one for Toledo and one for Rayburn. Quote
Super User Catt Posted March 7, 2017 Author Super User Posted March 7, 2017 8 minutes ago, Bend Crazy said: Morning Gents, Has anyone used the following; http://www.bassfishingconnection.com/index.html#boatlanesitem3 I any thinking about getting one for Toledo and one for Rayburn. Ya mean the site that contains malware! Quote
Bend Crazy Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 11 minutes ago, Catt said: Ya mean the site that contains malware! So would this site be a better option? - http://www.boatlanes.com/ or is the product bad? Quote
Super User Catt Posted March 7, 2017 Author Super User Posted March 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, Bend Crazy said: So would this site be a better option? - http://www.boatlanes.com/ or is the product bad? Don't know what's wrong with your first link my anti-malware would not let me open it. What are you trying to find? Quote
Bend Crazy Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, Catt said: Don't know what's wrong with your first link my anti-malware would not let me open it. What are you trying to find? A good map showing the boat lanes. Texas has done a terrible job on keeping the east / west marker buoys in place on lanes 4, 6 and 8. Plus Rayburn does not have lane markers and I want to fish it more this year but hesitant on running from Cassel Boykin to Black Forrest and across the lake to Harvey, Five Fingers etc. 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted March 7, 2017 Author Super User Posted March 7, 2017 14 minutes ago, Bend Crazy said: A good map showing the boat lanes. Texas has done a terrible job on keeping the east / west marker buoys in place on lanes 4, 6 and 8. Plus Rayburn does not have lane markers and I want to fish it more this year but hesitant on running from Cassel Boykin to Black Forrest and across the lake to Harvey, Five Fingers etc. I don't use one but I know the lake As for Rayburn you need to contact @shaneus 2 Quote
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