Don't use oak for a deck without a roof, only lasted 'bout 10 years.   New fishin' buddy for this year. Oh these have been hitting 

jfel5472
FishErie is a forum based around fishing Erie and the surrounding area's in PA. Its awesome to see those Catfish pictures you posted from your area though! We definitely don't get that kind of quality up here. TIGHT LINES 

If you'd like to see more, I've also got videos on YouTube. 
 
www.youtube.com/channel/UCgszYXfwgf-H7QGR1_hr1JA

caRptMunChR

rippinlip
When Crappiefisher's son Little Timmy was born he smacked the doctor , called a cab, and went to Moraine and limited out on Stripers. True story. 

100%!!!

Finally had a half decent outing.  Got to admit, I spent most of the day failing at trolling, moving spot to spot trying for multiple species and adding to the Dead Sea stigma.  Usually at this time of the year, the 6"-8" crappie are a reliable way to spend time unhooking and tossing back, with a few 9"-12"ers mixed in that aren't as fortunate on the tossing back part.  Considering they weren't reliable a month ago, I wasn't completely shocked they weren't reliable now.  Having 3-4 bites and none landed was disappointing though.  Hopefully the pounding the lake took with covid won't take years to correct.  
When I was leaving spot #8 on my way to spot #9, I was passing by spot #1 and decided to check it out again.  A few adjustments turned what I was starting to accept as a skunking into a 4 hybrid day.  One of which was a slammer 28"er that gave my relatively new Okuma Deadeye Pro & Penn Battle 3 set up a good breaking in.  The reel did just fine, I was concerned the rod wasn't going to make it, but did its job.  Sensitive rod, but backbone was designed for reeling in wet socks that thump, not freight trains.  Whether it was confidence in the rod or that much less power in a 22"er, but felt good on getting that one in.  Neither fish needed the sensitivity the rod has to detect slight bites, nothing slight about bent in half and peeling line instantly though.  Had another 22"er on a trolling rod and a dink 12"er on the same.  Quality over quantity and usually when getting hybrids during the day, I rarely get more than 1.  So, I know it was luck more than anything.  But those minor adjustments will now be my starting point.

It was 63Degrees Sunday.

pensfan1
We r planning a maiden voyage this Saturday up the Big Lake. Anybody have a water temp for the sub25FOW?

do you mean erie? i was wade fishing the bay monday and one boat guy i talked to said mid 50’s.

national weather service says 55. https://forecast.weather.gov/shmrn.php?mz=lez149

if you mean arthur it’s warm enough to wet wade up to mid thigh. dunno exactly what temp that is though but it wasn’t too bad. mid 60’s maybe?

Arthur was 62 on Saturday.

 I haven't been out lately and only twice so far this year. Somebody must be fishin' out there...... 1,200 lbs = 30,000 custom swimbaits just arrived at front door a few mins. ago uggh!!  
 
 

Are the bucks up to RT 5 yet?

crappiefisher
 I haven't been out lately and only twice so far this year. Somebody must be fishin' out there...... 1,200 lbs = 30,000 custom swimbaits just arrived at front door a few mins. ago uggh!!  
 
 

This is several lifetimes of swimbaits for me. What does your son do with all them?

 Fed Ex just pulled up and I figured my Roku Stick arrived         
 
 Shoulda known better 12 tackle boxes packed full ov lures 
 
 Going to try and talk him into getting rid of all his lure making equipment, molds, pots, machines, eyes, powder paint, 0 rings, clips, swivels, wire, springs, feathers, 12 ton of lead and so on. Taking up a barn. Might be hard to find the right buyer for something ov that type ov inventory volume though Big heavy crap.

Ya im still looking for that lead pot also... jus say'IN..