Page 28 - 2020 MCC Lake Washington Issue
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Magnolia Crappie Club Adventures Magazine
From the Rabbit Hole - Rabbit Rogers
Wintertime Fishing and Lake Washington Tournament
Knowing it was going to be a cold was a 2 lb. Crappie and you can’t get
day on Lake Washington, my first ob- any luckier than that. It told us we
stacle was dressing for the cold. One were in the right place for big fish.
thing is for certain; I have enough You can’t beat luck! We also saw a
cold-weather gear for arctic weather. boat in front of us catching fish. Come
The weather forecast to find out it was John
called for a morning Harrison and Lance Ev-
low of 28 degrees to a ans plus right behind us
high of 58, so I knew was John Mayo and Jason
to dress appropriate- Cook (mighty good com-
ly. You can’t enjoy pany). We also watched
fishing when you’re Terry Stewart single pole
cold. If your feet are jigging in open water,
cold, you’re freezing catching crappie with the
to death. I wear pack Live Scope. I sure need
boots and wool socks to figure out this new
with the greatest in- technology because
vention in the world, it has changed the
toe warmers, I call game. By the way I
them toasty toes. Just just bought one, but
stick them on your haven’t had time to
socks. Combine that use it. You can rest
with hand warmers and place small assured I will learn how to use it
hand towels above the warmers in effectively because I love to jig
your pockets. The towels keep you fish.
from getting the warmers wet. Of With a surface water temp of
course dry your hands with another 47 degrees crappie normally don’t
towel before putting your hands in chase baits. We caught most of our 14
your pockets. tournament fish on straight minnows
We knew the white crappie were about 12 feet deep, barely moving.
in deep water, so we went past the Since I can’t handle 16-foot B’n’M
glasshouse and about halfway down Poles, we use 14-foot B’n’M Pro Troll-
before you get to John Henry Sluough. ers that I like, and they don’t bounce
I looked at one bank and looked at as much as the 16’s.
the other bank and started right in the Pat and I are on a roll, and we
middle of the lake in 17 feet of water. can’t wait for Okatibbee (lookout, here
We baited up with straight min- we come).
nows and jigs & minnows to see what Okatibbee is just a small Barnett
they wanted. We knew right away we with the same features. Look for crap-
needed our chain to slow the boat and pie (on structure-on the creek) from
our backs to the cold wind. Collinsville Landing to the dam. Good
I was in the back getting the Luck! Rabbit!!!
chain out, and Pat hollered “NET”! It
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