Banded Coppernose Daily Double........1/18/2016

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 19, 2016 at 9:45am

Looking forward to getting back in this basin with some ice jigs and live grass shrimp.....with the weather we are having our water temps will be dropping below 40 degrees later this week so I will go even smaller than 1/64th..............

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 18, 2016 at 5:55pm

Thanks David.......I'm by no stretch an authority on winter time fishing but I have taken several pointers from anglers on this forum and applied them in my waters and it has paid off.........I had always fished for speckles more often in the winter months but now it's 60/40 for me bluegill to crappie...........location is the toughest challenge...........the amount of deep water available in a certain body of water is an important element..........the more there is the more the fish are likely to be spread out.........I fish a region with very limited deep water and deep in my area is 10 feet and over..........since it's limited in my area I have begun to mark these locations in recent years and the fish have returned every season.....then I go much smaller than I normally fish and it usually means a few takes.........patience is much more important this time of the year.......

Comment by David Green on January 18, 2016 at 5:21pm

Those are beautiful. I can't ever seem to find fish in the winter time

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 18, 2016 at 4:18pm

Thanks Dick........nice dynamics on these fish especially the one in my left hand which is starting to take on the round signature that I see in our heaviest gills........

Comment by dick tabbert on January 18, 2016 at 12:29pm

Another dandy pair of gills with some great markings for sure.