The yellow dots are fish caught over 5 poundes.
The light green is hydrilla which is in 10 foot of water..I always think of Josh and m.t.hands..I know they would be jigging here

I plan to study the word/ cast a couple shiner rods in this place this morning.One of the 5 pounders I caught this year was the yellow dot to the left..I've lost 2 HUGE bass in here.in the past..all were in the area where the 3 dots are..The open cut there is only 3 feet with thick hydrilla..that quickly goes to the 14 foot area..This isolated pit is still part of Saddle Creek..there is no boat ramp so so far I'm only sharing this lake with one other jon boater that I know of and he is catch and release as well
Teh pit is about 175 yds long..and 60 yds wide..these are estimates...

PS Caught some nice specks/crappie in that 7 foot spot..The water here is different than the other parts of saddle creek.It's black / clear..we call this tanic..probably because of all the cypress trees growing along it's edges..Phil..this place stays shaded until about 9:00 very pretty place..Prettiest place at Saddle Creek..Gangly..water is very clear..horny toad did not work back here..so far the only artificials from best to least
Rubber worm ....missed a MONSTER probably a 12 plus
once when drifting a red shad worm down the middle in the 14 foot area....nearly broke my wrist..could not turn him
AND

once on a Fire and Ice Culpret..snapped my line like it was thread//this was in the 3 foot area where the entrance/cut is


Rapala ..dinks
Tiny Terminator Spinner baits up to 3 pounds.

Best of luck Chuck. I keep telling myself I'll try a different lure for an entire day, but after an hour or two I always find myself picking up my favorites.

Have you tried the arkansas shiner in that clear water yet? If so, what were your results?

Yes sir..tried it today..I'm telling ya all..the few days before the new moon is HOT..I'm embarassed to to tell ya all...HUMILIATED but i missed a lot of big fish today..one monster in the darn hydrilla..too many to confess.to...
Here's my best boated on shiner..4 pounds..20 inches..

And my best on artificial...17 inches didn't weigh her..



Kind of pretty to me,,

NOw for the fish stories...

I lost count of how many I hooked into..DANG!!! I"m PEED OFF!!
sorry..had to let off some steam..
OK..
Forgot my Bible but I have a few chapter memorized..so I began chewing the cud on Psalm one..I began to say aloud.Blessed is the man...than..bizzzz went the drag and I grabbed the shiner rod..and reeled in the top fish 4 pounder..fought like a 6 pounder.LOL

I lost a bunch more but the 2 on rubber worms I boated..
Oh m.t.hands talked about that brick in the lawn mower hit..well up to day I 've never had one..Then..I was using my jig as a depth finder and structure detector and wham!! felt like a brick in a lawn mower..I watched my green pumpkin jig take off.MISS!! DANG DANG DANG!!!!! crap!!missed it.

ok..11:00 AM it's fire engine red HOT! I turned my last live shiner lose and kept the big fat one on the rod and moved to a point at spot #2.. I chucked it near th egrass and prepared my boat to leace putting all my tackle back in the bag..I looked at my ..???? where 's the bobber.I reeled in ath eslack and it's in the middle of the lake,MONSTER BASS has it and is burrowing itself in the hydrilla..missssed. it.yep TOTALLY bummed out
Matt and I are going back tomorrow for round 2.LOL
God bless you ALL my friends,
C7

that first one appears to have been eating rather well lately .

How can you tell if it is a male or a female?

Anything over 3 pounds is considered a male..LOL

Fair Enough

Cheers Brother..

good deal and some good fish, next time set your alarm clock for them quick bites