Fishing Creek / Stumpy Pond, S.C.- December 1, 2007
On December 1st, anglers
got to experience first hand a good example of the fall “false spawning
routine” that crappie will go through. Having had a warm fall and no rain,
the water temperature remained in the 6o degree area. The last few weeks of
cold night had a rapid fall of the temperature as the mid fifty range hit;
this triggered all the fish to start moving up river to shallower water.
Fishing Creek being a small lake had all the fish up river at one time
creating a catch that you could only dream of. But as past experience has
taught us, fish can only tolerate the pressure for so long as Saturday was a
prime example. A beautiful calm-wind 60 degree day proved to be
heartbreaking for some as the bite really slowed.
The single pole jig
fishing team of Gary Phillips and George Cooper from Prosperity, S.C. got
top honors with a 15.69 lb. basket of hammers. The duo was fishing tight
against the bank on any king of cover that was there. The fish were hiding
on the bottom under the cover. This gave them a reward of over $1200 in cash
and prizes.
The second place Father
and Son team of Brian and Brett Davis from Leesville, S.C. were tight lining
minnows at the Hwy 9 Bridge to a close 15.59 lbs. of specs. This earned the
two over $500 for their efforts.
Taking third place was the
Clayton, N.C. team of Freddie Sinclair and Eddie Clifton. The Lake Jordan
winners had found fish that moved up in the creeks for their false spawn
run. They surprised 14.51 lbs. of craps as they were pulled from their
hiding place. To help with their gas price the two were rewarded close to
$300 for the cause. Eddie and Freddie were tight lining minnows around
various covers in Cane creek.
Taking home a check for
$300 for the big fish was the Stanly, N.C. team of Rick Warlick and Curt
Bumgarner. The big fish weighed in at 2.34 lbs.
