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Post by dogsbestfriend on Apr 23, 2013 16:31:10 GMT -5
well i didnt get there until about 10 am. caught 1 small striper in about 30 min. then i pulled a muscle in my back  , couldnt hardly move after that.i appeared to me they just finished shocking around noon. seen a few other boats, some with live bait, and others artificial, never seen anyone catch a fish. couldnt take the pain any longer , pulled out at 3 pm. the 1 i caught was on a 1/4 oz jig with a white fluke. does anyone know if the shocking affects the bite? |
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Post by buzzard01 on Apr 23, 2013 18:52:48 GMT -5
Yes, I have caught fish while watching the shocking boat coming towards me, soon as they pass the fish shut off. From what i have seen it only affects them for 2 or 3 hours.
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Post by dogsbestfriend on Apr 23, 2013 19:04:40 GMT -5
how big of an area does it affect when they shock ? do they shock daily during the spawn ?
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Post by buzzard01 on Apr 23, 2013 20:48:30 GMT -5
They shock Monday and Tuesdays every week. They stop shocking on those days when they get the amount of females they need. So you really never no how far they go down to find those females. And it only effects the fish that get shocked. I fish the rocks on those days because they don't come up very far from brookneal shocking. It only affects the fish that gets shocked.
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Post by mwardncsu on Apr 23, 2013 21:00:20 GMT -5
Cool info - interesting reading about what all happens on the river during the spawn - appreciate you guys posting reports on the river action.
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Post by grizzly1648 on Apr 23, 2013 21:02:27 GMT -5
They shock from brookneal bridge to clarkton...and they're shocking on Tuesdays and Thursdays this year..according to the biologist thats been down there...and ya can catch them little after an hour after they've been shocked.
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Post by grizzly1648 on Apr 23, 2013 21:02:59 GMT -5
I put 13 in the boat from 6 till dark..no keeps
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Post by grizzly1648 on Apr 24, 2013 21:32:49 GMT -5
Put 18 in the boat this Eve from 6 until a little after dark.
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Post by grasscutter on Apr 25, 2013 12:55:56 GMT -5
Any body going today....the river is running about a foot or less today in altavista....1 st time in a few weeks
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Post by bigjon on Apr 25, 2013 14:21:50 GMT -5
Had a friend fish from the landing in Altavista up yesterday after work, one smallmouth was the only hit he got. My bet is he is back to Brookneal this afternoon!
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Post by leo24551 on Apr 26, 2013 7:16:15 GMT -5
Did Bigjon say he "had a friend"?  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2013 7:44:15 GMT -5
Heck, I thought he was talking about you.  ;D |
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Post by mwardncsu on Apr 26, 2013 7:57:17 GMT -5
I think the key word was "had" - you know, past tense.... |
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Post by leo24551 on Apr 26, 2013 10:14:07 GMT -5
Bigun, you can bet your bottom dollar, it ain't me.
Mike, you have a valid point there, I just want to know where he got one to begin with.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2013 10:46:42 GMT -5
Leo, I'll bet ya......if'n you'll take Jamacan money if I lose. |
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, couldnt hardly move after that.i appeared to me they just finished shocking around noon. seen a few other boats, some with live bait, and others artificial, never seen anyone catch a fish. couldnt take the pain any longer , pulled out at 3 pm. the 1 i caught was on a 1/4 oz jig with a white fluke. does anyone know if the shocking affects the bite?
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