06-02-2004, 12:01 AM
SANTEE COOPER SYSTEM
LAKE MARION: Largemouth Bass: Fair, using artificial worms, and topwater Rebels fishing along the banks and point early in the morning. Striped Bass: Fair, using shad and live herring with down rods in 25 feet of water. White Perch: Slow, Try jigging off the bottom with Hopkins spoons. Crappie: Excellent, Try using small and medium minnows over deep brush piles, bridge pilings and piers. Catfish: Very Good, fishing with live herring and cut shad off the bottom in deep water. Bream and Shellcrackers: Excellent, using redworms and crickets in 4 to 8 feet of water.
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LAKE MARION: Largemouth Bass: Fair, using artificial worms, and topwater Rebels fishing along the banks and point early in the morning. Striped Bass: Fair, using shad and live herring with down rods in 25 feet of water. White Perch: Slow, Try jigging off the bottom with Hopkins spoons. Crappie: Excellent, Try using small and medium minnows over deep brush piles, bridge pilings and piers. Catfish: Very Good, fishing with live herring and cut shad off the bottom in deep water. Bream and Shellcrackers: Excellent, using redworms and crickets in 4 to 8 feet of water.
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