Big Mac Slabbing

[EricCO]

Is the slabbing presentation working well at Big Mac yet?

What is usually the best time to hit that lake in the fall for slabbing?

[scottcny]

Please excuse my ignorance, but what the heck is slabbing??! Sounds like what we used to do with fat girls after too many beers at the frat house!!!

[eyewinder]

Slabbing, in this case, is vertical jigging with a particular type of spoon -- usually 1/2- to 2-oz. -- that is fished, most often, without bait.

I'm not sure whether this would have worked at the frat house or not?

[eyewinder]

It might work now, but I believe that, as the water cools in October, the technique becomes even more productive.

A couple years ago fishermen were slabbing some nice 'eyes out of both McConaughy and Harlan in November.

[EricCO]

More than likely the "spoon" is made of lead and thus slab seems more appropriate.

[scottcny]

Yea, I think it would work, you would need some bait though!!

Just never heard jigging spoons refered to as slabbing befor.

[dkooser]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Sep-13-01 AT 04:57PM (CST)[/font][p]Actually folks, Eric meant SLAPPING. See, he grew up in Nowhere, Colorado where they teach the two fingered typing commonly referred to as "hunt and peck".

According to Eric,(he told me this story while under the infuence although he never inhaled) slapping is how his family greets one another. In fact, his ancestors (formerly known as the McCoys) used to greet neighbors with this same technique. Next time you watch the Three Stooges, watch Larry, Eric's technique is very similar.

... and now you know... the rest of the story

[EricCO]

Ohhhhh...A Wise guy eh? Yuk Yuk Yuk

[GeneM]

Eric,
We got 3 over the weekend in about 35' of water. Few and far in between. Tried several depth ranges and several areas but not much luck. Slabbed up some small channel cats and quite a few 6-7 inch walleye. Gives hope that we will see a good year class from this year a few years down the road.

Eric
The bite has slowed at big Mac I live at Hershey so im there
quit often its been a couple of weeks the temp was 72 but was
very windy tha day. it is real slow the slabbing will be better
when the temp gets closer to 65 but is starting to work but the
fish are hard to find most still 40 to 45ft the wind is blowing
in the 20s about every day I plan on trying it on this week end
will let you know how I do.

Virgil from Hershey Ne.