Epic day Grapeland!!!!!

Feb 23 2024

Greg Robinson

Fingerling

Member Since :
2023
Number of Posts :
65

Reservation Number : 38608
Property Name : Bennett Lake
Reservation Date : 02/22/2024 All Day -
Total Fish/Sizes : 75+ LMB from dinks up to 17" 25+crappie
Lures Used : spinner bait, shallow running crankbait, soft plastics,crappie jigs

Booked an all day trip on the 22nd arrived at daylight to a freshly grated road. As expected the lake is completly full with around 1-2 foot vis. There is a some weeds to contend with so treble hooks would get fouled from time to time the water temp went from 61-66 througout the day and at times the wind was brutal. I immediately starting catching fish and it stayed that way all day. I threw a varitey of baits,but what worked the most were watermelon red craws and worms and black and blue spinner baits. But i recently went on Ebay and found one of the greatest lures ever made the Dances EEL and they absolutley destroyed it!!! It was nice to go down memory lane and fish with a piece of my childhood. I ended up with over 75 bass biggest went 17” i culled around 35 they were all caught on the edges of the lake in 1-5’ of water and full of eggs, Also i have been fishing this lake for years and never can find the crappie until today. I caught one on a small crankbait so got my ultralight out and started casting a jig back into the same spot and got bit. I found them stacked up right at the bank and was literally catching one every cast i kept 25 or so biggest being 14”. It was an amazing day on club waters and i left with the fish still biting

Feb 23 2024

Dale Stagg

Slot Fish

Member Since :
2021
Number of Posts :
126

Sounds awesome. I love Grapeland but it got hard to get back in there with my truck and trailer with my kayak due to bad road and the linbs scratch my truck badly. I got a new truck this past year and hated to get it scratched up for one day fishing trip. Glad they graded the road but how were the limbs? 

it is a great lake to fish until the grass completely takes over each summer. 

Feb 23 2024

Greg Robinson

Fingerling

Member Since :
2023
Number of Posts :
65

Originaly Posted By Dale Stagg

Sounds awesome. I love Grapeland but it got hard to get back in there with my truck and trailer with my kayak due to bad road and the linbs scratch my truck badly. I got a new truck this past year and hated to get it scratched up for one day fishing trip. Glad they graded the road but how were the limbs? 

it is a great lake to fish until the grass completely takes over each summer. 

Hey Dale thanks for reaching out. The road is pretty open and will not be a problem for you.

Feb 23 2024

Steve Alexander

Admin

Member Since :
2002
Number of Posts :
1169

Originaly Posted By Greg Robinson

Hey Dale thanks for reaching out. The road is pretty open and will not be a problem for you.

All good things come to an end!  We are no longer fishing at Grapeland Bennett Lake. Bennett Lake was a lease agreement we had for 20+ years. Grateful for the great days and to the owner for having us out for all that time. 

Feb 23 2024

Dale Stagg

Slot Fish

Member Since :
2021
Number of Posts :
126

Originaly Posted By Steve Alexander

All good things come to an end!  We are no longer fishing at Grapeland Bennett Lake. Bennett Lake was a lease agreement we had for 20+ years. Grateful for the great days and to the owner for having us out for all that time. 

Oh, so very sad. I loved thelake and property. For me, I could only dream of owning that property myself. It seemed such a waste having that property being unused for so long. I loved it there! I can only thank you Steve and the owners allowing me to have had the ability to fish there. I lost a huge fish there that I still kick myself on losing it. I mapped the entire lake last year with contours and it was an awesome place. Hate to see it go away!