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Written by Eager Beaver
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My ideal fishing in the summer time is around 100 degrees with a slight 5-10 mph wind from the south, and plenty of sunshine. I fish the shade or at least 15-20 ft or deeper of water, with trees or brush piles, with deeper water near by. I keep moving and don't anchor because it seems to spoke the Crappie if you sit in one spot very long. If I am by myself I will stay out in the deeper water and enjoy the sun. I fish a little slower with a jig when it is this warm. If I drop a jig down in a tree or brush pile and get a quick hard hit I know there are a lot of fish in the area so I will fish the spot for a longer period of time. Fish tend to bunch up in piles when the sun is shining bright and hit harder. |
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Written by Frank "slabsrus" Krajenka
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Being an avid outdoorsman it is no surprise that my three sons are fond of the outdoors and all the great activities it has to offer. Fishing for bluegills and crappies is definitely one of their favorite outdoor sports, especially for my 12 year old Bryan. He has been fishing by my side since before he could hold a rod and reel and it is quite obvious that he paid very close attention to what was going on. At 12 years old I can count on him to help fill the freezer with fillets any time, and would bet on him any day to match a lot of tournament anglers catch for catch when it comes to pan fish.
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Written by Frank "slabsrus" Krajenka
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With the anchor to my 14 ½ foot tandem kayak set , I float just 3 feet upstream from a bridge on one of our local reservoirs. I extend my 16 foot telescoping pole and tie on 18 feet of 4 pound monofilament line. An orange 1/8th ounce round head jig baited with 2 white Berkley Power Wigglers is attached to the end of my line, suspended under a lightweight stick bobber 12 ½ feet above.
It is early spring and the dam, just 50 feet away, is open and water is running hard to allow ice and snow melt off to leave the lake. The current under the bridge is strong but I know from past experience that the section of bridge I am going to fish has the least amount of current and provides the most current breaks becuase of the 11 old wooden bridge pilings that still stand just under the surface of the water. At this time of year I know the water is about 14feet deep and the crappies will be sitting close to the bottom and out of the current behind the old bridge pilings.
I point my 16 foot pole over the bow of my kayak and slowly sweep it to my left and under the bridge. I start working my jig in the area of the closest bridge piling and it is not long before I am sweeping my pole back to the right, out from under the bridge and pointing it toward the sky to raise a nice crappie to the surface. Releasing the first keeper of the day, I cautiously work my jig down current through the rest of the pilings, pulling several nice slabs out from under the bridge before deciding it is time to try another early spring spot.
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Written by Frank "slabsrus" Krajenka
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As I pulled out of the parking lot from work last Tuesday and headed for one of my favorite Northern Michigan post spawn crappie waters, I was anxious to see if the pattern I have followed for landing good post spawn bluegills and crappies would produce once again. For the past 30 plus years I have developed a pattern for locating and catching big pan fish after they have spawned, and before they have moved to their mid summer hideouts. Arriving at the lake I took a quick look in the shallows near the sandy boat access. A few beds were present but they were empty. A good sign for me.
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Written by Nic Norton
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“Always make sure your knot is tight and the jig hangs parallel to the water.” That has been the mantra for crappie fishermen using jigs for a very long time. However, the use of loop knots has become increasingly popular among anglers because it has proven itself more effective in many situations.
Plenty of anglers still use – and catch fish with – tight clinch knots on their jigs. On the other hand, there are a couple of key reasons why everyone should give loop knots a try.
First, a loop knot allows jigs to “swim” more naturally. Though tying line directly to the jig does make for a nice, horizontal, baitfish profile in the water, this presentation can often appear unnatural as the jig is bounced up and down under the surface. Tying jigs on a loop knot gives them just a bit more jiggle and allows the “nose” to point up slightly on the upstroke and towards the bottom on the down-stroke. Subtle differences such as this often make the difference in an uninterested crappie and another slab in the bucket.
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