Thread: whats the best way to find the fish in a unfished pond

You say in another thread you have caught 6 crappie over 3 pounds the last 3 years. I don't think you need any help if that is true. Most crappie fisherman fish there whole lives and never catch a 3lb crappie.

Originally Posted by AEFISHING

You say in another thread you have caught 6 crappie over 3 pounds the last 3 years. I don't think you need any help if that is true. Most crappie fisherman fish there whole lives and never catch a 3lb crappie.

It would take 50 crappies out of EF to make 3#.

I have caught 6 crappie over 3 pounds but that's in a pond that I've been fishing my whole life and I found the grapple by chance and I've probably caught 1000 crappie over the years but in the last 4 years the slabs started showing up I am asking the best way to seek them out in a new unfished pond in that aspect I'm a newby and as far as the 3lbers go I'm lucky still would like some help or some more criticism if that's all I can get

I don't think anyone is criticizing you, we're all jealous. We want lessons.
If it were me, I'd start out fishing jig and cork about 12" deep and then maybe work deeper. If that didn't pan out, I'd go to swimming a jig.

In a pond, there's a good chance you're talking white crappie. This time of year, those fish may be dead to the bottom in the deepest hole of the pond, especially if there's no structure in it, like alot of ponds. Pitch a jig to the center of the hole and creep it along, barely lifting it 3-6" off bottom with each pull. For whites, I'd tip it with a small plastic or minnow--your choice. Later, what crappiemax said.

Thanks for the help guys its a creek Fed pond that is very silty all year around with structure on the edges with some trees at the bottom in the middle other than that its pretty flat farmer said that ten years age whit pulled a lot of grapple out other than that no one has fished it that could be good or bad thanks ill try it all good luck on the water

6 inch purple bass worm.....drop shot......has to be a pink weight and green line......on a barbi pole works every time for me....or just listen to cmax or fishedout.....

Lambo

Ask your buddy if you can lay some brush in from the bank. Start by laying some in the shallows 2-4', next 6-10'. Build it and you will know exactly where to fish and how deep. They will show up in a mater of days!

Doug