Thread: Just my luck....

I go fishing with my husband, I have all my crappie gear and I am ready to go. Not one crappie, not one. However my husband is fishing for bass and look what he caught......


Is it me? I have to be doing something wrong. Any tips anyone can offer would be awsome. I have been to many of the smaller lakes around and no Crappie for Smidgy. Is it just not there time of year?

what do you mean when you say you have all your crappie gear?
POLE: very light with a lot of movement
hooks & jigs with diff colors
are you jiggin or castin
are you using a fish finder
are you using crappie nibbles
how deep
crappie always bite up & sometimes very light
are you fishin around brush
many more questions but this is enough for now

untitled1

what do you mean when you say you have all your crappie gear?
POLE: very light with a lot of movement 6 1/2ft light pole w/ Pflueger spinning reel
hooks & jigs with diff colors Have a crappie kit but have purchacsed other jigs and jig heads also
are you jiggin or castin Both
are you using a fish finder Yes
are you using crappie nibbles Not yet almost bought some and I didn't. Should I?
how deepStart shallow early and get deeper through the day. Max we have fished is 20ft.
crappie always bite up & sometimes very light
are you fishin around brush Always, we try to look for brush and weed lines
many more questions but this is enough for now
Thank you again for your reply, I wasn't sure anyone was going too.:D I am more then happy to answer all questions I am new at this and I know it. For the past 4 days I have caught more bass on my jigs then anything. lol

definatly get nibbles , stingers 1/32 & 1/16 jig heads
4 lb test line

http://www.shedtoy.com/Berk-CrappieNibbless.jpg

http://www.shedtoy.com/SPT-Stingers.jpg

http://www.shedtoy.com/jig_head.jpg

start at bottom & work your way up. jiggle the heck out of the pole
sometimes crappie bite so lite you cant tell they are there
watch the end of your pole close & if it slacks or changes
you probably hav one holdin on
once you do catch one you may want to do this
check & see if it is allowed in your state
crappie always hang out in schools
where there is one there are more

catch one & use fishin line hook on top behind fin not to hurt the fish
let out 6 or 7 ft. of line & put a small bobber on that end. turn it loose & it will go back to the school

keep trying diff colors. if you dont catch one in 5 min change colors
darker the water darker the lure
clearer or lighter the water lighter the lure

crappie always bite up so try to stay above them

when they are sponing they are easy
after that you have to work sometimes

GOD bless & good luck

http://www.shedtoy.com/jig_head.jpg

try todays catch 7-30-09

untitled1

Smidgy, I don't know where you are fishing but summer crappie fishing can be tough. Areas that were full of fish in May can be fishless in summer. Also, Pac. NW crappie populations seem to be very cyclic so it's possible there may not be many fish to catch where you have been fishing. Use your sonar to look for breaklines dropping off into deeper water. If you find a school in these areas anchor over them and drop your jigs down to the bottom and slowly reel up thru them. No jigging or jerking, just a slow steady retrieve. Watch your rod tip for bites, in summer you will see the bite way before there is anything to feel. When you see a bite slowly lift the rod, if it loads up with the weight of a fish set the hook. If not just keep reeling up thru them slowly. I know it's a long ways to come but if you can make it down to Brownlee Reservoir on the Snake River we are having the best crappie fishing in years. Lots of 3yr old fish 9"-10" and thick. I'm out there most everyday and can point you in the right dirrection. Just this week I had a couple from Tacoma fish with me 3 days. They went home with just over 400 crappie and 10 channel cats.

Thank you for the invite, however that is a bit far for us atm. I did finally catch a crappie today :D thanks to pwbuilding's advice about crappie nibblets. We (my hubby and I) caught a few but they where small. We would have kept going but the skiers came in and one of them came really close to our boat. So we just left. We are going to go back for the night bite. We will try what you are saying and see if that helps. Today I was just floating a bober and a jig with a nibblet.

I do have a question tho. I am looking at getting a new pole...any suggestions? Also how long does the pole need to be?

Thanks again guys for the replys.

Oh My God!! The Crappie Fishing In Pierce County Sux Bad !! I' Ve Been To Ohop, Silver And Hart's. The Crappie In Hart's Lake Are Small But They Are Plentiful. Slabman You Are My Idol To Be Able To Live Down There (wow). I Was There Two Years Ago In Aug. My Family And I Were There For 5 Days At Hewitt Park. All I Can Say Is That There Is A Sign On The Outskirts Of Town That Says (crappie Mecca)true !!! I Have Three Kids(2 Boys & 1 Tom-boy) They All Caught Fish, My Oldest Caught His First Smallmouth And My Younger Son Was Fishing With A Bobber And Was Saying That It Was The Current That Was Moving His Bobber Quickly Across The Water. The Whole Family Was Like Set The Hook.typical Little Boy(fish -on).
All I Can Say Is My Ladies Stole The Show,my Wife Drove The Pontoon Boat And I Had A Kid Hanging From Each Corner Of The Boat.my Little Girl Had A Green Snoopy Pole And She Became An Overnight Celebrity.(father's Keepsake In My Man-cave).
My Little Girl Asked Me The Other Day About Going Back And I Had To Say Due To Finances We Can't Go This Year Barring A Financial Blessing.channel Cats Are Huge, Crappie Are Larger, Smallmouth Are Insane. If I Could Go Now I Would Leave Now(honestlty).
Check This Website(oregon Fishing Reports Hells Canyon Fishing Report) Forgive Me For Being Emotional, But Crappie Fishing Is Quality Time. Go And You Will Never Want To Fish Here Again (lol)
Take Care

Originally Posted by CRAPPIE BADBOY

my Little Girl Had A Green Snoopy Pole And She Became An Overnight Celebrity.(father's Keepsake In My Man-cave).

And there ya go. Even with a Green Snoopy pole (my second favorite, right after the yeller ones), you can catch crappie. If BnM made a Snoopy pole, I'd be all over that like white on rice.