Little advice

**ridgestalker** · 03-04-2014, 06:03 PM

I had been catching them pretty good the week before last under the bridges. The real cold weather came thru last week and they have completely disappeared. I'm going back to try tomorrow if they aren't there where would a feller look. I tried shallow water the last couple times when they weren't under the bridge I'm thinking the riprap coming up to the bridge? Be nice I'm pretty green when it comes to crappie.

**BAMA S** · 03-04-2014, 06:51 PM

What lake are you on?

**ridgestalker** · 03-04-2014, 06:55 PM

Guntersville

**BAMA S** · 03-04-2014, 07:02 PM

Not sure up there. Cold snap sent em back deeper on Martin.

**usafret99** · 03-04-2014, 07:03 PM

Don't know anything about guntersville, but when that happens on Logan Martin I just keep going to different areas until I find them. Pick an area you know they spawn, start at entrance to area in deeper water (as deep as 25 ft) and troll everywhere all the way to 4 or 5 feet. If nothing go somewhere else. Takes time but works for me and when I do find them they are usually there for awhile and when they move I look again. I've had two fairly identical coves only 500 yards apart, but one will be slap full of crappie and the other nothing. Think the biggest mistake people make is if they can't find them after a couple moves they get satisfied with somewhere that's just giving up a few. But in my experience 7 out of 10 days or so they stacked up in one of these Areas you just have to be willing to look. And there don't always have to be shad. You'd be surprised how many limits I have got and hardly ever seen a single fish on my depth finder