Reply With Quoteyeah i was thinking of heading down to a spot where the fish were biting before ice got unsafe. its within casting distance and only 5' deep there. thinking small slip bobber, ice jigs.
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Crappie fishing ice out
Hey everyone!
I know, it looks like I'm a new member here, but I promise, I've been here before, however the email address I had my old name signed up with got hacked, and now I can't reset my password to use my old account.
Anyways, hey!
Question about fishing ice out. We have a local lake that we do pretty well on spring crappie from the jetties/boat docks. As of now, the center of the lake still is holding ice pretty well, but the shores are open for 50+ yards all the way around. I've been thinking of grabbing the ultralite and a couple tube jigs and giving them a toss. Anyone know if this would be worth my time in 40 degree weather?
Thanks guys/gals!
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yeah i was thinking of heading down to a spot where the fish were biting before ice got unsafe. its within casting distance and only 5' deep there. thinking small slip bobber, ice jigs.
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Hey Sailor Jerry ... welcome back !!
I don't know about Iowa ... but I have caught Crappie in Dec/Jan, here in KY ... standing on the bank & casting out over blowdown trees. Granted, these trees were on fairly steep banks ... but, the Crappie were very close to the bank (and the trunk/roots of the tree). If I'd have had a 8-10' rod, I probably could have vertical jigged for them ... LOL !! But, as it was, I had only taken a 5' rod ... so casting was my only choice. And I was, in fact, casting a 1.5" tube jig ... and the "thump" was just as prominent as if I were fishing in 60deg water (even though I'm quite sure that the water temps were likely in the low 40's).
... luck2ya ... cp
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