Were they on some kind of shelf or trench? Sounds kinda shallow to me too. Nice mess of fish !
Got these Crappie in 7-8' of water. Surface temp was 80 degrees. Got them on jigs & Lindy Tubes, Split Melon working the best. The 2 biggest were 12". We went back and tried after dark with Reel Lites and got 7 more, didn't have the camera along at nightbanghead, surprised to see them that shallow in the warm weather....Thanks....
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Were they on some kind of shelf or trench? Sounds kinda shallow to me too. Nice mess of fish !
No, Mindog, they are right in the weeds. We trolled with electric motor at .8-.9 mph and tried to stay just on the weed line edge. Last night we moved out to 13' with the lights, slow bite...
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We've been seeing them in that shallow of water and shallower in Missouri too. Read some of the MO reports. Water is about the same and warmer. Weird.
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Glad you figured them out. Here in Arkansas shallow lakes it is not unusual to find them in half that depth of water in the heat of summer. I figure low oxygen and bait fish moving shallow is the reason for them being in that depth here.
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Cant beet a batch of blacks man good report.
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Most of the time in hot weather when fish are shallow it is in the upper part of main lake and not the creeks unless the creeks have a good flow of water moving in it. Is this the case for all of you that are catching them? that's the cast around my parts
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Good job man, nice fish. I gotta dock thats 11" deep. Mabey i can catch some with my light