Originally Posted by
RCC
You got it wrong...Wind from the east they bite like a beast. Fish bite everyday. Doesn't make any difference about wind, barometric pressure, water color, moon phase, or anything else. We all have our fishing "ruts" we get into and we have our favorite places and our favorite rigs and tend to stay within our own "fishing comfort zone". When conditions change and our normal fishing method/location doesn't work, we tend to blame it on something, when actually all that happened is that we were a sorry fisherman on that day. Crappie cannot go to the corner grocery and get their food, neither can they predict when they get their next meal. When they do find that next meal they will eat and eat and eat until they are completely gorged and they will still hit your "bait". I cannot emphasize how important it is to be versatile. Don't be afraid to change or do something completely different than you normally do. Knowing your water is extremely important and it goes much further than knowing that favorite honey hole that someone showed you back in the day. The key to catching is the crappie nose. You find that crappies nose and hang a bait in front of it presented in the manner he is looking for, and he will hit it every time. Good luck catching...everyday.
My favorite saying is that, "If I waited on the weather, I'd only go about twice a year!" Lol
Most men spend their entire life fishing, without realizing its not the fish they are after!