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    I know that crappie feed up. My question is how far up will they move to take a bait? Does the season / water temp make a big difference?
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    Colder the water the less active they are. They was chase a bait to far. Imho

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    Under the ice, I've had them follow my bait from 13ft deep all the way up to 5ft before they hit it. Just keep raising it until they hit or stop following it. Then start over. I'm watching them on my sonar.
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    I believe it's a variable thing. Are they feeding, inactive, cold, sunny? It all seems to make a difference sometimes and others you could catch em with a Budweiser can lure, which to my knowledge hasn't caught schnitna. Figure them out today, that's what keeps me coming back. And to watch the Gewber show!
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    I have had them chase a bait 7ft-10ft up when ice fishing. I have had bluegills do the same thing as well.

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    As a general rule of thumb, they will usually feed up but on more than one occasion they (crappies) has sucked my bait right off the bottom of a lake. I let my jig hit the bottom and crank up to desired depth to fish but sometimes before I bring the bait up, I find my line going sideways. Must be real hungry or lots of competition when they do this.
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    If they see the bait and like the profile then they may rise seven feet or more to investigate it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by skeetbum View Post
    I believe .... you could catch em with a Budweiser can lure, which to my knowledge hasn't caught schnitna.
    Hey Skeet,

    Was that can empty or full? Were they just thirsty that day?
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    Thanks all for your input. I am working on my slip bobber strategy. It seems like every time I reel a slip bobber through a guide it moves. It also doesn't cast well when it comes back through the guides. My plan is to use a long rod and stop reeling before the hits the guide. Then I would pitch the bait. That way I can set the bobber stop at say 7 feet using a 9 foot rod. This should cover say 7 to 12 ft depths

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