I've accused my depthfinder of lying multiple times... Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't ! HA !
Went Saturday, water temp. was 44 degrees. I expected to find crappie on the bottom...... WRONG.... They were suspended between 6 and 8 feet in 11 to 12 feet of water . That was what my depthfinder said and that's where they were. I will never understand crappie. I need to pay more attention to my sonar in the future......crappie1133
I've accused my depthfinder of lying multiple times... Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't ! HA !
Nah .... Crappie ain't smart, it's just that Humans sometimes overthink/out think themselves, when the truth is staring them in the face Been there, done that
... cp
crappie cowboy, Blackhawk19 LIKED above post
crappie are crappie .....
and one day.... it is what it is
and the next day.... it was what it was ....
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Your depth finder may have been right. I read in an article somewhere that on cold, sunny days crappie move up get a little warmth. Whether this theory holds true or not, it makes a little sense. On my first trip out when our water stabilizes, I plan to run one of my bait shallower than the others to check this theory out!
INTIMIDATOR LIKED above post
Many years ago, I was told to trust my locator. If you see fish at that depth, fish at that depth or a little higher. It doesn't let me down. See it, fish it.
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Refer to post #3 at all times.....
Sometimes its about the oxygen levels and the thermocline. If the water is not mixing well then it can set up comfort zones for the fish. It's like a friend told me one time about hunting and fishing when I was complaining about not finding game where I normally do, he just said " they have to have a reason to be there". I had been fishing and hunting for thirty five years when he told me that. And I walked away and for some reason that rung my bell... just sorta woke me up for some reason. I learned to move and adapt much more easily than I had before.
Not unusual at all. I often catch them on cold, sunny days, two or three feet deep in the deepest part of the lake.
Same goes in the summer . Have seen fish at Enid in shallow water in 96 degree days .