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    Default new crappie fisherman HELP!!!


    I fish in western Wva and eastern Ky and i have found some crappie in the summer time in about 15ft of water and i do catch some on jigs, but my question is where are the BIG ones. it seems all the fish i catch are small (about the size of your hand) can anyone help me find the big ones i would like to fill the frying pan. if you know what i mean?
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    The bigger Crappie tend to be solitary. Try fishing standing timber, submerged stumps, etc. It's kind of like bass fishing, hit and miss in the deeper water. Sitting over a brushpile might bring you the occassional whopper, but they didn't get big hanging out with the crowd.
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    Default What lake?

    I just moved from that area, which lakes are you fishing. Biggest fish I have found in that area are out of Yatesville or East Lynn.

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    Deep shady water around wood.

    2nd choice, deep water vegetation.

    That will work during the summer months. Fish slower.

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    It could be the crappie in that lake are stunted and they won't get very big unless a bunch are taken out.

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    Like they said i too like to fish submerged stumps in deep water.

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    Please define "deep water" ??
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    Talking Can't be done, Jeff .....

    Quote Originally Posted by SkeeterJeff
    Please define "deep water" ??
    Water depth is relative to the waters being fished


    I've caught Crappie from 1ft to over 30ft deep ... :D

    What is "deep water" to me - water over 15ft deep. To others, it may be 1/2 that much - or over twice that much

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    I have honestly caught most of my bigger (1.5-2lb) crappie around this time of year going up feeder creeks off the main river. Maybe that could help you. I fished mainly logs around 5-8ft using tube jigs.
    brushpiles and logs, one rod, one bobber, it's jig poppin time:D

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    Quote Originally Posted by crappiepappy
    Water depth is relative to the waters being fished


    I've caught Crappie from 1ft to over 30ft deep ... :D

    What is "deep water" to me - water over 15ft deep. To others, it may be 1/2 that much - or over twice that much

    ... cp

    Right on CP... My favorite crappie hole is a large pond (250 acres) that has an average depth of around 6'. There are a couple holes that get as deep as 10', but they're small enough that they wouldn't have room for many crappie (the big northerns would eat 'em all).

    Deep water is very relative. For me and my fishin' hole that means 6-7 FOW. For someone fishing one of the larger lakes around here it could mean 15 - 20. In the Finger Lakes, deep water is where you catch summer lake trout - and that's over 100' deep - not exactly where you'd find a school of crappie.

    I guess the first thing for you to find out is what the bottom contour is for the water you're fishing. From that, and having an idea what crappie like, you should be able to experiment a little and figure out what "deep" means for your fishing hole.

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