The size of jig tell you what size of cork, go small...reel it slow, let it sit, pop it a little.. just play with it ..the fish will tell you..
The size of jig tell you what size of cork, go small...reel it slow, let it sit, pop it a little.. just play with it ..the fish will tell you..
J.I.L. <*)}}}><
Yes.. I know..they told me to fish deep here in ohio also the crappie go deep in cold water... I have not missed a week end since Christmas. up to today the air temp been around 34F. with 15 to 40+mph winds.. the coldest day was 18F. the warmest was 41F. the water temp been 35-39F for the last two weeks, we been catching 70+ every Sunday & again on Mondays.. most of the crappie are coming in 3 to 7 feet. under a cork, on the colder day there 5 to 9 feet deep..IT WILL WORK most crappie fishermen don't try it. because they read a book about winter fishing.. Good Luck..
J.I.L. <*)}}}><
I don't read books, I read my Eagle. I'm glad it hear it works for you, in Ohio,
Bill Eveland
Arizona Crappie Association
Man, I definitely need to learn to fish better in the Winter. I understand that if you can find them in the Winter in our Arizona lakes you can really kill em'. I have been reading the posts from Art Chamberlain on the AZBASSZONE and it doesn't sound like he is doing to hot yet. What is going on at Rosy? It sounds like ever since the lake got way up the crappie fishing has been terrible in comparison to what it normally is.
TeamCSJE
Yates,
I tried your technique over the weekend at a small 15 acre pond close to my house and we did good on the bluegill but not specks.
TeamCSJE
Yates, They may have that CLEAR water like Brookville.. The water does need to have a little color to it, before a technique like that works best..
How do you catch a crappie in 60 foot of water should be the question? Drop shot?
Our waters are what I would call merky. As far as catching them in 60' of water, they are suspended. Normally in the dead of winter the Crappie will be around 18' in anywhere from 25 to 60'. Normally, this year has not been normal.
The funny thing is that someone in OH whats to argue about fishing in AZ, then make some wise crack about what may have been read in a book. I spend a lot of time on the water and have many friends that do also. I am not only a fishing lead at Bass Pro but the President of the AZCA. I get reports from customers, club members and guides everyday. So I'm probably a better source on AZ Crappie than old Yates. Now if I were heading to OH or anywere else to fish for Crappie, I'd listen to the local guys.
This winter has been a very strange one at Roosevelt Lake. The crappie have been deeper than I've ever seen them. The good news for Yates is that the Crappie have started to move up and some are now suspended as shallow as 10', but they are still out in open water around 45' deep. In a month or so they be stacked up in the mouth of coves and by April will be on beds.
Bill Eveland
Arizona Crappie Association
Yates, thanks for the tip bro but all your quick wit won’t bring Crappie at Roosevelt Lake, AZ to 5’ deep.
Bill Eveland
Arizona Crappie Association