• The Magnificently Unlucky 7

    The "bite window" rule .
    For years I have told friends and others about this simple but yet very effective way to secure crappie .
    Many times in the winter months and most assuredly more so than some of the other seasons crappie seem to have a "bite window " as I refer to it . They seem to go bananas for just a short period of time very early and very late in the day on the feed bag .
    I have tried over the years to make sense out of it and how it can be so terribly good and minutes or even seconds later totally done . I think its a matter of them going on the hunt and then coming back from said hunt and being in the mode to consume prey .
    I have even noticed it is directional and goes the opposite way in the afternoon that it does in the morning . They can even be followed at times to ensure just a few more good solid bites as they travel .
    This is also no willy nilly tip and occurs at lots of lakes in lots of areas in north Texas and I know for sure it is likely the same on many other lakes .
    One thing for certain is that when it occurs the bites are really good thumps and often time have some sizeable fish in the crowd . So remember this when you see fish on the graph and or know fish are under you on a brush pile and they wont budge no matter what you offer . At some few moments in time and often around 7 am in the morning in the winter ,you might get really lucky and the fish not so much if your jig is in the water at the right time .
    thus creating A Magnificently Unlucky 7 in the basket before they and you say its over .
    KABOOM is the word yawl
    p.s. the little white Crème mini tail was a color and style they liked

    This article was originally published in forum thread: The Magnificently Unlucky 7 started by Ketchn View original post
    Comments 6 Comments
    1. gravelman6's Avatar
      gravelman6 -
      Argree with you on this from New York State. Bite times are early and later here also.
    1. "G"'s Avatar
      "G" -
      KABOOM !
    1. Crestliner08's Avatar
      Crestliner08 -
      Nice batch of fish. However, I still believe that at any time of the day, you can find co-operative fish.
    1. drumking's Avatar
      drumking -
      Two days ago we found fish and they would not bite early but at 1 pm they turned on. Then yesterday, the same school of fish turned on big time at 8:30 am. Go figure? Grin. Maddening.
    1. Barnacle Bill's Avatar
      Barnacle Bill -
      Interesting
    1. Speck Detector's Avatar
      Speck Detector -
      I find a "Frenzy" when trolling around 9am & another 11am in Fl...but I'd certainly welcome a 7 KABOOM!!
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