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  1. 05-09-2021, 12:58 AM #1
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    Default Article: Massive Shell Cracker Bed!


    You can view the page at https://www.crappie.com/crappie/cont...l-Cracker-Bed!
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    Nice fish.....glad everything is going well for you
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    That's what you've gotta love about fishing, after all them fish boated over the yrs, a day like this comes along, know your on cloud 9...
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    Very nice
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    That is just incredible! Havn't ever looked for beds of any panfish in middle of a bay, always look along shore line. Great idea and GFY!
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    Now that's an awesome trip! I've never attempted to target shellcracker, but I'm planning on trying this month. A couple of quick questions. The lightest outfit I have is an ultralight designed for crappie with 4 lb test. Will this suffice? And secondly, what depth water should I begin my search? I've heard as many say deeper water as very shallow water! Lastly, was your technique to reel the lure slowly along the bottom, or was another technique better? Thank you in advance for any info that would help me try to have a day half as good as yours!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fisher-o-Men View Post
    Now that's an awesome trip! I've never attempted to target shellcracker, but I'm planning on trying this month. A couple of quick questions. The lightest outfit I have is an ultralight designed for crappie with 4 lb test. Will this suffice? And secondly, what depth water should I begin my search? I've heard as many say deeper water as very shallow water! Lastly, was your technique to reel the lure slowly along the bottom, or was another technique better? Thank you in advance for any info that would help me try to have a day half as good as yours!
    Your setup is fine...I used 1.8# test line catching these and and a UL rod. I would look in water depth from 2-10 feet....these came out of 6 feet of water. I cast out and slowly twitch the jig back to me....keeping it as close to the bottom as I can. Here is a video that hopefully you can tell a little about my technique. In this video the shell cracker were in 4 feet of water.



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