The plan was simple as always ,let's go ketch a bunch of crappie . The trip went as planned and the wind was nonexistent . Sure was a good time ,a bit warm when I departed at 9:30 or so ,but was just lovely when we launched at 6:30 .
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32 crappie 4 bluegill and a lil catfish in 1.25 hours is still slow , but hey it is still fun trying to figure out why it isn't 50 to 75 right
i think i was under them for the first good lil bit and found them up high in the
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Had a chance to experience the use of one personally . I will tell you this , it is flat out VERY sharp and will buzz thru the fish like a hot knife on the butter .
of course there are some hazards associated with such an implement that
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And often times you are on them big . The only problem with finding the bait in my opinion is there is such a thing as to much bait !
I sometimes see a huge amount of bait and find the fish under them less than cooperative .
I
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I sure love to wander the creek in the winter time . Creek crappie ketchn under a float is about some great entertainment . Now mind you accurate casting is a must and you best take extra floats and jigs in a fair supply , but in the end when
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Let me start off by saying maybe ....
I think its my personal best this year i am pretty sure .
I topped 300 crappie in a single trip !
My bud topped 300 as well !
Of course he is a guide and we spent 6 hours
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We all got rather cold on that boat ride .
fish were in shallow water trying to stay warm .
liked it being drug along close to the bottom .
4 to 8 foot of water seemed best .
a plain old white jig got bit best .
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It's been many moons since I visited a local lake that is right smack dab in the middle of the metroplex area . A really nice guy that I have known via the internet crappie forums for a very long time has invited me to hit the water with him
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Pretty much never fails to produce really nice bluegills
got there about 11:30 am and quit about 12: 30 pm for lunch .
went swimming for about 2 hours after lunch and went back to finish what we started about 3
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The fish that is , i thought i sent it to them
but they wasnt very wary and the sunshine bright chart and the go go minnow put it on them .
wasnt stupid good , but it was pretty darn good none the less
on
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To start with YES I hammered the fish at a different lake from the shore yesterday at high noon . I even used the same jig I had tied on from the day before !
These fish were much like the fish at the other lake , 8 foot of water
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You know ,this phrase is common among some crappie fisher folks . Someone will tell you they bit so hard they were knocking the paint right off the jighead .It sometimes feels that way you know . anyway …….
Case in point ...yesterday
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1 hit spots you now well
2 frequent those spots the same time of year when the fish like to be there
3 change jigs frequently ,color can matter
4 go early and late during high activity times
5 anything and I mean
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Would be terminology that might be applicable . But then again one might just consider it predatory instinct . Some might suggest its a matter of young and not so educated . Others might suggest the time of year and the level of hostility in
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I used my almost empty bottle of regular Slab sauce yesterday on a big bait and had a great time with the crappie . I didn't ketch many large fish during the testing but to be sure I got bit over and over and over . And when I didn't get bit,
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Color coordination , there I said it ! One of the best kept super secrets of all times .
Match the hatch yeah sure , match the water color yeah sure , match the amount of daylight yeah sure …….but remember this >>>>
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