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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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
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I went on a little adventure with a bud yesterday to a spot I have not visited in 2 years ,we met up with the local crew and the fish were supposed to know and cooperate . This was not the case . the 6 of us struggled to get bit . the portable
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I am sure some deserve it , you know the ones on the old naughty list . I think I am ok as I don't recall anything naughty this year . I been friendly with my rooster and that isn't always easy you know .
I even put together the all
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Sometimes when crappie are really on the feed bag they will take a jig extra deep in the throat .
Sometimes this in turn causes a severe blood loss on the fish and that in turn is hard to recover from for a fish .
When ones does
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4 old men, 4 jigging fools and some crappie in a few trees .
versions of pearl got the job done and the fish were overly cooperative .
the slip owner was rather generous to put up with us and or I should say me .
started first
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I haven't been going to the creek much this year as I just never could find crappie in there . They should have been there long ago ,but I never found any . Well a bud said someone told him they were in there so I got a little excited and went
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On my visit the state park day pass this year that is
Yes its sad ,because next visit I got to renew it at around 70 bucks .
It expires end of November 2019 .
But hey by golly I found out COE passes for lifetime start
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For living here in the greatest country in the world . The opportunity to enjoy freedoms here are almost endless . We have so much that others don't around the world and I just wanted to give thanks for this beautiful country we live in .
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The lake record for a black crappie at that lake is 2 lb. 6 oz . , Silly me found one under that at a mere 2 lb. 3 oz. on my lunch break yesterday .
Was killing time and had a tip they might be on the south end of the lake I don't
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I could not get the auto exposure setting to kick in but to be sure there is a big ole sign that sez NO FISHING right there on the shoreline .
Of course I wasn't planning on fishing though and told myself its all good cuz I am going to
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I bought me a box of them there Arkie sexee shad in a I don't know the name color . Similar to something I have heard called bluegrass . I took said box of pretty baits to the water .
I tried another bait first just to be fair that I
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A certain recipe for a disaster in the summer time if you want a box full of crappie is what comes to mind . Of course there is always someone who will go and mess that scenario up .
And to be sure that someone is quite possibly me .
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When he asked where I was going and I said down to the fishing dock .
He proceeded to tell me nobody is ketchn fish down there right now .
Then he said they have not been biting in weeks at that lake .
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