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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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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My first time ever melting down lead was 2 or so years ago and I had a very similar thing happen. I had gone around to some scrap metal places and bought
Pretty much never fails to produce really nice bluegills 
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