Why do you crappie fish?

[Eagle 1]

I love fishing and tend to fish for what is local . I catfish the Tennessee River , Bream fish state lakes, crappie fish reservoirs (mainly Grenada , Sardis , Enid ). Fishing is a social deal as well .Like eating fish them also .

[Chuck Adams]

I got tired of Chunking and Winding for bass. Did that for many years.

Push double minnow rigs 90 percent of the time. Still don’t care much for
casting jigs but I do that sometimes also.

LiveScope was also a game changer when I got it.
Single pole fishing is fun but I would rather vertical fish for sauger. Rather eat them over any other fish too but that is another subject.

Crappie fishing is cheaper than bass fishing!!!!!! Ha Ha Ha. Made myself laugh.
Chuck


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[4lber]

It's relaxing and quiet.

[Ketchn]

As a kid I fished for catfish,for that is what my grandfather taught me. They were good eating then and still are good eating. As a teenager I started fishing for bass, as that was all the cool fishermen chased. Then along came Bassmasters, when all the fools with their bad manners started fishing for bass with all the standards fishing etiquette of chased from their minds with their dreams of winning big money. Most never achieved their dreams but their rules of bad conduct on the lake remains to this day.

So I switched to fishing for bream and crappie as those who fished for these two classes of fish still were ruled by the standards of good fishing etiquette. Unfortnately the bad manners of bass fishing are now coming to crappie fishing with the advante of crappie tournaments and their dreams of big money. So far there are no bream tournaments so you can still find good manners among those who fish for bream.

It's hard to match the fun of fighting a bull bream on an ultrlight rod and reel combo.

so true my friend and so sad , but it is what it is

[INTIMIDATOR]

I only fish for Crappie for a meal and to freeze for winter....they don't provide a fight, and are easy to catch!
The lakes around me provide fun with Walleye, Saugeye, Muskie, LM, and SM Bass!

[happycaster58]

My knees won't let me trout fish in the river anymore, and arthritis in my elbow and neck won't let me bass fish anymore. Crappie fishing is quiet, slower paced, and hard to master. After 58 years of fishing, it's time to take it easy and enjoy the days. Crappie fishing and cat fishing does that for me.

[hdhntr]

as a self taught kid fished mostly farm ponds and was a BG, cat and bass dude. then after college fished with a buddy wiht a boat and we hit the bigger lakes and started ketchn crappie and then focusing on them. single pole for the thump and figuring out where they were and what they were biting on. Addicted to them now and BG's when they are bedding but Crappie all year long and have a warm water lake for winter ketchn that can be spectacular tho not so much last couple. Plus with having place on LSL can dip the docks for crappie without having to mess around with the boat and that's always fun.

[skeetbum]

I believe G said it best.

I was raised in an outdoor and cub and Boy Scout family. In that, Dad passed on a love and respect of the outdoors. It isn’t just about the fish, but the other things and wildlife you encounter during the time out. Dad took me fishing the first time when I was 4 and I’ve followed it ever since. I do other things that peak my interest for a while, but I always come back to fishing. I too followed bass fishing for a long while but got tired of long days with few strikes. The attitude of the high and mighty tournament bass guys makes me want to say bad words to them. I’ve fished for bluegill and crappie since my teens. I like the action of catching the numbers we get, and figuring out what it takes to make em hit. I seldom use bait of any kind that isn’t fake, I’d rather fool em than feed em. Over the past years, that has become part of what I do. I buy the hook, pour the head, powder paint it, then tie feathers and chenille and go catch fish. This appeals to my creative side and keeps my OCD in check. Painting cranks too. The reward of handing over the skills to build a jig from a bare hook is also great. Give a man a jig and having him come back weeks later and tell of the fish he caught with it is special, but teaching him to do it himself and comparing notes and sharing materials is that much better. Folks that don’t know me yet come by the house and see all the rods and gear it takes to do all this and start to ask a question and I cut them off by saying “yeah, I got it bad.” Oh yeah, and build the rod to catch them on. All from some bluegill my Dad showed me how to catch when I was 4.

What I wouldn’t trade anything in this world for is the people I have met since I started focusing on Crappie. Better folks don’t exist. Yes, that’s you I’m talking about!

[Spoonminnow]

I make and modify lures. Finding out if they can catch fish is my goal no matter the species. Sunfish do provide the biggest fight inch-for-inch but large crappie do bend that rod down as do large perch and catfish. When it comes to fishing - the more the merrier.

[Trapperpete52]

I am new to crappie fishing as well to the area. Does "I don't know any better" Count?