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    I went down to my super secret Barry County crappie canal today. The dock isn't in yet so I took a small flat bottom and a set of oars. By the time I had rowed to my spot I was whipped, it was almost 50'! I dropped anchor and tossed out a jig with a Crappie Magnet and got hit instantly. That's pretty much how it was for the next 3 hours. I would have stayed longer but I had to pee and there is no privacy on a canal lined with houses. I kept a 25 fish limit of 10 1/2"-13"ers and lost count of how many I tossed back. Caught fish on Bobby Garland Baby Shad in a multitude of colors but the bigger fish hit a Crappie Magnet, the Slab Magnet profile. I have to say, those Crappie Magnet baits are tough. I caught close to 50 fish on one bait and it still looks like new.
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    Nice mess of fish. Congrats
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    Nice!
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    Awesome. Congratulations
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    Went old school using the small flat and oars! Musta been rough getting to your spot rowing all of 50' Good mess!!!
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    nice mess of fish

    At least the row boat was cheap on gas

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    I carry a big poncho and coffee can for those emergencies. Nobody gets embarrassed that way, and I can stay on the water. Good batch of fish! How do you fish those Crappie Magnet baits?

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    I had the Crappie Magnets on a sickle hook jig, 1/16th I think, under a bobber. I was fishing water less than 3' with weeds so was rigged about a foot down. I wanted to see how high the fish would come up and set my bait as little as 6" below the bobber and still caught fish. Usually I make the bait "swim" by lifting the rod tip. The rise and fall of the bait usually triggers a strike but that day they were a little finicky and wanted it just barely twitched. One of my rods had some nasty line twist that made the jig spin under the bobber and that worked as well.
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    Thanks sparty!

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    That rowing is pretty good exercise
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