Welcome aboard!
Sorry to say you got the wrong forum. Nobody on here talks about Truman anymore. Unless it's during the spawn!
Well guys I’m kinda new but not really to this crappie game I fished Truman lake (Bucksaw ) for years but have not fished it much in the last five years. A lot has changed due to the flooding and such. I went out all last weekend and dipped trees with minnows and jigs from G14 clear down to hay creek and caught everything but crappie. Fished depths from 14’ to 22’ of water, dipped mainly hardwoods with a few cedar. Most of the trees I used to hit are gone now so I was using my locator which I’m not very good at lol.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Welcome aboard!
Sorry to say you got the wrong forum. Nobody on here talks about Truman anymore. Unless it's during the spawn!
you should hook up with Richard Bowling and he will give you a lesson on how to ketch big crappie on Truman. We call him the king as he gets it done every day. check him out on FB and you'll be amazed. whether you like single pole, spider rigging, crappie, white bass or big cats. very reasonable cost too.
Don't feel bad, I'm new to the lake and even when seeing fish, I wasn't catching fish and when I was, they weren't keepers. One day, I'm going to figure it out and catch a limit with my sons. LoL I have a buddy who fishes that area and he said "Use the app and find brush piles." I don't fish that area, but he is always posting pictures of his limits.
Sounds like your game plan was good, just one of those days where the fish may not have been cooperating. I went Friday out of Bucksaw and had a limit in just over an hour, but I will admit, I happened to roll up on the right tree right out of the gate. The secret to summer fishing is getting out as early as possible. Sometimes that means leaving the house at 4am. Once the sun is high in the sky and the heat has set in, a lot of times the fish just turn off. Trust your electronics (hopefully you have DI). I always look and see what depth the fish are holding, often times 8-12', and start where I think my line is set correct. If I don't get any bites, I adjust up or down a few pulls of the drag to dial in depth. 99% of the time I can get dialed in pretty quick. Worst case scenario, drop to the bottom and reel up slow. Occasionally I can get dialed in using this technique once I reel up and receive a bite. I also recommend moving a lot until you catch two or three in the same spot. I have a bad habit of not moving after a few minutes of working around a tree. If they don't bite somewhat quick, they aren't going to bite (if there are even any fish on that tree or pile). Once you find a few, game on. Hopefully this helps. Stay at it and good luck.