Hot weather Minnows

So what about pushing minnows in this ol hot weather? Do Sardis crappie just want long lined road runners and bandit 300's when the surface temp is 90?

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Pushing minnows works great when water is this hot although I have trouble with minnows dying more quickly on the hook in the hot weather (gotta stay above the thermocline). We pull/push cranks, power troll jigs and long line road runners just to cover more water. Key at Sardis in my opinion is the more water you cover the more fish you catch in the hot summertime. I do think the action and sound of the baits produce more strikes by "aggravating" the crappie. We have absolutely killed the crappie during this time of the year with minnows (when the fish were schooled up tight and we knew where they were). This is just my opinion, others may disagree.

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Originally Posted by CatchumDeep

Pushing minnows works great when water is this hot although I have trouble with minnows dying more quickly on the hook in the hot weather (gotta stay above the thermocline). We pull/push cranks, power troll jigs and long line road runners just to cover more water. Key at Sardis in my opinion is the more water you cover the more fish you catch in the hot summertime. I do think the action and sound of the baits produce more strikes by "aggravating" the crappie. We have absolutely killed the crappie during this time of the year with minnows (when the fish were schooled up tight and we knew where they were). This is just my opinion, others may disagree.

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Good stuff man. Thanks!

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I fished all last year without pulling a crank bait! Ran jigs and minnows all year did do a lot of power trolling to cover more water!


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