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08-27-2010, 11:38 AM
Thread: Old Town Lake Info Please
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I'd also like to hear about Old Town. Where are...
I'd also like to hear about Old Town. Where are the camping sites there, and do they have water/electric?
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07-13-2010, 06:07 AM
Thread: Bull Shoals Yesterday
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I'm still catching a few Bull Shoals crappie...
I'm still catching a few Bull Shoals crappie around the 15-foot level in the shadiest areas at deep-water docks. Most are 10 to 12 inches. Marabou seems to be working better than plastic.
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07-07-2010, 06:48 AM
Thread: Norfork Lake Vacation
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Polskyboy: Here's something that often works at...
Polskyboy: Here's something that often works at Norfork in August. Fish early or late in the day at one of the brush piles put in by the Game & Fish Comm. (You might find a map of the piles at the...
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07-05-2010, 05:54 AM
Thread: horsing out crappie
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If I'm fishing real snaggy water I switch from my...
If I'm fishing real snaggy water I switch from my usual 4 lb. to 6 lb. line. Even in clear water, the slightly heavier line is not as noticeable to the fish when there are a lot of snags present. ...
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07-04-2010, 06:41 AM
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At a bridge I look for extra cover, such as...
At a bridge I look for extra cover, such as sunken brush, near a piling, one that's not in too shallow water. If the sun is out, I always fish the shade--if it's during the warmer half of the year....
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07-04-2010, 06:22 AM
Thread: Finding the Perfect Tackle Box
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Best thing I've used is a large-capacity fanny...
Best thing I've used is a large-capacity fanny pack, one with a couple of side pockets. In the main section I put several plastic boxes. One box has jigs, another has jig components, another has...
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02-21-2010, 08:40 AM
Thread: Lake vs River Crappie Fishing
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Have fished Bull many, many times. The 1/64 and...
Have fished Bull many, many times. The 1/64 and 1/100 oz. jigs work well but are best used for shallow fish...sight-fishing at docks or casting (with a small float) at cover such as a brush top or...
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10-28-2009, 06:14 AM
Thread: Bottom Bouncing a jig for crappie
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Cane Pole gave an important clue as to why bottom...
Cane Pole gave an important clue as to why bottom jigging can be effective--crappie eat crawfish. Seems to be especially true in fall when young-of-year crawfish are of good forage size. Crappie...
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07-02-2009, 06:50 AM
Thread: Hybrid Crappie?
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Anyone who wants to learn how to i.d. a hybrid...
Anyone who wants to learn how to i.d. a hybrid needs to read the Crappie Angler magazine article on this topic written by Gary Nelson. It’s in the June/July issue. The large dark spot at the...
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05-22-2009, 06:47 AM
Thread: Hybrid Crappie?
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It’s understandable people are calling the...
It’s understandable people are calling the crappie in Fishin Magician's photo a black, but Magician's hunch that his fish is a hybrid is correct. The hybrid looks like a black at first glance, but...
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05-04-2009, 04:40 PM
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Even if they were called bass reels, these would...
Even if they were called bass reels, these would have been used by the crappie anglers too back then. Spinning reels of course weren't yet available. Even way back in the 1800s there are accounts of...
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03-10-2009, 06:56 AM
Thread: Finding Crappie in Washington
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Dennis...I used to live in your area a long time...
Dennis...I used to live in your area a long time ago and would catch crappie yearround there in Clark County. I would think most of the backwaters and sloughs along the Columbia would still have...
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03-08-2009, 08:40 AM
Thread: bull shoals question
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If you're going to fly fish, a #14 light gray...
If you're going to fly fish, a #14 light gray Sowbug often produces well in March. The tailwater trout are also used to eating small shad that come down from Bull Shoals Lake in the cold months, so...
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03-06-2009, 06:54 AM
Thread: bull shoals question
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If you're bank fishing, your best bet for action...
If you're bank fishing, your best bet for action is for trout on the White, including below the dam by Lakeview and at Cotter, early and late in the day. Nightcrawlers, Power Eggs, natural-color...
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03-02-2009, 03:15 PM
Thread: Norfolk April 19-23
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Norfork's not my home lake but have...
Norfork's not my home lake but have crappie-fished there a hundred times or so. If the weather's mild when you're there, there should be easy fishing at cover (lay-downs, etc.) close to the bank for...
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03-02-2009, 02:57 PM
Thread: world record black crappie?
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In the early '70s I heard about and read all I...
In the early '70s I heard about and read all I could find on Nettie Robertson's 6-pound crappie, which she caught in Louisiana in '69. It was weighed by two New Orleans area fisheries workers and...
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11-09-2008, 06:35 AM
Thread: What fish is this
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Sparky...I don't know what state you're in but...
Sparky...I don't know what state you're in but you might want to check your regs before you keep too many of these fish. Some of the places I've fished in the East had creel limits on white perch. An...
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08-31-2008, 01:37 PM
Thread: Really cool music link
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Thanks very much for posting this message. I...
Thanks very much for posting this message. I checked out the Pandora site and it's great. Listening to favorite music on it right now while I've got another internet tab open to crappie.com.
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08-30-2008, 07:24 AM
Thread: Need An Positive ID
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I think crappiepappy has come closest to saying...
I think crappiepappy has come closest to saying what this fish is. I believe one of the parents of this fish was a hybrid sunfish (bluegill x green sunfish); the fish obviously is part bluegill, and...
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08-22-2008, 06:43 AM
Thread: Got a great book at yard sale
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Thanks for the info on Alibris and AbeBooks. I...
Thanks for the info on Alibris and AbeBooks. I actually have an old copy of the book but it's autographed. Would like to get a reading copy before I smudge up and spill a cup of coffee on my old one.
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08-20-2008, 02:39 PM
Thread: Got a great book at yard sale
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Was the Fagerstrom book you found a large green...
Was the Fagerstrom book you found a large green paperback? Do you know if this book is still in print?
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08-19-2008, 07:07 AM
Thread: Got a great book at yard sale
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Gary Nelson, a fishing writer obsessed with...
Gary Nelson, a fishing writer obsessed with crappie angling, wrote the crappie chapters for "Panfishing"--and was actually the one who originated and wrote the "Experiments in Crappie Fishing"...
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08-05-2008, 03:35 PM
Thread: Batesville question
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Thanks...I'll check those too.
Thanks...I'll check those too.
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08-05-2008, 04:41 AM
Thread: Batesville question
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creekslick...Thanks for the location info. I look...
creekslick...Thanks for the location info. I look forward to checking it out.
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08-02-2008, 08:39 AM
Thread: Batesville question
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Batesville question
Will be in Batesville later this month and hope to crappie fish a hour or two while there. Anyone know if there's a public pier near the lock and dam or, if not, a deeper pool within casting distance...
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08-02-2008, 07:51 AM
Thread: New to Crappie Fishing
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John...you'll really enjoy crappie fishing....
John...you'll really enjoy crappie fishing. You'll find tons of information in crappie books, videos, by posting specific questions on this site, and by asking local crappie anglers. You said you'll...
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08-02-2008, 07:33 AM
Thread: Do you remove the Y-bones?
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Fish biologists call these bones "epipleurals"...
Fish biologists call these bones "epipleurals" (spelling??) They're little but do hurt if you happen to chomp down on one. After I've removed a side from a fish, I place the side skin-side down and,...
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08-02-2008, 06:32 AM
Thread: Bobby Garland baits?
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Used to fish and shoot pool with Bobby Garland a...
Used to fish and shoot pool with Bobby Garland a little, and went to his funeral last year. (Sadly, he was only in his 60s and had been through a long illness when he passed.) He was a great bass...
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08-01-2008, 05:31 PM
Thread: Need Rod Advice
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Waxworm...For long casts at Arkansas trout...
Waxworm...For long casts at Arkansas trout streams I use: A fairly long rod, 7' to 10'--something with a bit of backbone yet with a springy tip. A reel with a wide spool, almost filled with line....
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08-01-2008, 06:28 AM
Thread: Too many tomatoes!
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Besides cooking/freezing them whole, I also like...
Besides cooking/freezing them whole, I also like to make a freezable salsa from chopped and cooked homegrown ripe and green tomatoes mixed with a few other ingredients including peppers and onion....
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Heck I thought Grenada was South !:ThumbsUp
Anyone near Biloxi need a fishing...