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LOL, I have started picking up Bass fishing the last year and doing both has hurt my fishing for both! Jigging the Crappie I will set the hook right through the roof and on Bass often when I feel...

Just hit the Grapevine boat house for a couple hours Thursday. Starting to see the typical summer pattern with smaller ones moved in and preferring minnows over jigs.

On video catch a 12.5" on...

they are called the Honey Hole and not cheap, but I am 100% satisfied. I had 6 and lost one in the Fall to a Nutria chewing the rope. Might add a few more this year, but even with 6 there were...

Here is a setup I like now after some advice from this thread and other places.

Reel: Shimano Stradic CI4 (2/4/6)
Rod: Dave Settle Custom Angle Rods - 4.5'
Jigs: hand tied Thump It Jigs
Line:...

strange, from looks of the satellite photo and what you are saying all those little floating houses are for Crappie? I don't see any way to the island or roads, so you have to get out there on a...

holy slab! if those small ones are 10" that big one must be 17"! weigh and measure it?

depending how many Crappie I catch and eat the next 3 months I would be happy to donate filets. My supply is about 50 Crappie right now and we only eat 6-8 a week. I only caught 4 keepers this...

hmm, is the church involved or is it just at the church? None of the members volunteer at the church anymore? ;)

I tried it last Wednesday night 8pm to 1am. It was terrible, caught 2 keepers quick before sunset and then only 1 other about 11:30pm. I didn't even fish this week. Will try morning next.

I'm not fishing this week, but stopped by quickly to check on things Wednesday and had to put a jig in the water of course. Caught a 11.5" and a 10". Small ones weren't biting at all, but that...

did you catch any up close by my boat house?

I think especially the bigger ones are deeper now, there are reports of Crappie guides doing well over brush in 20'. Of course that doesn't do any...

let me know how you do! Tuesday evening when I fished they had completely shut off by 7:45 PM. I think they get started little before 6. I didn't stay long enough or have lights to see if they...

yes, I basically bought it just for Crappie. I don't even have a boat yet, but will soon.

When you pull into Boat House Drive and go around mine is the 2nd one on Southwest side by the cove. 1st...

I have only had the boat house since March, so haven't been there a full year to figure out the patterns.

March-April with cold water I caught fewer fish, but they were larger. More on jigs than...

I have one of the boat houses in Horseshoe. I went last night for 90 minutes as only time I could fish this week. 9-inchers were non-stop, but not many keepers. I had one 10 1/16th that was so...

how do you usually do night fishing? what times? over piles and use light? thanks.

I fished this morning with 9 keepers, 20+ undersized, 5 Largemouth on the minnows, and watched a beautiful Texas Rat Snake swim around. FYI 5 of 9 still loaded with eggs, not even runny yet, but...

50 keepers or 50 counting undersized?

I don't have anything neat to offer, but at least could guarantee you a dozen or so keepers in a half day while catching 2-3 undersized for each keeper. I don't have a boat, but have structure down...

I can tell you are a little slow and also trying to mislead, here is the rest of my post you tried to cut out for your response.



Here are some other people that know the lake better than...

Grapevine is very strange, but talk to anyone that knows the lake and they will tell you the Crappie spawn has always been May here. I know White Bass mainly spawn in the river, but that’s not the...

yep, Grapevine is like this every year, theories are it’s a narrower and deeper lake. I tried them shallow, but they weren't there, still 13' for me. If they are spawning yet, it isn't many.

I...

I haven't fished Grapevine since week ago Saturday, they weren't up shallow spawning then. I do keep a lookout though and it appears just this weekend for the first time they are shallow. It is...

Live in Texas now, grew up in Salina, also lived in Shawnee Mission, Emporia, Alma, and Hoxie. Fished mostly Melvern, but also all the lakes within hour or so of Salina. Crappie all the way, miss...

nice ones! I've caught a bunch of 13" this last month, but nothing over 14" in awhile.

Here are a couple pics from KrappieKatcher...

He says one on left 3 lbs and one on right 2.5 lbs.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/images/fishing/scan0001.jpg

Says smallest one in pic is 11".
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post some pics! the state record and most large lake record Crappie are only 17-18"

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that's awesome! I didn't watch all 30 minutes, but I assume you switched cameraman/fisherman at 25?

Had to work hard for them yesterday, but still a good day. I caught 10 keepers like last week, a buddy caught 1 and my 3 year old caught a 12.5" on a Dora pole. All nice sized, I kept track of...