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Found crappie.com again and am sad I got away from it. Since WI fishing can vary by location (thank you zebra mussels), what is your favorite color lure by water color?

I'll go first.

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This book In-Fisherman Crappie Wisdom: Handbook of Strategies: Al Lindner: 0053038100037: Amazon.com: Books
I went from a guy who only caught crappie by accident to one who can find them very...

Hmmm, I fish a lot for crappie, used to be 2-3 times, 7 hours of reeling a time - rarely do I use live bait about 97% artificial. I go through my reels at the start of every season to clean and...

I realized I have worn out all my panfish reels and I have lots of bare rods, and only one good rod/reel combo ready to fish.

I'm looking for ultra smooth reels to reel very slowly for crappie. I...

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As I fish more, I'm beginning to notice things like wind direction and my catch numbers. For Bass it isn't too bad, I chase the wind and catch fish on the windblown shoreline.

For black crappie...

I am having trouble finding suitable weeds. When I do, crappie are stacked in them. But most of my normal points have about 20% of normal weedgrowth so far. Side imaging has been great locating...

I rarely use this method, but have rigged it a few times. Mostly don't like it because casting can get messed up with the bobber stop. I use the string ones, tighten really good and they stay put....

My friend wanted to get his daughter out on the lake fishing. Because our kids are good friends, we planned an afternoon in my boat this monday. These girls are not fisherwomen by trade, they like...

I had some lite wire jigs made by a member, highly recommend. You pick the hook size, it works great for me. I like a deep hook on tubes and catch many more crappie with these hooks. Just search lite...

I don't know the flowage there, but crappie here seem easy to find. 8-10 feet down on weed edges. Electronics come in handy. Don't be afraid to go small. I like tube jigs, sparlky yellow, yellow...

Wish I could travel. I hear there are some nice crappie north of me. I'm in Milwaukee area, fishing Waukesha county.

CampChetek

You can download the flier now and they have online registration (but you still send them a check) :)

For the Month?!?! Nice! Skip out on all this cold weather and fish open water. I'm jealous.

Yes, it is cold. Last two years were unseasonably cold. I had to wipe the ice off the seats in the morning!

It is May 14th at 6pm to the 16th at noon. It is in Chetek, WI on the Chetek chain- some 5 lakes make up the chain. Acres of fishable water, no one lake to big worry about. You could fish the...

Hey WI guys. I just wanted to pass the word of a fun to fish fundraiser tournament at a Baptist kids camp. This isn't a high pressure tournament, but more like a bunch of friends and some friendly...

I find my smaller jigs have to be all one color or very close (white head, pink body). And my larger ones do not matter. I go unpainted to avoid buying more tackle. It works for me.

I thought about this some before answering. Its not that crappie fishing is really hard (like muskie fishing). But catching quality fish in changing conditions takes some knowlege and skill. I fish...

I ordered some lite wire jigs about 5 years ago from a member. I searched and can't find his name anymore. These are great cause they pull out with 4-6 pound line and are the perfect lenth to hookup...

Took my son fishing in Northern WI this weekend. Last weekend was 79 degrees, this weekend was snow, rain and cold. Imagine how much fun that was. Lake was filthy, could be turnover or just rain...

Thanks guys. I hit up a walmart up north and they had a copy. Said to fish right on deep weedlines. Well, drove about 1/3 thw chain and there were no weeds deeper than 3 ft. Must be a water...

Thanks! Good read, gives me an idea wher ti start and end up :)

It's called "Crappie Wisdom- a handbook of strategies" by Al Linder. I might be able to run by a walmart and get a copy after tonight. But there is not much time in the schedule and its 20+ miles...

A few more WI crappie pictures. This guy was caught in Downtown Waukesha at Frame park. Probably the biggest I've ever caught.
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This fatty from Keesus Lake broke my rod in two -...

Some crappie from Pine Lake (Waukesha County) with the kids. Mid week, a friend and I were catching these at 2pm in full sun. Took the kids on the weekend and had to work hard to collect these. ...

I really like the In Fisherman:Crappie book - so much so that I loaned it to a friend - and never got it back. If anyone has the book can you look something up for me? I need to know where to...

Thanks, I'll have to give the bridge a try. :)

So I'm visiting Gulf Shores AL from June 8 - 13th and would love to get a little southern fishing in. All these northern fish are nice, but they don't have anywhere near the same size as the...

Found some deeper on Saturday. Didn't see any shallow, but they are hard to spot sometimes.

BTW - picked up a copy of your book. Always helps to learn some new things.