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The 2 times I went in when the water was below 45 degrees I did in fact get a cold water shock
But for sure both times it was exactly like getting the wind knocked plum out of you
You do stove up...

If there is a healthy population of crappie there is a heavy food source. The young bluegill possibility is among things to think about . And possibly even each other .
They followed their food...

Bleeding shad

Double silver rainbow I think it’s called

I contacted the game warden and put it up on a deer website
The game warden said he would try but don’t hold my breath
Asked me more than once if it met the legal inside spread requirement
I...

KABOOM :highfive

man oh man what a toad of a red ear ....i hear tell that lake has monster red ear and sure enough lookeeee thar !
KABOOM is the word

there is NO silver bullet for the ever elusive crappie fish ,,,,,for sure
i have baits that NEVER ketch crappie until that ONE day ,,,,,and then its like WOW !
one bag i gave away because fish...

seen that done on a native trout tournament with split shot .....he got caught and it amazed me someone would be so desperate to win a few dollars ...i was a young fella at the time and knew right...

seen that trick in a bass tournament myself , one of my buds was crappie chasing and found the hidden box and sent me a photo of it :banghead

the tadpoles seem to run best on a number 6 wire hook with a 1/32 head .
i have a bunch of them myself :highfive

Bob's jigs makes lots of very good items , i used several of his baits and to be sure ALL of them had their day in fisheez lips :highfive
i personally loved his teeny tiny version of the jelly jig...

there are studies that indicate on some water bodies certain species , crappie included have 3 different local populations .
one that lives most of its life shallow , one that lives most of its life...

this is very true , very few manufacturers "give" away tackle . steep discounts sometimes but even then not terribly high in most cases.
i have been fortunate enough as well to be directly involved...

public dock crappie :highfive

Hook city is a pretty good guy as well , been out with him several times back when .
Ken is a fish ketchn fool just like Sk and myself no doubt about it :highfive

i like Sk , he and i think very similar on finding crappie fish .
i think we are supposed to do a "live" youtube thing together on his channel soon .
stay tuned and enter the mind of Johnny B...

outside help , personally saw another boat give them fish and it wasn't like i was the only one that saw it either.
them being friends with the tournament director made it slide on by ,even with...

one thing for certain its a really nice place to hang around ....
I love the lack of sideways comments and trash talking myself ....
some forums are just full of keyboard commandos running wild...

sure looks like fun to me ....congrats :cheers2

such is the winter ketchn in these parts as well .....good job

In my travels I watch the sides of the road frequently , road kills and other such stuff interest me along the way .
Yesterday as I cruised down the highway I just got a glimpse of what appeared to...

the big doe that came in with the 2 buck fawns is one of those that i dont want to harvest . the 5 does that came in behind me down wind ,winded me before they got on my place . the spike that you...

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i have been in 2 crappie tournaments , the first one we placed 4th out of 55 teams and i know factually 2nd place was cheating .
the second one was the same tournament a year later and we hit it...

my adhd makes it about impossible to sit thru an entire 15 minute video .
i probably could learn from some of them if i had the time .
but all my spare time is getting a jig wet .
i do love...

Do them fish in your area get to spawning soon ? I hear tell in Jan. its getting close in Florida ?

I have lots of old mono laying around , I give it a real good pull test if I think its past due .
If one uses the same general weight class of mono frequently one can tell if its ok or not pretty...

yes sir , I remembered that last one in that same thicket and he kinda spooked me several times while my bud kept pumping 06 rounds in him yelling got him again ! some of them pigs dont die so easy i...

I honestly think he would a been more than I could have easily handled by myself . Looked about as wide as the lane he fell in nose to tail and its as wide as a pickup truck . I imagine he would a...