Thread: Murray 2/16/08

Crappie should be moving toward the points where there are creeks and coves or just outside the mouths of these coves or creeks. They are staging for the spawn which is probably 30 days or so out is my bet. Trolling jigs at 5ft to 20ft should locate them. Troll slow however as they are not ready for an all out biting frenzy since the shad have yet to move from the channels and trigger the feeding period before the spawn. A cold front will shut them down even more during this pre stage period. They are in transition from winter haunts to pre spawn haunts.....maybe.

Hey Iamfishing you read my mind. I was talking with a guy at the sporting goods store today he said the same thing you just said.

Originally Posted by slowpole

Hey Iamfishing you read my mind. I was talking with a guy at the sporting goods store today he said the same thing you just said.

Good luck next time out. Just follow the crappie in and out for awhile as the warm weather pushes them in and the cold fronts shut them down. When the shad do move in the crappie will stay on them and not be weather watchers so much and then they will spawn. First the males to the shallows then the big females.

Slowpole, I agree with Iamfishing. Right now is on and off but when they turn on, man, it is fun! Keep at them and if you don't catch fish one place or depth try another place. If you are marking fish and nothing is biting, keep changing colors and speed/depth until you trigger a bite. If you see a charcoal/tan Tracker Deep V17 50 HP with rod holders all over it, give me a shout!

will do cg and as always I really appreciate your kind advice