Thread: Old Hickory crappie

I am not a professional crappie hunter, but some days are just like that no matter what you use or the depth you fish, you just don't catch what you thought you would. But the up side to that is you were out on the water enjoying God's creation and just relaxing i would call that a good day.

To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Required.

went last friday but only caught 3 they were in 10ft of water .came on jigs .the last 4 times ive been in the last 2 weeks ive only caught 18 and only 8 of those were over 10 inches .my thinking is its going to get better in the next couple of weeks so keep trying and let me know what u do

Hey rudy i fish old hickory three days a week the bite has been slow but it is picking up.Caught some nice crappies the last few times out the thing is they were all in the shade under boat slips were hitting the jig halfway out of the slip and at the end of the slipwater temp was around 75 degres.that the only place i have found them as of today.The bluegill are really turning on throw to the backs of the boat slips we are using miss bestys small cranks throw to the back of the slip let it set for a second give it a twich then bring it back by the sidde of the slip they will nail it crappie will to we catch everything on this lure any color works good luck.i have a few nice crappie holes but none are hitting yet hope this helps.

Thanks a lot fellows, I thought I had missed the fall action so I will keep trying. I had great success this past spring on jigs and was hoping to have a pretty productive fall crappie catch... I need to as I have all but eaten all the crappie in the freezer from spring. I am going Trout Fishing this weekend at the Caney Fork and was wondering if any of you fellows go east to get in on the great Trout Action. I fish there often during fall through spring and always do really well " I caught my 7-fish limit x 8 Sunday 5th for a total of almost 60 Trout " not all are big but on 2lb line in the river current they are very very strong and always leap out of the water... awsome sight.

danny,
what is a miss betsy's crankbait? I've never heard of it. We fish Old Hickory alot and have had a lot of luck on the Pond Prowler crankbaits made by Strike King.

have you ever tried 300 series cranks from bandit?

hogdawg i use the miss besty its made by strike king you can get them at academy sports for $2.99 bps for $3.99 or walmart for $2.79 the white/chartrusse white/gray brown or the white/black dot on its side work the best but all of them work real good bps sells one in their brand the hooks are a little smaller they seem to hook together alot took the front hook off and put a size bigger on the back going to try it out tomorrow the baits run real good in the water if i can fix the hook problem will stock up on them bps brand sells $2.29 hope this helps good luck danny.