Thread: Finally tried another lake

and no pictures ......hmmmmmm you know what they say bro ,,,,,

Originally Posted by Ketchn

and no pictures ......hmmmmmm you know what they say bro ,,,,,

One step at a time. Had to get out of my comfort zone and try another lake. Even bought a Hero 8 but have not learned all about it yet. Did not even think of photos while catching fish (a new feeling). I will do better next time. One step at a time.


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Congrats on the catch! Let me offer a suggestion when fishing with minnows I like to also use a jig below the minnow. I use it for weight and bait especially in summer. I use 1/4 and 1/8 Oz jigs when doing that and I find usually the smaller ones hit the minnow and I get the larger crappie on the jig. I would guess 70% of the time that is how it goes for me. I do remember one late evening I took my wife and we caught 28 with only 8 of them keepers and all of them came on the jig. I believe at times the smaller crappie getting after a minnow may get a larger one fired up and he takes the jig? Just my thoughts.

Oh and I don't use a large hook, usually a Gamakatsu #1 or #2 Drop Shot hook because they are small and lets the minnow swim better.

Skip

Originally Posted by skiptomylu

Congrats on the catch! Let me offer a suggestion when fishing with minnows I like to also use a jig below the minnow. I use it for weight and bait especially in summer. I use 1/4 and 1/8 Oz jigs when doing that and I find usually the smaller ones hit the minnow and I get the larger crappie on the jig. I would guess 70% of the time that is how it goes for me. I do remember one late evening I took my wife and we caught 28 with only 8 of them keepers and all of them came on the jig. I believe at times the smaller crappie getting after a minnow may get a larger one fired up and he takes the jig? Just my thoughts.

Oh and I don't use a large hook, usually a Gamakatsu #1 or #2 Drop Shot hook because they are small and lets the minnow swim better.

Skip

What a great idea although we currently have large crappie. Seldom do we catch one below the legal limit if 10 inches. We generally keep only those 11 inches or longer. Yesterday we went back to the different lake and ended up with 16 very nice black crappie along with a hefty Gasper Gou. Thanks so much for taking the, time to share your techniques and I will try that on the next trip.
Respectfully,
Dennis


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some lakes are much better crappie lakes than others my friend .
dont fear new waters , you might find a hidden gem

Fear might not be an apt description. I can have my boat launched in 10 minutes from my house in a private park w/ramp versus one and a half hours to Lake LBJ or 45 minutes to Decker Lake. The word might be lazy or acknowledging my age and effort to launch but your observation is conceptually correct. I just need to make the extra effort to fish better waters rather than the comfort (although less productive) of fishing my home lake. Thanks, as always, for your insight and encouragement. I ascribe my continued efforts and love to fish for crappie to your initial observations, techniques, and encouragement you provided a mere few years ago. Again, thanks.


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Some boys will take their rigs more than 2 hours from the house my friend to get on a hot bite . you might want to do a day trip once in a while , some lakes are flat out HOT certain times of the year ....just saying