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Started by John Sheehan Jul 8, 2019.

Where The Crappies Are... GREAT IN-FISHERMAN ARTICLE 6 Replies

Where The Crappies Areby Dr. Rob Neumann Telemetry studies can track daily movements and seasonal migrations of fish, with the use of surgically implanted or externally attached transmitters.…Continue

Started by Slip Sinker. Last reply by John Sheehan Feb 22, 2018.

Drifting Live Bait/ Float Fishing Live bait from shore ,two different lakes 14 Replies

In this case drifting medium large Herring over structure at a 26-30 foot bottom produced 12 fish ,10 Crappie between 13-15", a 19,1/2" Pickerel and a 11,1/2" Perch . Number 4 Aberdeen Hook , #5 or…Continue

Started by John Sheehan. Last reply by John Sheehan Dec 10, 2015.

Eagle Claw Species Specific USA made Hooks 2 Replies

http://www.eagleclaw.com/site/wp-content/uploads/PDF/LZ/Hooks.pdf pg 21 of the Eagle Claw hook catalog shows L214 # 8…Continue

Started by John Sheehan. Last reply by John Sheehan Nov 28, 2015.

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Comment by John Sheehan on February 4, 2014 at 10:09am: Good Crappie on Hus spoons /Minnow heads or tails .Got five between 10.5-12.5" a few days ago.Cant find these larger spoons on the net any more .Been using what I think are 1/4 and 1/2 oz spoons .

Comment by John Sheehan on January 29, 2014 at 4:51pm: Gotta find more Nungesser spoons !Tipped with shiner heads or tails they caught 4 nice thick Crappie between 11-13.5 " through the ice today .Low 20's and was just getting dink perch and gills toil I went shallower ,later in the outing .They hit 4:30 -5pm .Missed my first two till I let them slowly swim away a little .When the line tightened I set .

Comment by Slip Sinker on January 2, 2014 at 1:34pm: oops maybe I should get a large dia auger just in case I run into a giant like this... lol

Comment by John Sheehan on January 2, 2014 at 1:22pm: Good man ,Andy Moore!! Thanks for the link Ken! 19" Crappie !Wow!!

Comment by Slip Sinker on January 2, 2014 at 1:11pm: check this out potential world and state record crappie released for the benefit of the fishery
http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/field-notes/2014/01/ice-fisherm...

Comment by jim cosgrove on December 21, 2013 at 8:45pm: love whole fried fish allen.i live in a semi rural area of south cook county.about 10 miles outside chicago,we have a lot of canepole and a bucket people that will keep any fish they catch.they just aren't always that good at catching them.there is little to no enforcement of catch or size limits .it amazes me you can catch anything in public water around here.i only casually fish these ponds as they are close to home .

Comment by Allen Morgan on December 21, 2013 at 7:55pm: Creeks I can understand. Small ponds? That's the worst! They'll overpopulate and stunt in a few years there.

You could always do the old cut-and-gut routine. Scale them, cut off the heads, clean out the guts, bread and fry them whole.

I would do this for one of my home lakes (millions of stunted Crappie), and for Bluegill, but my wife INSISTS on fillets.......

Comment by jim cosgrove on December 21, 2013 at 7:23pm: allen they are in little ponds ,creeks.i seem to be catching them in unexpected places.just had the right conditions last few years i guess.

Comment by Allen Morgan on December 21, 2013 at 7:04pm: Y'all need some Flathead Catfish in there! Maybe some Saugeyes as well....

Comment by jim cosgrove on December 21, 2013 at 5:25pm: we seem to be over run with crappie in illinois.not a bad thing but seems they are begining to stunt.i catch as many crappie as gills on my flyrod.they seem to be everywhere but small