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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 robert b reid on December 21, 2013 at 4:32pm: yep i like catching crappie he is 3lb and 15" long caught on a 2" triple tail grub black and chartreuse wih a 1/16 jig.

Comment by John Sheehan on December 18, 2013 at 5:52pm: David, "Mc Scruff ", I catch way more Crappie from a boat than I do from shore ,if that means anything to you .

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 18, 2013 at 5:03pm: Love the wagglers, Allen... for everything but crappie.

It seems the word is out among the crappie clan to avoid any of my offerings like the plague.

In fact, her's an excerpt from the Chief Crappie's 2013 summary memo on fishermen:

"...In closing, let me say a few words about that McScruff character. When he's on the waters, all my fellow crappie are to vacate the premises. Don't even let him THINK you are near. For the last three decades, McScruff hasn't seen even one of our brethren on a hook... and we want to keep it that way.

SO, lets not spoil the mystery - and our total blank-out catch record - with the ONE angler that we've managed to elude! We don't get many victories these days, so I know you fellow crappie will join me in our continuing campaign to skunk this guy.

Remember our motto: "When McScruff is around, crappie are gone!".

Comment by Andy "Fillet em" Eitutis on December 18, 2013 at 4:56pm: Well McSruff we may just have to go crappie fishin someday and change your luck with the little fellas lol!!!

Comment by Allen Morgan on December 18, 2013 at 4:32pm: Ok, I just had to comment!!!

I've caught Crappie on a variety of artificial baits. Chrome-colored lipless crankbaits (Rat-L-Traps, and other similar baits), Rapala X-Rap size 6, Rapala Clackin' Minnow size 5, in-line spinnerbaits in a variety of sizes, heck, I even caught one on a Rebel 7700 series crawfish crankbait!

Crappie will jump all over young-of-the-year Shad, what we call "candy shad" down here in Okieland. This is usually in the late summer / early fall. Perfect time to start throwing lipless crankbaits.

Also, this year, I have noticed that a lot of the Crappie in the river I fish are extremely "light-biting". If you use a styrofoam slip-float, the float might just give a quick blip-blip-blip, and that's it. However, since I've started using the large size Thill TG Waggler slip-float, I've noticed that the float will do one of two things:

1) It might rise up and lay on it's side. This is a "lift-bite". I don't always set the hook when I see this, but will start taking up slack. Usually, the fish will only lift the bait a few inches, hold for a few seconds, then take it down. The float will stand up, then go under.

2) The float will just start to S-L-O-W-L-Y go under. I mean, it may take several seconds to fully submerge. When I notice this, again, I start taking in slack, and as soon as the top goes under, I'll set the hook.

Comment by John Sheehan on December 18, 2013 at 12:31pm: nothing better!

Comment by John Sheehan on December 18, 2013 at 12:31pm: I hear ya Andy ,and that's when you catch plenty ;they want to eat it and they get all competitive on a feed!

Comment by Andy "Fillet em" Eitutis on December 18, 2013 at 12:06pm: I agree with McScruff on this totally my rattle trap crappie was purely a reaction strike!!! But when using artificial jigs, hometyed flys, gold hook n a minnow the light striking crappies that are taking there time striking are the ones i want!!! Cuz that means they truly do want your bait they have sat there looking at it even tasting it without us knowing. I love it!!!!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 9, 2013 at 11:14am: Well, we know fish take artificial baits for reasons other than purely feeding. Protection of nests and what seems to be nothing more than reflex come to mind. I mean, nothing in Nature even remotely resembles a whirring chopper blade or clattering, neon crank bait.

Pretty cool.

Comment by John Sheehan on December 9, 2013 at 10:49am: I've caught good sized Pre Spawn largemouth Bass on Rattle traps ,Blue and silver and other colors .Throwing over flats with early year weeds and crankin' with a slow ratio baitcaster was the ticket .Ripping one off bottom in 22 fow on a cold early April day I caught a real feisty fightin' Smallmouth back in the late 80's /early 90's.I have caught pickerel on them and even recall a white Perch a few years back on a Cotton Cordell rattle bait .I may have been rippin' it and letting it fall for that White Perch but was actually thinking Bass at the time I was doing it.