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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 November 29, 2013 at 12:31pm

good answer Tony!

Comment by Tony Livingston on November 29, 2013 at 11:49am
Two things I am convinced of John ....when it comes to fish, the words "always", and "never", deserve very limited usage!

Usually, sounds better most times, including this one!
Comment by John Sheehan on November 29, 2013 at 11:09am

Thanks for the link Tony ! Do the Hybrids ALWAYS sport the 7 spines like the Black Crappie as far as you know .?

Comment by Tony Livingston on November 29, 2013 at 10:54am
Comment by John Sheehan on November 29, 2013 at 8:29am

I've read that Black and White Crappie can hybridize .Anyone have a pic of a hybrid Crappie?

Comment by John Sheehan on November 10, 2013 at 4:28pm

Thank you Dick .Hope to try this spot tomorrow and I wish  the wind will be from the N,NW but its projected to be from the W/SW. May have to try another spot the wind is blowing to.

Comment by dick tabbert on November 10, 2013 at 10:43am

Good stuff John looks like you caught some quality fish.

Comment by John Sheehan on November 10, 2013 at 9:09am

Here are a  a few nice Crappie that I got onto 11/4/13.The wide 12" took one of the jigs on a tandem rig that was wiping up on Yellow Perch .About 6 of the 8 Crappies took a squirrel Tail Jig/1"Chartruese twister tail ,floated  .The Crappie  were coming out under leaves blown to the end of the lake on the rip rap .I was in the right place at the right time.

Comment by John Sheehan on July 28, 2013 at 8:22am

Gotta try to get a copy of that InFisherman Crappie Secrets book !Here's a list of my Fishing books : http://bigbluegill.com/group/fishingbooklibrary/forum/topics/fishin...

 

I hope you'll share your books over at this group I started Ken :http://bigbluegill.com/group/fishingbooklibrary?commentId=2036984%3...

Comment by Slip Sinker on July 27, 2013 at 10:24pm

i believe this to be the defacto standard manual on crappie ever written. this happens to be my second copy... the first copy i purchased in the mid eighties was lost in the move i made to my latest residence. found it on amazon! it is a very worthwhile read.

 

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