Big Panfish of the Day....14" Tidal Black Crappie

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Comment by Adam Rink on September 30, 2014 at 6:21pm

Great crappie. great colors with an interesting bold stripe along the lateral line.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on September 30, 2014 at 6:15pm

Thanks Tim.......

Comment by Tim Overbaugh on September 30, 2014 at 5:53pm

Good info and great fish!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on September 30, 2014 at 8:39am

Thanks guys............these fish make another charge to shallow cover before water temperatures dip below 60 degrees Ken.......I fish almost exclusively year round with tipped jigs.......occassionally a plain minnow once they retreat to deeper water which is often only 10 to 12 feet here because deep water is not abundant.........always  under a float ot tight line.........most importantly is to manage moving water from wind tides.......you can catch your 20 fish limit here year round by simply timing water movement....it's the MOST important factor to Crappie fishing the Albemarle...........

Comment by carl hendrix on September 30, 2014 at 4:38am

real nice size crappie Jeff!!

Comment by Slip Sinker on September 29, 2014 at 10:40pm

nice!

whats the favorite setup your using this time of year?

Comment by Jim Gronaw on September 29, 2014 at 9:21pm

Powerhouse of a crappie...great body symetry!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on September 29, 2014 at 5:02pm

Thanks Dick.......everywhere I fish here on the Albemarle is brackish..............

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on September 29, 2014 at 4:51pm

I ever think of crappie as "tidal" - would you go so far as to call the water there, beneath the boat, brackish?

Comment by dick tabbert on September 29, 2014 at 4:30pm

Jeffrey nice crappies buddy.