Drifting and Trolling Shiners for Crappie

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Comment by carl hendrix on November 29, 2015 at 7:27pm

live bait i shard to beat Jeff;; but a 18 inch crappie !! whoa !  thats a wall hanger there any where ! congrats !

Comment by John Sheehan on November 29, 2015 at 6:06pm

Jeff ,18"  is fantastic ,that's gotta go 3 lbs or more .My biggest I hope to exceed for now is 16,1/2" 2,1/2 lbs,

Comment by Allen Morgan on November 29, 2015 at 5:12pm

Live bait is always best.  However, I did read correctly a few posts earlier in this thread, that you aren't allowed to use live minnows in Lake Perris?  If so, the Gulp! Minnow is probably the next best thing.

Comment by Jeff Soto on November 29, 2015 at 3:38pm

I caught my largest crappie, a Black of almost 18 inches, while casting and drifting in a float tube and using one of Ledhed's little jigs.. a 1/32 oz. grey marabou chub with red eyes.  I can catch them on small jigs,  but a small live shad or shiner seems to get the crappie's attention so much better and quicker.

Comment by Allen Morgan on November 29, 2015 at 3:18pm

Jeff, try a smaller hair jig tipped with Gulp! Minnow

Comment by John Sheehan on November 29, 2015 at 1:20pm

I'll check those baits out too Carl thanks! Got another 2lber today ,hit a Live shiner .My honey hole is still producing went from noon-2:30 .Its a few minutes away .I'm thrilled!

Comment by carl hendrix on November 29, 2015 at 10:44am

2 pound slabs !!  whoa John;; you really got into them !  Jeff Soto;; check out wally marshall plastic baits;; and bobby garland plastic baits;;  those are tailored to crappie !!

Comment by John Sheehan on November 29, 2015 at 8:04am

Thanks Adam hope I can continue to do so . Jeff ,you're gonna have to be real clever if you cant use minnows .The few 2 lb+ Crappie I 've caught through the years have all come on Herring or Shiners for bait . I have caught them up to 13-14 before on Jigs though . What do you think the Slabs will go for in Perris? Got any rubber baits with a slim profile like the Keitech Easy Shiner ?Berkeley has some baits with a slim profile , ask Slip Sinker he uses them . 3-4 " might be a good size to throw at them if you locate the big ones .Good Luck I hope you get some ! I have found Crappie at two lakes consistently in the past two months .Rip Rap by a Dam at one lake  and a Bluff with a rising bank at another  .

Comment by Jeff Soto on November 29, 2015 at 1:32am

Nice fish John!  I so wish we could use live minnows at my nearby Lake Perris.  There are absolute giant crappie in there!

Comment by John Sheehan on November 23, 2015 at 6:57am

Thanks a bunch Adam ,hope I can get these guys through the ice this season  also .I'll hunt them with my ice flasher unit .It would be great to catch these on jigging rods !  

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