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Crappie Crew

Guys who love to catch crappie.

Website: http://crappiecrew.com
Location: Illinois
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Latest Activity: Nov 26, 2024

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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 Allen Morgan on January 13, 2016 at 6:59am

I hear ya there!

Comment by Gary Boysen on January 13, 2016 at 4:58am

Never having ice fished, I didn't know all that equipment was needed. Never thought about it. I'm in the situation now where I'm pricing out all the goodies I want to properly trick out my new kayak. Between now and Spring I expect to drop some serious change on a variety of gear. Ice fishing gear will have to wait. Guess I'll just have to sit back and enjoy the pictures everyone else posts over the next three months.

Comment by Allen Morgan on January 12, 2016 at 7:45pm

Nice!

Gary, I'm in the same boat, as far as ice-fishing equipment.  I just moved up to Michigan a couple months ago.  No ice-fishing gear at all.  Money's been a little to tight right now for me to acquire much in the way of gear.  I've bought an ice-skimmer, but only because it's cheap.  I still need a spud bar, ice auger, and a rod-reel rig at the bare minimum.  Really will want a flasher and a pop-up shack if I truly want to take off on my own, which is not really the safest thing.

Comment by John Sheehan on January 12, 2016 at 7:33am
Comment by John Sheehan on January 12, 2016 at 7:32am

Yes Allen that lake freezes and most of the ice fishing pics I have up are catches from there .This year may be too warm  because of El Nino perhaps.  There is ice fishing allowed in the deeper  half of the lake the northern shallow part is reserved for skaters .I catch fish from 8- 22 ' through the ice here . Some real fine Crappie in years past .Perch ,Gills , Bass , I even got this pretty ,though thin Brown Trout one year .

Comment by Gary Boysen on January 12, 2016 at 5:36am

I've never been fishing in cold weather...until now. John seems to think I'm on my way, though. This lake isn't too deep, so I expect it would freeze over totally. I have no ice-fishing gear, so I would be starting from scratch.

Comment by Allen Morgan on January 11, 2016 at 6:53pm

Nice-looking lake!  Will it freeze thick enough to walk on?  Do you have ice-fishing gear?

Comment by carl hendrix on January 11, 2016 at 8:20am

Gary;;  nice little place to catch them !

Comment by Gary Boysen on January 11, 2016 at 5:17am

My favorite crappie catching spot is frozen over. Spring can't come fast enough!

Comment by John Sheehan on December 21, 2015 at 7:37am

Has anyone seen ,or have a picture of a Crappie/Flier Hybrid?

 

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"Great idea for a line marker. I use buttons and that's a lot easier. Where did you buy those?"
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"Ah and Crappie in the shallows. Go get 'em, Troy!"
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"Hey Troy, nice to see you catching cold water Fish. What's your water temp?"
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