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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 May 4, 2012 at 12:18pm

In retrospect two of those spoons may be 1/4 oz : the hammered silver Little Cleo(far rt. top) and the small silver(discontinued?) Wobble Rite on bottom .

Comment by John Sheehan on May 4, 2012 at 12:10pm

Wish I was fishing shiners yesterday by a spillway where the Crappie were pushing the bait to the surface at a compression zone where debris and sand has built up over the years.I used spoons and casted to the bait boils and feeding fish from the dam for an hour and a half but only caught three or Four Crappie and two Gills.I also got several Bumps and one lost Crappie. They were just keyed in on the real thing I guess .Pictured are the spoons I threw.As you can see I experimented with sizes ,Shapes and sink rates .All spoons were tossed on four lb test .Spoon weights ranged from  10th oz Swedish Pimple to 1/6th oz .Acme Flash king Wobbler .

Comment by Vic Tankersley on March 5, 2012 at 8:04am

Nice crappie John. I finally made it out of the house Thursday the 1 st Day of March. Went to my little honey hole we placed all the trees in and bummer, nothing. So we moved to another place and you guessed it, nothing. Started into shallow water and started taking some nice crappie in 6 ft of water against the bank. Ended up with 16 nice crappie some of which would push the 1 1/2 pound range. It's going to be an early spring folks so get ready to go and smack them butts..LOL

Comment by Vic Tankersley on November 28, 2011 at 8:37am

Acually we get both kinds but these were shiners (golden Shiners)..Flatheads are a little tougher when we can get them..

Comment by John Sheehan on November 28, 2011 at 8:08am

Nice job on the Crappie! You use those small Fat head minnows ?

Comment by Vic Tankersley on November 28, 2011 at 7:36am

took these last weekend on Minnows and Jigs. water temp around 53. had just enough for a great supper for me and brothers families. Now thats a great memory

Comment by dick tabbert on November 19, 2011 at 6:15am

Great job on the white crappies. Look like you'll be eating nice fillets for awhile. Keep up the good work and GOOD FISHIN...

Comment by Dwayne Denison on November 18, 2011 at 8:55am

Greg, Caught them at Rend Lake, along hwy 154. From what I hear they are catching nice fish at Kincaid, but really deep. They doing real good at Rend, 10-15ft along bridges.

Comment by Greg Wade on November 18, 2011 at 8:44am

Nice catch Dwayne!

Did you get those at Kincaid? I haven't been out in a long time, but the water temps should be about right for a real good Crappie bite!

Comment by Dwayne Denison on November 18, 2011 at 8:26am

John, plain jigs. 1/16 oz with red sickle hook. We were using tube jigs, red/char.

 

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