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John Sheehan
  • 72, Male
  • Ringwood, NJ
  • United States
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Record Kansas Crappie
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Started this discussion. Last reply by John Sheehan Mar 2, 2024.

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Started this discussion. Last reply by John Sheehan Feb 5, 2016.

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Wanaque river Crappie

"Below is a sample of what I call a cricket spin…my belief is that the rubber legs a ways creates more bluegill bites…I go one step further and tip it with a live cricket…..I must have caught 10,000 redbreast on this catalpa worm…"
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1st2026Pickerel 43.7 WATER TEMP

"Pickerel and Bluegill are my only open Water 2026 fish so far, Jeff.! Hope to get on the Perch, Crappie, Bass and Bullheads in April,"
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Grabbed a paddle tail swimbait in 44.7 degree water

"I wanna stay on this and see and hope activity improves."
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July 4
What type of animal is a bluegill?
I live at Cupsaw lake and it has White and Yellow Perch, Large mouth Bass, Black Crappie,stocked Rainbow, Tiger and Brown Trout and occasional Brook Trout .Bluegill, Pumpkin seeds, BGXPS Hybrids and Yellow and Brown Bullheads and an occasional Chain Pickerel.I enjoy Freshwater multi-species fishing and occasional Salt Water inlet fishing for Fluke .
What state are you from? This can help us get together for fishing trips!
New Jersey

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Speedo Beads

I have heard of only one use for these Speedo Beads and have never used them . A you tube video I watched showed they can be attached to tip up line for ice fishing to mark how far in the column you want to maintain. …May be an image of medicine

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Posted on January 5, 2025 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

Squirrel Tail Jigs

 

SQUIRREL TAIL  JIGS

   I have been fishing simple Squirrel Tail Jigs since November 2009 and although I haven't counted the number of fish  they have  caught ,let's just say scores of fish !August 2017 I fished them consistently and reawakened the realization of how well these little guys attract many species of Fish. Examples of  a large variety of species have been caught on 1/8th ,16th and 32nd oz. Jigs .I tie them up usually with Black…

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Posted on September 3, 2017 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Cupsaw Lake Algae Treatment

Hi BBG friends . Here's what is going on at my Community Lake I fish often . Would like to hear views on this procedure . PROS /CONS? I am trying to get educated on the matter .Any help would be appreciated ! Below is the Cupsaw Lake bulletin regarding Algae treatment. Thanks ,John

Good morning!

The lake will be treated today this morning with copper and Pond Shade Aqua Blue. The treatment will begin in the deep area,…

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Posted on August 2, 2017 at 6:30am — 4 Comments

Fishing Goals

Fishin' Goals

X 1)Catch fish every month of the year and archive with photos and calendars.

Bluegill ,Yellow Perch, Crappie and Largemouth Bass are achieved.

 X 2)Catch Pickerel  in December( x achieved Dec. 2014 Shepherds lake) , February (Acheived) and (March)* acheived March31 2016, 17" Pickerel still need February to complete the Pickerel …

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Posted on July 15, 2015 at 8:30am

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At 4:39pm on July 28, 2020, Marvin Morgan said…

John, Thanks so much for the helpful info that you passed along to me....I appreciate your help. BBG...best folks/site out there!!!!

At 2:45pm on February 24, 2020, jim cosgrove said…

Here and there John.I think they are getting scarce due to inter breeding with other species,They still are pretty common on a lake i visit every spring 170 miles south.They are usually very deep and dont get very big but are stunning to look at.

At 2:44pm on August 5, 2019, Jeffrey D. Abney said…

Hey John I'm still working on my response to an earlier question you had on deep water techniques......thanks for your patience........

 
 
 

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Wanaque river Crappie

"Below is a sample of what I call a cricket spin…my belief is that the rubber legs a ways…"
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1st2026Pickerel 43.7 WATER TEMP

"Pickerel and Bluegill are my only open Water 2026 fish so far, Jeff.! Hope to get on the Perch,…"
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Grabbed a paddle tail swimbait in 44.7 degree water

"I wanna stay on this and see and hope activity improves."
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Kept Twenty-Three Fish on Sunday……3/20/2026

Nice mess of medium gills and some tuxedo crappie…
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Monster River Crappie….How Do You Do……3/23/2026

"Released to fill the thrill again!"
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Crappie Was Still The Top PlayerToday…..3/23/2026

"It was 64.2 on Monday but it has fell back to 60 today after two nights in the…"
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Wanaque river Crappie

"I love this…….we throw a cricket spin more often than a beetle spin but both are very…"
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Grabbed a paddle tail swimbait in 44.7 degree water

"My surface temps are right around 60 degrees today, down a few degrees from Monday before the cold…"
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1st2026Pickerel 43.7 WATER TEMP

"Nice….you’re still bundled up but it was cold down here this morning…"
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Wanaque river Crappie

"Yes Jeff ! Using old school nostalgic Baits ramps up the enjoyment for me! Brother Greg too."
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Crappie Was Still The Top PlayerToday…..3/23/2026

"Nice! What water temps you getting?"
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My First Crappie With a Spawning Scar……3/23/2026

This is an indication to me that these fish are getting very tight to shallow wood so I wanted to…
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My Very Next Cast Was a Nice Black Crappie at Sunrise….3/23/2026

I felt real good about the fishing ahead of the cold front but kept waiting for the big winds to…
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