Thread: Warmer water - no pattern discovered / fish scattered under a cloudless sky

Originally Posted by INTIMIDATOR

Believe it or not but many youngsters get turned off of Crappie Fishing because it is BORING to them....get them kids out there throwing a crank, swimbait, jig, rat-tail, etc.

"Not catching" is boring. One of the reasons kids struggle with catching fish is that we feed them this BASS "artificial only" propaganda that they've gotta fish a "frog" on their "frog rod" to catch a fish.

Originally Posted by fiveeyes

Talk about tunnel vision....

If I had tunnel vision, I would not be the genius I am.

Personally, I think the bass tourney weigh-ins are ridiculous, and I would hope crappie anglers would not beclown themselves the way the bass guys do.

... many do; every site has a few.

At the end of the day, that's all this is about: selling products.

....or wanting to.

Apart from the divergence from the main topic, many lakes fish different because of many reasons. Just because a lake is tough to catch fish or quality fish, the reasons are many. My own example:
Withing 20 miles of each other there are two lakes totally different in fish quality and quantity. Both are fairly easy locating and catching fish, but one has far more trophy fish and sustains schools more months of the year. In fact the larger of the lakes has a large predator fish population that feed on crappie and perch, yet those prey species are in great supply.

The other point - how do you do on a hot summer day in water over 80 degrees regardless of the water fished? I do fine!

I didn't take me a lifetime to learn to catch crappie and I don't need much equipment to fish . My tackle box is a white basket. I ain't no expert and never claimed to be. Any and all this stuff is a source of convenience to me. In fact, have a big pond in my front yard for convenience.

Originally Posted by Spoonminnow

The other point - how do you do on a hot summer day in water over 80 degrees regardless of the water fished? I do fine!

Same here.

Ky rigging minners on Big Sandy deep brush and drops does just fine in hot weather. Just gotta crank em up slow. You just gotta have the skill level to KY rig.

Originally Posted by deathb4disco

Personally, I think the bass tourney weigh-ins are ridiculous, and I would hope crappie anglers would not beclown themselves the way the bass guys do.




At the end of the day, that's all this is about: selling products.

Guess you have never seen a Crappie weigh in...a lot of "BeClowning" going on fer sure...and to think, they beclown for less money than the Bass Guys!

And you are right....it is about selling Products....that's why we were talking about "Pros"...that's how they get paid!....and how the Sport grows!

Originally Posted by deathb4disco

"Not catching" is boring. One of the reasons kids struggle with catching fish is that we feed them this BASS "artificial only" propaganda that they've gotta fish a "frog" on their "frog rod" to catch a fish.

Kids in their teens Struggle with sitting and watching a bobber or waiting for a pole to twitch, most kids nowadays are needing more stimulation and activity...get them standing up and casting a lure and they are more involved and are less bored!

I teach kids to throw lures of all kinds...no propaganda here...and they don't struggle to catch fish...I teach them how to throw a crank, swimbait, curly tail, etc., on any pole they bring. Then they go teach others.
Just allowing kids to live bait fish is limiting them and not allowing them to spread out and decide what's best for them...I bet 90% would stay fishing artificials...maybe more!
Some people just enjoy the "Art" of artificial fishing, and all that goes with it...some people want something else...For me, fishing artificials is cheaper, easier, and I still catch all kinds of fish all year long!
Enjoy Fishing and GOOD FISHING TO ALL!