Thread: Question for tournament fishermen

I just realized this was a question for " tournament fishermen " . I stand corrected , as they might turn them back .

Maybe, but I too think it,d likely be a waste of time. You'd have to put them where there are fish already at, otherwise they probably won't stay for the same reasons other fish are not there.

I doubt it.... Several years ago, I caught fish for a biologist doing his doctoral thesis on crappie movement. He tagged the fish with radio transmitters. The next day he was marking fish 6-7 miles up the lake from where we released them. White crappie move around quite a bit.

I helped a buddy for a day doing a similar study a few years ago on enid. He had one fish move 5.2 miles in 18 hrs. Make you wonder how fast the tournament winning fish can move out of a spot


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Depends on what time of year it is. Catching a big female on a bed or a big male guarding eggs and releasing them right back in the same spot is the only times I can say I have caught the same fish twice. When wading in the spring I may catch a limit and release some just to keep fishing. Several times I have come back and caught them the next day with that hole in there mouth from the stringer. I don't think a fella is doing much good trying to take a fish somewhere they don't wanna be though.

I would say anytime other than the spawn it would be an exercise in futility. Here is a good article that explains just how much these fish move, also gives insight on why so many are lost out the spillway when we get them cold snaps during the winter.
http://www.ms-sportsman.com/details.php?id=2461

Yep, Dylan is the one I went with. He Spent a lot of hours on that research boat. Also, when folks were wading, we were marking a majority of tagged fish out over the river channel. A crappie is a fickle creature, they have tendencies no doubt, but individual fish may not hold one spot for long.


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Only accurate for sure answer is IF you don't release the fish, you'll never catch it again. Ha. I don't think the issue is so much a fish biting again, but moved on..........unless on a bed.