Thread: My solution of not become boredom!!!!

i love to toss every color at them myself . I find it quite entertaining and sometimes I find items shape wise and color wise that become items I think I need to carry .
one thing I have noticed is that sometimes they will take a rather large offering and other times quite the opposite .
as far as suggestions on what you might want to consider , I would think some handtied stuff might be fun . the handtie folks really get creative and produce some cool baits too .
nice photos and to be sure standing on the bank can be rewarding .
KABOOM is the word bro

Man should I be happy or sad, finally caught two fish on Rapala Countdown but both bluegill no crappies. And with a couple casts onto a shore, I got an end result.

You could look at it like, well dang, I lost my diving lure but at the same time I gained a new top water lure. Look it' happy, it even has a smile...

Too bad it is sinking model. I might take the hook out and make it front runner if float.

Finally first crappie on crankbait, only caught two plus bluegill but it was exciting enough. Got a few more to try including busty minnow and snapbean. Also just order a bait lot with some varieties of plastic, I’m gonna have a whole week of fun.

It amazes me how big a bait them fish will hit!


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I know you guys are getting sick of me posting picture, but I’m too excited and wanna share/show off to someone. None of my family members are into fishing like me, so you guys are stuck with me lol.
As I said, I’m pretty new to crappie fishing so any crappie caught with new lures give me joy and even if such lures caught only a fish, i’d say worth the investment.
BTW I have learned a couple things today, seem like a lot of crappies don’t like a lot of movement so slow down is the best approach. And no set hook with crankbait just keep reeling and keep pressure on the fish.
This evening, I planned to try nothing but crankbait to get ready for fall and spring bite. I tried 3 different lures today, lipless crank (2” 4.2 grams this time with treble hook), LC snacky 1” 1/16oz and Snap bean 1” 1/16oz.
On lipless I used my bass rod L/BFS which a little bit too much backbone lost a few good fish setting hook. Next time I with use my crappie rod with has a lot more bend.
On snap bean, I forced my self to slow way down, a lot different when fish for bass with diving crankbait, but got a few crappies and lost a few too.
On snacky slow sinking only success with bluegill so far, this lure give a big wide wobble when slow retrieve but tight action when fast. Gotta figure it out which is best for crappie.

Dude ... don't you dare stop posting pics & reports !! Seriously ... we love pics & stories and seeing someone having success while going thru the learning curve or experimentation. We've all been there, or are still there, and it gives us a sense of accomplishment if we helped or a sense of confidence if we're still in the beginning stages of figuring out these fish.

So, keep it up ... and keep letting us in on your adventures !!