Mid Depth Crappies
Hello,
Recently I've been marking fish relating to brush in that 8-14 fow range (what I would consider mid depth). Sometimes it looks like they are in the structure, sometimes they are suspending just off of it - usually fish are holding about 4-10 feet down. Im typically fishing very stained water. I tried using the TM to fish with a 10ft pole in a stiff wind, and it was a boat control nightmare (Ive got a 13' tin can boat). I felt like I was perpetually spooking fish with the waves, constant whirring of the TM, moving up and down wind, off of and then over top of fish... (perhaps I need to anchor?). On a different trip, I tried getting a ways off of the pile with a jig and a slip bobber. I fan casted and twitched back with a few bobber downs, but no solid hookups (dinks or bluegills is my guess).
I'm wondering how some of you would approach fish in that depth.
What steps would you take from marking them on the screen to putting them in the boat?
More specifically, where is your boat in relation to the fish? How are you controlling that boat? How are you avoiding spooking them? What technique are you using?
I run a fairly primitive rig, so it would be helpful to hear about how you might fish these suckers without new-fangled tech such as livescope or spotlock. (I'm not uninterested in how you scopers do it, it just wont help me as directly).
I do much better in deep water vertical or shallow water situations. These mid depth fish seem to have my number. Thanks for any ideas, pointers, or stories!
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Get up wind, drop an anchor and let out alot of anchor rope and you can adjust accordingly until you are right on top of them or just a ways up wind of them and then cast to them. I have the trolling motor and the spot lock but I still anchor when it makes sense. Easier to fish when you are not constantly working the trolling motor or getting whipped around by the spot lock. If you can use two lines, throw out a bobber on one rod and jig with the other.
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A stiff wind is never easy CrappieRage has the best answer. How do you know they were spooky or just not biting? Been on tons of fish and could never buy a bite. Happened last year on Truman marked thousands of fish over the course of week and to get a bite was an act of God and that was with using Mega Live..
That is a good point. I do not know if they are spooky or just simply inactive, but it seems to happen a lot which makes it seem like some kind of skill issue. I’m still fairly new to electronics and crappie fishing in general, so it could be anything really.Originally Posted by Bricks
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Have 2D sonar park right over them so you can see them on your sonar if you can they are not spooking. Drop your jig down you should be able see your jig granted not true real time but you can still read the fishes reaction.
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As crazy as it sounds, you can long line troll over them moving with the wind to reduce the boat slap noise. You will need to move at least 0.7-1.2 mph, although it may be enough to get the job done. Use the Precision Trolling app or look up some tables for your lures, speed, and how much line to put out.
If I'm not at work or taking kids to their activities, you might find me on "The Rez" fishing. If not there, I could be in the garage working on my boat.
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