Thread: 3+ Pound Crappie

Trotline crappie

Caught that one yesterday on my trotline on the bottom of the lake with a fingerling yellow bass, that's what I was talking about, everyone is catching spawing crappie and this dude is out in the deep water.
Its no monster but Larger than you would average most days.
Pound and 3/4

I agree with Nimrod on secluded, they seem to become more like bigger LMB. I've adapted a walleye/LMB approach to fishing for them, fish big 'baits'. My favorite is a Zoom Superfluke Jr. or even Walleye Assassins, them big fish will POP those big baits. I've found they do spawn deeper than the majority and in an area where there aren't a lot of other spawners. I only wish I could fish the southern fish factories. Anybody want to trade a hunting trip here in KS for a crappie trip down south? Lotsa big deer and turkeys here, my son just came home with 4 turkeys they shot with bows, I'm gonna have turkey for dinner. Might have to go look for some Moral mushrooms.

Originally Posted by crappiedoc

I agree with Nimrod on secluded, they seem to become more like bigger LMB. I've adapted a walleye/LMB approach to fishing for them, fish big 'baits'. My favorite is a Zoom Superfluke Jr. or even Walleye Assassins, them big fish will POP those big baits. I've found they do spawn deeper than the majority and in an area where there aren't a lot of other spawners. I only wish I could fish the southern fish factories. Anybody want to trade a hunting trip here in KS for a crappie trip down south? Lotsa big deer and turkeys here, my son just came home with 4 turkeys they shot with bows, I'm gonna have turkey for dinner. Might have to go look for some Moral mushrooms.

If it werent for the $400 license to hunt up there, I'd say you have a date. Would love to bowhunt up there but afraid of the eviction notice I would get from my wife if I asked to spend another 4 bills on top of my lease here.

good lookin fish!!! And horay for you usin yellow bass as bait!!! LOL I hate them little boogers!!!

Millwood has to have plenty three pounders. I have seen a few over the years that came out of that lake.

Originally Posted by crappiedoc

I agree with Nimrod on secluded, they seem to become more like bigger LMB. I've adapted a walleye/LMB approach to fishing for them, fish big 'baits'. My favorite is a Zoom Superfluke Jr. or even Walleye Assassins, them big fish will POP those big baits. I've found they do spawn deeper than the majority and in an area where there aren't a lot of other spawners. I only wish I could fish the southern fish factories. Anybody want to trade a hunting trip here in KS for a crappie trip down south? Lotsa big deer and turkeys here, my son just came home with 4 turkeys they shot with bows, I'm gonna have turkey for dinner. Might have to go look for some Moral mushrooms.

I sent you a PM, I've been coming to KS Bow huning the past 3 years and love it there.......

No dought Grenada Lake in Mississippi. I fished last week there for the first time. UNBELIEVABLE. We had a bad storm on Monday so the fishing didn't get good till Friday. I caught 43 and over half were 2.25 or better. Three were 2.6 and two of the guys caught one 2.8. I fish Beaver all the time and ain't never seen nothing like Grenada. They catch over 3 pounders there in the summer when they aren't full of eggs. They catch a few 4 pounders every year.