Tip #5: Early Mornings are Overrated – Go ahead and sleep in, the crappie like a lazy morning just as well as the next guy. It’s a little known and well kept secret among us LOSERs that the bite is always best in the middle of the day. Go ahead and hit the snooze button, roll over and catch another hour of sleep then get up and enjoy a big breakfast with the wife – the fishing will keep.

There are several benefits to this. First of all, you will feel better. Fishing is hard work. You need your rest. Secondly, by going mid-day you will catch the crappie during a productive but not widely known of noon feeding frenzy. Finally you won’t have to deal with as much traffic on the boat ramp and the lake won’t be quiet as crowded in the hottest part of the day.