Thread: No bites

Went out early this morning and found the shad and crappie. There was large schools of both swimming in schools all over the area I was fishing. I could see the crappie swimming around, under and out in front of my boat but I couldn’t get one bite. I would put the jig right on their nose and they would ignore it.
what gives??

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Usually some wanting to bite if you hold it still in front of them . You sure they are Crappie ? Did any swim up and look at your bait ?

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Originally Posted by NIMROD

Usually some wanting to bite if you hold it still in front of them . You sure they are Crappie ? Did any swim up and look at your bait ?

I am 100% sure they were crappie and shad. I watched a guy in another boat use his dip net and scooped up prolly 20 fish with one dip and had 8-10 crappie in the net. I will mention that he returned the crappie back but kept the shad for catfish bait.

Originally Posted by hudnut

I am 100% sure they were crappie and shad. I watched a guy in another boat use his dip net and scooped up prolly 20 fish with one dip and had 8-10 crappie in the net. I will mention that he returned the crappie back but kept the shad for catfish bait.

I have seen them like that but would bite only if you jig was dead sticked

Originally Posted by NIMROD

I have seen them like that but would bite only if you jig was dead sticked

I agree with Nimrod, I've seen it when if you put it in front of them, then jigged it, they would just blow out of there. But if you could hold it steady enough, they would just ease up and take it in their mouth then spit it out and you'd never feel a thing. If you weren't watching them do it you'd never know.

Originally Posted by hudnut

I am 100% sure they were crappie and shad. I watched a guy in another boat use his dip net and scooped up prolly 20 fish with one dip and had 8-10 crappie in the net. I will mention that he returned the crappie back but kept the shad for catfish bait.

What??? The guy just scooped crappie out of the water w/ a net??? That’s hard to believe!


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Originally Posted by Loop Knot

What??? The guy just scooped crappie out of the water w/ a net??? That’s hard to believe!


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Yessir. I sat there and watched him do it.
I’ve never seen so many crappie and shad mixed together like that in 2 fow.



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