Thread: Crappie Fishing / Yo-Yo,s

Personally, I love to feel that "bump" we all know as a crappie bite, on the end of my grizzly elite jig pole. HOWEVER, there have been times that I have gone to Old Town Lake, and couldn't buy a bite on my pole. Seeing as how I spent $100 on groceries and gas to get there, and knowing how bad I wanted a mess of fried crappie, I stooped lower than whale turds, and put out yo-yos. I caught me a mess of crappie and went home. When I fried those babies up golden brown, it didn't really matter how I caught them. They didn't taste "unethical." Besides, running yo-yos is fun, and if they ain't bitin on the ol pole, whats it gonna hurt. I see it as another tool to doing what I love to do. This sounds like the old argument of bow hunters. They say rifle hunting is too easy. Heck, I like to hunt, so I do both. Last time I checked, deer don't care if they get shot with a .270 or a muzzy three blade broadhead, dead is dead!! Just like this old horse!

I know a few old men that wouldn't have been so quick to move.The young man might be in better shape and capable of whipping the older guy but 3-4 black talons can even things out pretty quick."Officer he swore that he was gonna throw me out of the boat and drown me. i had no choice."

Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

I know a few old men that wouldn't have been so quick to move.The young man might be in better shape and capable of whipping the older guy but 3-4 black talons can even things out pretty quick."Officer he swore that he was gonna throw me out of the boat and drown me. i had no choice."

That is why I did not get involved in the incident between the smart mouth and the older man, plus many more people were around also and someone may have used a cell phone and call the warden, but I did not have a phone. I did not know either one of the guys or if they were kin folks or what. Some of these older men carry pistols anyway and that is a fact. I was not going to leave my boat and wade over to them.

Roscoeman knows what I am talking about the men and their yo-yo,s having no respect period.

yes I am a yo yo fisherman, like the old saying goes feed a man a fish and he only eats for a day but if you teach him to fish he will always eat but what it doesnt say if you are a new/bad fisherman like me then you need to learn how to yo yo and yes I do stay near them, but as far as them coming out of the water, when you set your hook only 3-5 inches deep that doesnt give you much room plus when they fight it sometimes it just makes it worse and makes them go higher and when going to a new lake sometimes it helps you locate them plus if the fishing is slow it helps out to. I guess it is kinda like gambling I dont support it but it is still legal so if you dont like it then just dont do it but the yo yoers must stay legal!

I ust to Hate yo-yo's, despised them, until a good friend of mine got me out on Lake Conway one night and talked me into trying them. Man we had a blast with them and caught some nice cats and crappie. One night I took one of the neighborhood kids out to run some Yo-Yos and you should have seen that kids face light up when them yo-yos started to pop off and he got to pull them fish into the boat. Another reason I like em is that you can catch some nice cats while your crappie fishing. They are great locators in tree filled lakes like conway where you can then go in and verticle jig with a long pole too. IMO If you are ethical with them, catch only your limit, and stay with in the laws provided, I now see nothing wrong with them except another fun great way to put some crappie and cats (which I love to eat also) in the boat. CP

I don't use em. Probably never will. But, I go along with anything that is legal. Just don't puff up when you ain't around and I doodle my jig or minnow around them. And, if the fish is wasted dangeling from it because you have not been checking it like you are supposed to, it might be on the bottom of the pond when you return.
DP

a real yo-yo fisherman knows how to take a turn or two off the reel to allow the smaller ones to stay in the water when you have to hang 'em higher than ideal.

Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

a real yo-yo fisherman knows how to take a turn or two off the reel to allow the smaller ones to stay in the water when you have to hang 'em higher than ideal.

These I saw were big crappie hanging 6-8 inches out of the water and dead.

I do not dislike yo-yo,s or those that use them. I even owe some myself. When I use my yo-yo,s I am not going to get up in the midst of crappie fisherman to set them out or move you out of the way so I can attend them. I usually get off to myself out of the way anyway. Many people will take your yo-yo,s if you leave them out.

I did not intend to start something with the subject, just wanted an opinion. I guess if you see a dead crappie hanging in a tree, cut him down and let the gar and turtles eat.

wanton waste to the tune of 150 bucks plus