Thread: A Crappie "High" yesterday in Lakeland

Well, I was dressed for the weather, 48 degrees in the morning. Ya see, my wife and I are now weather acclimated wimps! Anything under 70 degrees, oh well you know what I'm sayin!

First thing I noticed was water temps were down to 68-69 degrees.
I started spider rigging, jigs tipped with minners, wind came up a bit, but boat control was manageable. Caught 5 in the first hour, was having a great day and just enjoying everything about it.

If I could find deep water, I usually would catch one or two. Seems that anything over .4 mph and I wouldn't get bit, the wind was gusting from time to time, so I started looking for more protected areas.

I had 8 in the boat when my friend Yelim sent me a text, he was fishing in another area nearby. Things had slowed down, and I just came into an area where there was deep water and quite a few humps. Then BINGO, it was Crappie Time! I would hit this one spot with the deepest water, and sometimes 2 on at a time. I'm an old man, but when the bite like this happens, there are NO words to explain! I can't even imagine the feelings you guys get, when you catch 50-60 or more in one outing!

Took 10 home and released over 10 more.

Great day again Marv!

Theres no words to explain the "rush" you get when 2 or more rods go down same
time. Same when single pole jiggin and line takes the hit - "thumb" yea ha, game
on.
Thanks for sharing with us Marvin - nice looking spec's...........glad to hear you
did good. (when cold fronts start to come about 4 -5 days - slow, slow down you
approach) .2 - .3 might be to fast................They will let you know (crappie that is)

Originally Posted by fishin813

Theres no words to explain the "rush" you get when 2 or more rods go down same
time. Same when single pole jiggin and line takes the hit - "thumb" yea ha, game
on.
Thanks for sharing with us Marvin - nice looking spec's...........glad to hear you
did good. (when cold fronts start to come about 4 -5 days - slow, slow down you
approach) .2 - .3 might be to fast................They will let you know (crappie that is)

Thanks Harold,

I'm having all I can do to try to keep .5mph, especially with any breeze at all. Where I'm fishing, drift socks are NOT an option, maybe a couple 5 gallon buckets tied close. Also thinking of getting some sandbags for the bow?? My recessed front seat sits quite a ways back, therefore allowing the bow to rise up out of the water, more than I would like.

Originally Posted by pescador

Thanks Harold,

I'm having all I can do to try to keep .5mph, especially with any breeze at all. Where I'm fishing, drift socks are NOT an option, maybe a couple 5 gallon buckets tied close. Also thinking of getting some sandbags for the bow?? My recessed front seat sits quite a ways back, therefore allowing the bow to rise up out of the water, more than I would like.

I have a 48qt cooler that I used toput in the bow and fill just for a counterweight when i fished alone. Pull the plugs and let the extra weight run out. Kept a good sized scoop to fill it with. Worked great for me.

Originally Posted by skeetbum

I have a 48qt cooler that I used toput in the bow and fill just for a counterweight when i fished alone. Pull the plugs and let the extra weight run out. Kept a good sized scoop to fill it with. Worked great for me.

Hey Skeet,
Great idea, that could have worked for me with the original setup on my boat. When I positioned my new trolling motor, I had to downsize the cooler upfront!

Originally Posted by skeetbum

I have a 48qt cooler that I used toput in the bow and fill just for a counterweight when i fished alone. Pull the plugs and let the extra weight run out. Kept a good sized scoop to fill it with. Worked great for me.

Hey Skeet,
Great idea, that could have worked for me with the original setup on my boat. When I positioned my new trolling motor, I had to downsize the cooler upfront!

What is depth of water your working Marv ? If less than 15 you can use chain
effectively attached to 50' rope. Chain will slide quite well over rocks/submerged
trees.

Originally Posted by fishin813

What is depth of water your working Marv ? If less than 15 you can use chain
effectively attached to 50' rope. Chain will slide quite well over rocks/submerged
trees.

The last 2-3 weeks, been finding the fish in 18-20'+ water depth, probably no more than 150-200 yards then depths change drastically. I bought some chain last year, been a little hesitant to try it, figured I would end up loosing it.

Sounds like a perfect day to me.