Thread: Article: Crappie facts to ponder at Da Hill

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great report thanks for sharing!

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Nothing more flummoxing then fish on camera that won't bite. Ice fishing one year found a huge school of redears that were all big and schooled around a sunken bridge. Tried every thing I had from live bait to my own custom jigs and lures. Even the one I call the " never fail ". The ears turned their nose up at everything. Watched all day as they hung around that bridge. Caught a few other species but none of them big red ears.

There are times that nothing gets the fishes attention. But some times if you go super small in your lure or bait. It may trigger them on one of those lock jaw days. For this 1/64 oz and 100 oz jigs seem to work rather well. I 'm sure most know this but there may be some it don't make sense to. I call it my " dessert " theory. Picture two guys laying under a nice shade tree and the sun is blazing hot. They have just ate a big meal of meat and taters and they ain't moving. Offers of another big steak or hamburg are not going to cause our heroes to even think about moving. But if their gals sing out " you all ready for apple pie ala mode. Chances are them boys is gonna stir around and get to moving. As the saying goes there is always room for desert.

Late summer like it is now them crappies probably got all the " steak and taters " they can handle and they don't have to work hard to get them. Huge schools of minnows and shad makes living easy for the fish. So they ain't moving just like our human examples. But say a flashy tiny jig catches their eye and resembles their " apple pie ". Bang fish on. Seen it done on camera and blind without camera. Certainly not a 100% solution to the lockjaw but I always liked the odds of improving that days catch.