Sometimes it’s just not a good day to fish. That’s a natural occurrence when you tournament fish. You don’t have a choice if you want to compete. The purpose of this article is to enlighten you on a few tips and techniques that might just save the day when the wind is blowing, howling, gusting or white-capping.

• Find a Protected Spot – Common sense must dictate when it’s safe to fish; the wind is something you should not be afraid of. High wind causes fish to become less spooky. You

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well.here goes....first...here's what I took pics of









truth be told....I had alot of fun...being around the people that I am getting to know..humbled by your kindness and support....an ...

We weren't planning on fishing Jackson again today but when we saw the weather report this morning we changed our minds. After looking at the forecast for the next few days we decided this would be our best chance for the rest of the week. ...

Thursday evening we met in Toledo Town at El Giros:





Friday evening we celebrated prefers shiners (Bruce) 77th birthday:



Fishervet received the outstanding sportsmanship award ...

Fishing Professional Tommy Skarlis spent a little time answering members questions in a Special Guest session here on Crappie.com. The following is a brief summary. Thank you for your participation Tommy.

Slab
Jigs behind planer boards, really! Don't you have to go faster when pulling boards? and if so, how the heck you keep your jigs down?

Tommy Skarlis
We keep our jigs down by using Off Shore Tadpoles - it is an in-line diving weight that when a fish bites - it disengages the device so you fight the fish and not the weight. We were pulling jigs at 1mph and I do not think it was too fast. Thanks for the congrats - it was an awesome tournament that we enjoyed immensely!

Blueball
whats the slowest speed u have used and caught fish pulling jigs.thanks

Tommy Skarlis
.7 mph - but I am certain that we could have gone much slower than that ...

When a strike occurs, the crappie is quickly pulled up and out. You don’t want to give it the chance to run through the stalks.


The St. John’s River in central Florida looked like a flow with four borders. In addition to the spongy banks on both sides, there were two thick fields of pad weeds, creating a second set of perimeters.

Teammates Whitey Outlaw and Mike Parrott were somewhere in this hydrology but a dense morning fog made seeing them difficult. When I did spot the ...