headed to POST spawn ALREADY ????

[longhunter]

Not doing the deal here yet. Six cleaned, but we are a little behind here on the dry side...Usually the case.

[Ketchn]

this post was to point out the unpredictable nature of the spawn and when and why and etc that occurs .
most fish locally are either starting up and or in some cases trying to race in and seal a deal first round .
many crappie fisher folks have very little understanding of how these fish reproduce .
they wave spawn and almost all the female fish will come in and lay eggs several times .
this in turn is why as a species they are so prolific .
KABOOM is still the word

[MCG1]

Kind of like the whitetail rut. Always some early and some late. Kind of protects the species/age class that way it seems.

[Ketchn]

Kind of like the whitetail rut. Always some early and some late. Kind of protects the species/age class that way it seems.

with the crappie its about if one don't take the next one or possibly the one after will .
with the unpredictable water/weather conditions in the spring it gives them a better chance to have a successful hatch.
with whitetails it is similar but more of it is due to buck doe ratio and the ages of the yearling does in the herd as well .
one thing for certain with mother nature never say never ....
i got a 9 point running on our place that still has his rack on his head as i type

[longhunter]

Might be another test run this afternoon... Looks like the wind may cooperate, but they have been wrong more than right in the past!

[Ketchn]

the north wind here was past brutal yesterday
maybe 40 mph or 45 gusts with a sustained 20 to 25 mph
and it is now ccccold again ....
i will let it settle a bit before i go hammer ....
maybe tomorrow is the word

[ezgoing]

May try it again this afternoon and tonight. The wind forecast for today is around 17 NW. Would be hard to find a sheltered spot on the lake with this wind direction but the slips should be ok.