61 fish between the 2 of us: Mostly nice crappie and sunfish

[Spoonminnow]

Wind was the only problem spinning the boat around the anchor rope. When find which direction to cast after finding fish in open water, the last thing I need is a boat position that make casting difficult from a small jon boat.

The pattern was simple: 5.5' - 6.5' where sonar showed fish in open water. Lures used:
1/16 oz and 1/24 oz ball heads with various plastics (mostly my hybrid creations). I even caught fish on a Beetle Spin/Ribbon Tail grub and on a Risto Rap crankbait.


Key was letting the lures drop to mid-depth and working them slowly with pauses. If the bite slowed, I let the wind take us 50 or more feet to another spot and anchored each time. No crappie was under 10" with most over 10.5".
Here's my buddy (78) that I showed how to fish ultralight and he kept up with me fish for fish: