Thread: Finally got into some fish today

Things are picking up. My wife and I were out west of Lansing and brought home 41, including 12 crappies, in 2-6 fow. Nothing huge, but all nice sized. The crappies are all in their black breeding coloration. I didn't use a tape measure on them, but pretty much all 9-11 inchers. Got the gills and pumpkinseeds on spiders, a tiny popper, and artificial worms. The crappies all came on a red and black jig with Gulp Alive minnows. All the crappies were along a stretch of dropoff only 10 or 20 yards long. Gills in shallower, and no sign of bedding. She concentrated on the gills, and I had fun with the crappies, but couldn't resist using the surface lures for some gills! Now is the time to get out and get them.