Jigging/Trolling

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Originally Posted by GitDaGrease

This is excactly my point, look at the pics of the fish you caught today. They are packed with eggs, some of the females I caught yesterday in 2 foot of water had already layed out. Now what helped the fishery more????

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Oh, I agree but it is what it is, our fish here are fixxin to have the best spawn in several years. If we get the rain they are predicting then there will be about 5000 acres of grass beds in 2 foot of water.

Dont trash them eggs eat em.

I don't think you can catch faster than they reproduce . That is why they tell you not to put them in a pond . I do know the green carp will thin them out in a pond . So when i'm strolling the Rez I don't feel guilty either way . So why can't you catch them single poling 20 ft deep ?

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Originally Posted by 4THETHUMP

I don't think you can catch faster than they reproduce . That is why they tell you not to put them in a pond . I do know the green carp will thin them out in a pond . So when i'm strolling the Rez I don't feel guilty either way . So why can't you catch them single poling 20 ft deep ?

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Just dont or havent ever one-poled that deep. Trolling has taught me ton in the last 9 months.

I figger when I grow up some I will try it too . Thanks all of ya'll I know how to get it together and do it . I have learned when the ff finds them deep you can catch them just not so easy to get them in the boat . I was bouncing my jig on the bottom Saturday and they would hit it on the drop . Wasn't quite 20' but close . Learn something new every time I go .

I would love to be able to find fish down 20ft deep and drop a jig and catch em--just haven't gotten that lucky. I would suppose it would have to be over a nice brush pile to have it happen though

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Originally Posted by KDAVID1

I would love to be able to find fish down 20ft deep and drop a jig and catch em--just haven't gotten that lucky. I would suppose it would have to be over a nice brush pile to have it happen though

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Keep fishing, you will find that ledges will hold more fish more consistently than brush.

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that's the problem--not many ledges round here--nothing but flats;)

Actually, a biologist once told me that it is far more important to throw the males back during the spawn for conservation purposes. A female crappie will lay tens of thousands of eggs, not all at the same time, and she leaves. The males actually guard the nests. They protect the smaller fish.

Sure is fun in 2 to 3 FOW with a foot to 18" of line out catching one and it's swimming on top of the water trying to get off. Talk about a fight