Thread: Thunderbird archives

I have used both 15# braid and 10# Vicious Panfish hi-vis line and I can't say that I have saved a lot more cranks with the braid. The Vicious makes it a lot easier to see your lines. Normally when your pull cranks it is in the summer and the white crappie are on an open water pattern chasing shad. Most people do not start pulling until water temp gets to 75F and above. In a lot of murky to muddy lakes this pattern doesn't happen. Also it works better if you have a lake that sets up a thermocline, then you can pull right above it and usually do pretty good. Just find the shad balls and start pulling in that area.

Most charts for crankbaits use 10# mono as a standard, so it makes it easy to get the baits to the depth you want. One other note, I have talked to the gentleman that published books on trolling and all his test prove that speed changes the depth a crankbait runs "very little .. if any" the increased fiction of the line and body of the crankbait offsets the increase in speed.

might have to get me some of that vicious hi vis. I been using mr crappie hi vis for like 10 years and love it for jigging, casting, or pulling jigs

Any recent fishing reports for Thunderbird?

None here !! Lol it has been way to Hott !! Waiting for the fall for sure !

Looking forward to your fall reports Snayl. If they are biting anywhere you seem to home in on them.

I try to anyways !! It has just been so Hott even at night that I haven't even bothered taking the time to get out there and try to find them !! But definately when it starts cooling off more so in the winter time the numbers and size for me will go way up ! I do my best crappie fishing in the winter !

Well I haven't seen any posts lately on thunderbird has anyone been out to see how the crappie are doing or where there are at this point

They are all waiting for you to show em where and how Naylor- you know that!