Quote Originally Posted by Crappie ciller View Post
I thought maybe the shape of the schools or spacing or something might point towards crappie vs etc. there is really no substitute for experience tho is there! It's easy to spot wood in the SS but I am not seeing schools of fish like I have seen on pictures of others screens.
George I didn't see the typical pattern you would think of schooled crappie all bunched up in a wad. These fish were scattered all along this breadline and very tight to the bottom. There were also a few fish mixed in a little higher in the water colume. Along with that I also saw several small pods of shad mixed in as well. It became very easy to call a bite due to seeing those small schools of baitfish and seeing the jigs below. When you crossed over the bait you got bit every time. On several occasions I caught 2 at a time one on the top and bottom hook as well. It's a classic pattern for this time of year especially when you have high skies and a front blowing in. I will also say on this day if I had been fishing a mud bottom these fish would of had dirt on their bellies......Hope this helps......Ranger