This past week I thought I'd research this "Magic Hour" for myself. I went to three different lakes to test this theory. Friday Morning I went to Keystone lake. Got out on the water at 5:00 AM. Right at 5:45 the fish were going crazy on the shad at the surface. I used a slip cork rig set at two feet deep using jigs. I immediately caught crappie on each cast. The bites were so agressive that one of the fish hit the cork with a major bust. This frenzy lasted for about 30 minutes.

Saturday - Oologah lake:

On the water at 5:00 AM. Frenzy started at 6:00 AM - 6:30.
Caught large slab crappie right on top of the water.
Using same slip cork rig on rip rap. Very aggressive bites.

Sunday: Eufaula:

On the water at 5:30 AM. Frenzy started at 5:35. I had to fish
a little deeper at 4 feet with the slip cork rig, but caught much
larger fish. Got my 6 pound test line broke four times. Assuming
they were sandbass or hybrids. Landed several over 14 Inches.

Conclusion:

This magic hour theory is TRUE