Perry - 7/11

No luck whatsoever yesterday. Finally got my little jon boat out, but I must be doing something wrong or hitting the wrong spots or something - not to mention, the wind was wicked on that small of a boat... I'll be the first to admit that I am not the most experienced crappie fisherman out there, so it's 100% entirely possible that my technique is messed up somewhere - I'm always open to suggestions and education - even things like the speed of retrieval of a jig are not out of bounds! Lol

Anyway, I put the bobber stop at various depths ranging from 12 inches to 8ft (and without a bobber), fishing in 15-25 fow - changed jigs between pink/yellow, chart/white, minnow lookalike plastics, dark and light grub plastics, and a few other things I'm sure I forgot about - bounced between 1/16, 1/8, and 1/4 ounce heads - all over about 4-5 hours. Nada... Not sure if it's me or them, but something just ain't right... lol

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eeker01
Did you remember to unzip their lips, some days there zipped pretty tight:banghead If you want to fish Eldorado give me a PM and we will get together. I am not a pro like a lot of these guys on crappie but have a 19' boat with a empty back seat and will be glad to take you out.

The wind will make it tough, especially in a tin (I fish from one as well). I fish a tandem jig set up on each rod with an 1/8 oz on top and 1/4 oz on bottom, and fish with a rod in each hand. I usually set the jigs down to 12'-15' deep while fishing in 15-20 fow. I move around slowly to best keep my line vertical or slightly behind. For windy days, I will fish two 1/4 oz jigs. I poke and prod piles and breaklines until I get bit, then buoy marker gets thrown out. Then I work the area more meticulously. I'm a jig guy, but have recently found minnows fruitful during summer. I'm done fishing for the moment as I have a baby due in a couple weeks. PM me your #. Would love to meet and learn from another CDC member.

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Originally Posted by skeeter96

eeker01
Did you remember to unzip their lips, some days there zipped pretty tight:banghead If you want to fish Eldorado give me a PM and we will get together. I am not a pro like a lot of these guys on crappie but have a 19' boat with a empty back seat and will be glad to take you out.

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I think you're right - they were zipped super tight! lol I may take you up on that fishing trip. We are trying to prepare a house for sale in Rose Hill, so I may be that way again in the next few weeks. Just depends on what the realtor says we need to fix, or whatever. lol