Got out Saturday for the first time this year. Got a late start (about 11:30), met some guys taking out as I was launching. They told me they got limits right off the bank throwing the standard LOZ blue ice jig under a bobber set about 2' deep. They said some other guys right by them were slaying them too doing the same thing. So I was optimistic. I ran from Coffman down to the 2MM as they and some others had said they were catching them in main lake coves. I was on the water throwing every jig I could think of from the 2MM back to Coffman throwing at the bank, in deeper water, over brush, you name it. Tipped with a nibble, no nibble, under a bobber set a various depths, no bobber, etc.. Not a single crappie bite. I ended up with about 9 bass (4-6 keeps) and one medium sized bluegill.
Get back to Coffman and was talking to different people. Some said they had the same luck I did, others had multiple limits in a matter of a couple of hours doing the same thing I was doing.
I got out, had a good time, the boat still floats, the motor still runs, it was a nice day. I just wish I had brought home some fish. It's a good thing my family doesn't depend on my fishing to keep them fed.
