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For a little while, and got him some crappie for dinner. It was a hot bite for a while this afternoon. He had his limit in less than 45 minutes. They were in 50 to 54 FOW and would come up to 40 ft. to grab the baits. When the wind picked up from the SW. they were'nt as aggressive.........thanks, Leadhead for an enjoyable afternoon and some good company.........
Very nice Lead Head! JR really knows how to find and catch them witch makes for a great trip with him anytime.
way to go lead jr is the man. just think crappie at 50 fow.
That was a great way to spend an afternoon. Get to the ramp at 1:00 and get unloaded, take a few minutes for JR to give me some Humminbird 101 side imaging class (gotta get one of those!!!), then he finds a school of hungry crappie and shortly after 2:00 I have a limit. JR sure makes it look easy. JR was two up on me before I could get one of his special jigs tied on and in the water and then it was game on. I have been very interested in how the side imaging fishfiders work and I don't think I had enough information to make an informed decision about whether to go with a Humminbird or Lowrance unit until now. I have always used Lowrance units in the past but that will change in the near future. If anyone else is thinking about fishing for DEEP crappie, alwaysfishin can show you how. I think those were the hungriest fish I have been around since spring. Thanks for an informative and enjoyable afternoon JR.
Side imaging is the only way to consistently find and fish schooling crappie. I tried before I had side imaging and it was very difficult to find and stay on a school that was moving. Now if I loose them I can find them again. It is also amazing what you will find on the bottom and how easy it is to find brushpiles.
congrats. on the great afternoon you two, those side imiging sonars work great.
nice looking mess of fish for sure.
JR, are you putting around with you outboard motor till you locate shad balls or are you using your trolling motor?
Nice job guys, congrats one the quick deep limits.
I scan with my outboard and look for the right school......not all are biters and some are white bass and big shad............Quote:
Originally Posted by LSL Angler
Good work gents, heck of a day you all had. Got me one of them HB side imaging units over the weekend, absolutely cannot wait to start learning how to use it.
Great job guys
Wow 50ft of water!!!
JR,Quote:
Originally Posted by alwaysfishin
I'd like to know what you look for in the right school? At first with mine I just looked for fish and now that I have been using it for awhile I would like to get better. Could you describe what you look at on the screen that indicates the right school and biters?
Hard to explain, but I look at the school's shape and how spread they are or larger echos around them......it'll come with time.....keep on fishin' and when you are successful, remember what you saw.........remember.....the shallower they are......the better they are feeding, but, not always easy to stay with. You must decide if you want to spend time on them or find something else...........the ones on the bottom may not be as active, but may stay put longer!
Yeah nice catch I need my lesson on side imaging now. When do classes start?