Went to Little Bayou Meto this morning. Graphed fish everywhere in about 5-9 FOW suspended in 15-18FOW. tried 11 different colors and minnows. Zeroed. I guess I'm going to have to invest in some Meatgetter jigs.
Kerry
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Went to Little Bayou Meto this morning. Graphed fish everywhere in about 5-9 FOW suspended in 15-18FOW. tried 11 different colors and minnows. Zeroed. I guess I'm going to have to invest in some Meatgetter jigs.
Kerry
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Just because you graphed fish does'nt mean they were Crappie that are biting or even Crappie at all.
Amen to that Nimrod. Your best bet this time of year is finding them in the deepest hole, or migrating to it.
I was in the deepest hole but I guess I was not doing it right or I was not where the fish were.
I have learned over the years that crappie that are suspended, say 15 feet, over 30 fow are tough to catch. Longlining is a good way to catch these kind of fish. But crappie that are within 2- 4 feet above the bottom in 30 fow can be easy pickens for tightlineing. Most of the time, especially this time of year, I can usually tell crappie from bait fish, but it is harder to tell crappie from a school of whites etc, but mostly I can tell crappie by the shape of the signals. Xring and I have called the bites many times from the signals we received. Crappiepro fished with me today and most of the time we would predict when a crappie would strike. We would find the school, catch a few and they would move off and the hunt would began again. Its just a matter of spending hundreds of hours watching the FF and fishing. Today we put 40 in the cooler and xring put 20 in his by using this strategy.
Dont feel bad. Seems I'm always learning when it comes to crappie fishing.:rolleyes: Better luck next time.:o
rtark, do you fish a 1/8 oz single jig tightlineing a single pole that deep?
Yes, most of the time I use 1/8th but sometimes I use a 3/16 with a #2 sickle hook because the bite is good and I want to get back down there quicker or there is a wind an I need to stay verticle. If I am casting at suspended fish I try to use a 1/16 to get a slower fall. Sooner or later I will get something right and catch a few.Quote:
Originally Posted by mb4850
Try smaller jigs when they won't bite the heavier ones , works for me.
kerry, as cold as its been their is not enough of deep water to hold them in the bayou this time of year. they have probably went back out in the river in some of the deeper holes behind the wing dams around some pilings.
Rt do u use mono or braid. What pound test
For me, I use Mr crappie hi-vis yellow. Not that it catches fish any better but because I get eye strain trying to watch the clear. Braided is fine but I have a terrible time with it wanting to wrap around my eye tip and its expensive. I use 8# and 6# on my ultra- lite. When you hang up 8# you can almost sink your boat trying to get loose. Xring started using it and is pretty high on it. 1500 yds of 8# is $7.00 at Grizzly jig. When it starts taking a set, I just drag it without anything tied to it and it is like new again. Hope this helps.Quote:
Originally Posted by mb4850
Thanks for the info guys. I'll keep trying. This is a hole I was fishing where I have had some luck before. I went there because the water is deep compared to rest of the area. Maybe one of these days I'll get it right and I can share a good fishing story with all of you. And thanks Jerry, I did not make it all the way to the River but did fish some pilings in 16 FOW about half way out. I have to admit I was almost 5 hours into my trip and cold without a single fish before I got to the pilings and probably did not give it a fare try.