5 fow

OK guys and Gals....I've read where the fish caught(for the winners) at the MSFJ tourny was in 5 FOW....also, got a report where the are catchn em in 5 FOW in the pads at Horseshoe (Ark). and a few other oxbows in the area...

I thought they was supposed to be deep this time of year......What makes some of the crappie want to be suspended in 20-30 FOW and others in 5 FOW.........Are they in shallows early, then go deeper.

Just thought I might get some you expert/experienced fishermen's thoughts.

Thanks!

I wish I knew. I caught most of my fish in 20+fow pulling cranks at 10-12 feet. Go figure.

Yes major... I was there on tuesday and it was the same for me... Just curious to what makes the fish so scattered, when i thought they should be in deeper water when it is this hot....guess thats why they call it "fishn"


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Good question... Caught ours in 9-15'...

Yikess and I fished in 4-6 feet of water all day

We caught our in 15 - 25 fow pushing minners.

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Originally Posted by majflyboy

I wish I knew. I caught most of my fish in 20+fow pulling cranks at 10-12 feet. Go figure.

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Same here yesterday

I'm guessing here, but maybe something to do with warmer water promotes algea and plankton growth better than cooler water, attracting more baitfish. Add nearby deep water, timber/shade and some hungry fish?!?!?? Just because they feed there, don't mean they live there. I caught 2 early yesterday on a crank running about 7' deep, but floated when put in the livewell. I'm guessing they ran up from considerably deeper water?

I'm just learning ,but what about the rain . I know it cools the top couple feet . surface at the rez went from around 95 to low to mid 80's with this rain . I just wonder .

Still catching lots of fish relatively shallow here in Ga too. For several weeks I've been pulling jigs very near the bottom in water 8'-12' deep. Reason the fish are there is because the bait is there. Our surface temps have been @ 82*-85* at first light for several weeks now.

I have been catching them 10 or 12 ft and the fish will have mud on there bellys . I ain't never seen them with mud on there belly .

Lot of it has to do with light penetration, location of their main food source, water temp and oxygen level, you know black crappie like shallow water more than whites do.Could be a number of things. All that rain has washed in a lot of extra food source. If the fish find a comfort zone they can move laterally from deep to shallow but remain at the same depth in both places.Just some of what I've learned over the years!!Moon phases have a lot to do with fish and game activity!

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Thump, that's a common misconception people have about the grey substance sometimes seen on a crappie's belly, it is actually shad poop, they must have been gorgeing themselves. I've seen it lots of times but mostly in the winter during a shad kill.

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Originally Posted by 4THETHUMP

I have been catching them 10 or 12 ft and the fish will have mud on there bellys . I ain't never seen them with mud on there belly .

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Crappie and all other fish by the way, have only three reasons to be where they are at any particular time: procreation (that's making little crappies for those of you who didn't graduate from Nanih Waiya:biggrin), comfort, and a food source.

Yep

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Originally Posted by feeshrman

Thump, that's a common misconception people have about the grey substance sometimes seen on a crappie's belly, it is actually shad poop, they must have been gorgeing themselves. I've seen it lots of times but mostly in the winter during a shad kill.

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Well where I been catching them . The shad is like hair on a dogs back . Bass and gar too. Haven't caught any gar on a jig yet . That makes more sense . Like I said I am still learning . I gave then a break this weekend . I know they ain't scared but I sure try to worry them every chance i get .

Next time you catch one with "mud" on their bellies, give it a sniff...smells just like sardines!

Well now I won't have too now , I believe ya'll . Ya'll are telling me they are full of it , I reckon. I know they stink up a live well .

X2....believe i will take their word fer it!!

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Originally Posted by 4THETHUMP

Well now I won't have too now , I believe ya'll . Ya'll are telling me they are full of it , I reckon. I know they stink up a live well .

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hey thump, you still in the same hole i saw you in?

We caught ours today in 10' to 16' FOW fishing 8' to 15' deep tolling minners and jigs. Something I noticed this weekend was the black crappie we caught were thicker and heavier than white crappie an inch longer.

I caught ALL of my fish in 9-12 FOW with weekend and rolled what appeared to be 2 to 2 1/2 pounder at Enid in 7 FOW yesterday

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Originally Posted by BigBlue

Good question... Caught ours in 9-15'...

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We caught fish all weekend from 5' to 25'. Found our best ones from 6-15. We moved 4 times yesterday to catch our fish.


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Originally Posted by cockrumcrappieman

We caught ours today in 10' to 16' FOW fishing 8' to 15' deep tolling minners and jigs. Something I noticed this weekend was the black crappie we caught were thicker and heavier than white crappie an inch longer.

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x2 everyone we caught that was 11 inches would weight well over a pound.