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Took advantage of the cloudy cooler weather and cranked up a few today. Most averaged 10" but light weights from summer thinning. All released to grow some more. Water temps were 85 and fish with bait scattered along channel and deeper flats. 10-15' down was the best using Bandit, CrappieMax, and StrikeKing 200-300 sizes. Had to have pink in it to get bit. 1.5-1.9 mph. No trash fish today.
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Thats neat ...i would have never thought a crappie would hit that big ol crank bait. Good job
Nice catch shine thanks for the post.
Looks like you trying to get a head start......Nice
Nice haul Shine. I have been hitting the Toona up the past few weeks. All whites and 1 black. The whites act much more like bass than blacks when hooked. I have had several jump out the water and flop around trying to shake the hook. They seem thicker than blacks also. What is your take on this?
After catching them on 3" gizzies this spring I had no doubt they would hit a 2" crankbait. Fun stuff. You should try it a time or two. I'm addicted.Quote:
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I don't know why those whites are thicker than the blacks up there. It's the opposite @ Blackshear. The whites always seem thinner except for December till April. I have weighed some 15-16" whites that barely weigh 1.5 lbs were as the blacks will be much closer to 2 or over. Plenty of shad to feed on. Just don't know what's going on. Lot of the fish have scars on them like they barely escaped being eaten by something. Maybe those whites are just running scared all the time and burning off what they are eating. They do fight pretty good and want to throw those treble hooks like a bass.
I am gonna push the cranks next trip and some new style baits I have tied up to see if I can stay in the zone better. Gonna try to hit the tops of the trash piles to see if some big blacks or whites will commit. May slow down a tenth or two also.
Good report and catch shine.Thumbs Up Glad to see someone else is taking advantage of the cloud cover and mild morning temps. I aint ever pulled any cranks but it looks like fun. Thanks for sharing the report and pictures......and congrats on your day.:)
Good post. Thanks for sharing.
congrats Shine nice catch. Would using this set up (one crank bait with two treble hooks) be legal in the tournys. I guess what I am asking is if the treble hooks would count as 1 hook or not.
Good to see ya back out on the lake, stopped in and seen Leroy got some minners and fished on Sat mornin. Damn mayfly hatch was in full bloom and was catching fish in the channel about five ft deep using 3" grubs. Caught several over a 4 hr period, then them water lice came out anf i had to go. black crappies were surely the bigger ones had two over 1 1/2 lbs. whites were about 3/4 to a 1 lb, yellow and whie were the colors.
Jroz
The trebles count as 1 hook for tournaments since they have a common shank and 1 eye.
Jack1
Glad you found a few hungry ones.
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Nice catch shine. When you pull cranks what kind of rods, line, reel etc are you using. I want to try this out but wasn't sure if my 10 and 12 ft rods could handle a crank bait like that. They are the light action crappie Maxx rods I have them in 9 ,10, 11 and 12 ft. Will these work pulling cranks with a bigger reel and heavier line.
I am using BNM Prostaff 8 12 and 14's off the sides and a couple off brands too. If pulln out the back 6 or 8 would be fine. Try to keep as much separation as possible so you can turn. Med action is enough. They all gonna bend and shake the tips a good bit but set the drag loose incase you hang up. 10 lbs mono. If anything the line counter reels make the most difference. I run anywhere from 30 - 125' of line out depending on dive of bait and depth I want to target. I have a chart built off 10 lbs mono at 1.6 mph. Broken down by Bandit 100 200 and 300 series baits. Other brands with a similar build run pretty close. Line counter reels need to be spooled full for the counters to work right. Even if you aint hittn exactly the depth on the chart, keep changn line distance till you get bit or start bumpn bottom. Adjust accordingly. I found 6 reels for about $26 @ last year. Best money spent. Use them pushn cranks too. If you got some cranks layn around, it would be worth a try. U can catch baits on clearance at store or on some websites to ease the pain of buying them if you decide to pursue it more.
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One of these days I am gonna try pulling some cranks....But it will have to somewhere other than Talquin!!!!
Lightwire treble hooks ??????
Yep Tim I don't think Talquin would be worth it.
JBF I have just been using red trebles but I bet Curtis could make it work out. Sure would be nice since the baits average $5 @!
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Thanks shine as usual very informative. By the way when is the new schedule coming out for slabmasters
Thanks gtojoe. As for the upcoming season schedule, we are working on it. Pretty much got the dates worked out, now just gotta match up the lakes with those dates. Hope to have all the committments in soon. Will post it ASAP.Quote:
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Try and add one at Jackson. Please please please.
Is there going to be any more J&D SLAB MADNESS tourneys? We fellows sure would like to see more of them!!!!!:biggrin
Jighooker......there is several more J&D tourneys slated for the 2013 season but I don't think the lakes have been finalized yet. Should be a lot of fun. Come on out!
Yes J and D will be running again and will be mixed in with the regular and Crappie Masters series through the year. We only have so many dates available. Hope to get it figured out soon. Thanks! Looking forward to getting back fishing and some friendly competition too.
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is there any more slated for 2012? i think one on sinclair around Dec,8th or 15th would be good just to get people in the mood for whats to come,and alittle practice. Crappie season comes and goes so quick sometimes. Water temps by then should be dropping steadly and have the crappie schooling pretty good and chasing the shad, with is good cause for some long-lining....and the rut will OVER by then and every body will itching to wet a hook. Just a thought.....Is there a such a thing called SUMMER TIME cabin fever?
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It is possible to add one or two more this year but check our website. Our scheule for 2012 is on it and our classic is on Oconee and Sinclair 12-8 and 12-9! Its gonna be great. You need to come to Blackshear 9-22 to qualify for the Classic Swap Up Challenge. Tell everyone you know that loves to fish for Crappie. Anyone can win on any given day! Ya'll come on and join the fun. And yes you are right about early winter fishing. It is some of the best of the year. Just my $.02.
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Check our website any ways just to see the past results and all the pics of some big old slabs
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