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Well I went to Dardanelle with my father in law and his buddy today. We fished from 7 till noon near Illinois Bayou. The wind blew out of the south at about 10 mph. We single pole jigged brush piles in 8 to 12 foot of water and only managed 3 crappie. They were good ones though (no pictures). I caught zero but I did catch a dozen white bass and 3 largemouth. It was a tough morning. I hope you pros have better luck this weekend at the tournament.
At least you didn't get skunked. Just curious, how many piles did you fish?
We fished at least a dozen. I wanted to bring minnows but the other 2 said no minners allowed on this trip. Wish I would.have snuck some on the boat.
My go-to baits for fishing brush there are silver/chart Midsouth tube and Pumpkinseed/chart Slab Slayer, both with an 1/8 oz pink head. I normally use minners when trolling. Usually works for me. They may have been in the channels today.
We tried midsouth silver/char, white/char, red/char, black/char and several other combos, on chart, pink, and orange heads. The white bass really liked the chart head with white/char body.
Conway caught them all out. There are no crappie left in Dardanelle.
Always take some minners just in case.:biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by D10
I'm so tired of hearing about not using minners! I think that there has been so much "minnow bashing" on here that guys are reluctant to use minnows. I am a decent jig fisherman and can hold my own with just about anyone but I take minnows every trip and use 'em.
With the crappie in a neutral post spawn feeding attitude now minnows will definitely help a guy be more successful.
Guess if you can afford minnows to fish everyday more power to ya. I seldom have trouble catching plenty on jigs. Fish should be hungry and aggressive in post spawn mood if ya can find them.
What's the matter? Is your "woman" not giving you enough allowance to buy gas and minners??
I hate get skunked witch I get from time to time
HMMMMM... just three Matt. I am going to haft to make a few trips out there to confirm this report.:biggrin
I'm not a minnow basher, but we don't use them much. As long as a guy can pick them up pretty regular on jigs, why bother with minnows?
I know, I know. I am definitely a crappie fishing ammature. I probably missed at least a dozen bites and I yanked the jig out of several fishes mouths. They could have just been white bass. I constantly have to be reminded not to set the hook like I am bass fishing.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePro
It shouldn't matter, if you are using good hooks and light action jig pole. I try to cross their eyes with every hookset and I don't lose many. I have launched many a dink across the boat and into surrounding trees due to a heavy hookset. I miss more fish due not getting a good enough hookset on the light biters.Quote:
Originally Posted by D10
Good to know. I will keep trying to rip their lips off. That is more fun anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cmj
Haven't been over there in a few weeks but they should get to feeding pretty heavily now. A pink jighead seems to work best for us over there with or without a minnow. We also fish a plain pink jighead only with a good sized minnow. We've caught some really nice crappie this year doing this. Keep trying 'em!
Someone needs to video Nimrods hook set. Slab crappie just lays on the bottom of the boat blinking his eyes and saying "What just happened? I was setting in my living room minding my own business and was thinking about a purple and chartreuse snack, now I'm in the bottom of this boat". Never seen nothing like it in all my born days.Quote:
Originally Posted by D10
I said that some morning too,how I get in the bottom of this boat:Rofl I had to many cold snacksQuote:
Originally Posted by RCC
Now you know your stretching the truth a bit ,I only use a 7' Bass flipping stick with 40 lb test braid. Gentle lift and hollar GET THE +&^% NET OUTA MY WAY!!!!!!:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by RCC