Black Lake 10-13-15

Caught 23 this morning on Black Lake. Kinda slow, took from 0700 til 10am. 11-12 fow, 2-6 feet deep, GG. Here is a pic.

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Very jealous!! Nice! I'd love to fish there, just quite a ways from home!

I admire a man that knows his go to bait.........nice catch JROW

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Originally Posted by J_ROW

Caught 23 this morning on Black Lake. Kinda slow, took from 0700 til 10am. 11-12 fow, 2-6 feet deep, GG. Here is a pic.

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2-6 ft of water has me thinking that I often fish too deep. How do you find the depth at where they are holding? Do you fish light jigs with a slow fall and adjust your depth if they bite them on the fall? Fish multiple rods with different depths? See them on your fish finder?

Would love to know how you start off locating them.

nice catch

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Originally Posted by Bman350

2-6 ft of water has me thinking that I often fish too deep. How do you find the depth at where they are holding? Do you fish light jigs with a slow fall and adjust your depth if they bite them on the fall? Fish multiple rods with different depths? See them on your fish finder?

Would love to know how you start off locating them.

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Originally Posted by Bman350

2-6 ft of water has me thinking that I often fish too deep. How do you find the depth at where they are holding? Do you fish light jigs with a slow fall and adjust your depth if they bite them on the fall? Fish multiple rods with different depths? See them on your fish finder?

Would love to know how you start off locating them.

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Bman350, Black Lake where I fish at is only 10 - 15 feet deep. I only fish the Grey Ghost in the 1/16 oz size. I fish with a 10 foot bucks graphite jig rod (one at a time) and let out 9 feet of line. Ninety per cent of the time I never feel the bite I see it when the fish takes the bait on the fall. Sometimes it gets down only a couple of feet, sometimes it gets down 9 feet and then you get to feel the thump or a tap tap when they hit it. The trick to fishing the little grey ghost is watch the line like a hawk. I don't hunt fish on the fish finder , I hunt for structure that will hold fish. I also put out lots of willow tops so I will know where to fish. I have fished Black Lake just about my whole life so I know a few places on it to fish (I am 69). So if you ever fish the grey ghost (best jig ever in my opinion) watch the line like a hawk, if it goes the least bit slack set the hook (you might catch a leaf, shad, or lily pad) but most times it is a crappie. Good luck.

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Originally Posted by J_ROW

Bman350, Black Lake where I fish at is only 10 - 15 feet deep. I only fish the Grey Ghost in the 1/16 oz size. I fish with a 10 foot bucks graphite jig rod (one at a time) and let out 9 feet of line. Ninety per cent of the time I never feel the bite I see it when the fish takes the bait on the fall. Sometimes it gets down only a couple of feet, sometimes it gets down 9 feet and then you get to feel the thump or a tap tap when they hit it. The trick to fishing the little grey ghost is watch the line like a hawk. I don't hunt fish on the fish finder , I hunt for structure that will hold fish. I also put out lots of willow tops so I will know where to fish. I have fished Black Lake just about my whole life so I know a few places on it to fish (I am 69). So if you ever fish the grey ghost (best jig ever in my opinion) watch the line like a hawk, if it goes the least bit slack set the hook (you might catch a leaf, shad, or lily pad) but most times it is a crappie. Good luck.

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that is probably some of the best advise you will ever get....

nice haul there, I'm a little jelly. i have been starting to like hair or tied jigs myself. i have also been looking for places to start dropping habitats judging on water depth. i really don't like having to always look and try to interpolate a fish finder, i would much rather have way-points for structure piles that i set myself.

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Originally Posted by J_ROW

Bman350, Black Lake where I fish at is only 10 - 15 feet deep. I only fish the Grey Ghost in the 1/16 oz size. I fish with a 10 foot bucks graphite jig rod (one at a time) and let out 9 feet of line. Ninety per cent of the time I never feel the bite I see it when the fish takes the bait on the fall. Sometimes it gets down only a couple of feet, sometimes it gets down 9 feet and then you get to feel the thump or a tap tap when they hit it. The trick to fishing the little grey ghost is watch the line like a hawk. I don't hunt fish on the fish finder , I hunt for structure that will hold fish. I also put out lots of willow tops so I will know where to fish. I have fished Black Lake just about my whole life so I know a few places on it to fish (I am 69). So if you ever fish the grey ghost (best jig ever in my opinion) watch the line like a hawk, if it goes the least bit slack set the hook (you might catch a leaf, shad, or lily pad) but most times it is a crappie. Good luck.

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That is great advice and much appreciated! You sir, are one of the many members that help make crappie.com the best fishing forum on the web.

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Originally Posted by J_ROW

Bman350, Black Lake where I fish at is only 10 - 15 feet deep. I only fish the Grey Ghost in the 1/16 oz size. I fish with a 10 foot bucks graphite jig rod (one at a time) and let out 9 feet of line. Ninety per cent of the time I never feel the bite I see it when the fish takes the bait on the fall. Sometimes it gets down only a couple of feet, sometimes it gets down 9 feet and then you get to feel the thump or a tap tap when they hit it. The trick to fishing the little grey ghost is watch the line like a hawk. I don't hunt fish on the fish finder , I hunt for structure that will hold fish. I also put out lots of willow tops so I will know where to fish. I have fished Black Lake just about my whole life so I know a few places on it to fish (I am 69). So if you ever fish the grey ghost (best jig ever in my opinion) watch the line like a hawk, if it goes the least bit slack set the hook (you might catch a leaf, shad, or lily pad) but most times it is a crappie. Good luck.

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Would you be willing to give some advice on sinking tops? I finally caught a few Saturday on a top I sunk last year, so the fire has been reignited...specifically what technique and materials do you use? Thanks

J_Row. you are killing me with these great pictures. One of these days I may have to drive down and let you give me a personal lesson. Never been to Black Lake although used to work with a guy who had a camp there. He was always talking about all the fish they caught.

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Would you be willing to give some advice on sinking tops? I finally caught a few Saturday on a top I sunk last year, so the fire has been reignited...specifically what technique and materials do you use? Thanks

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I live on Millcreek in Bienville parish that is 33 feet in some places. This is the way I put out tops in it in about 19 feet of water. Attachment 216806
On Black Lake I don't put them in the buckets, I just put a weight at the top and bottom of the willow and sink them flat as the water isn't deep enough to stand them up. Some times I lay bamboo flat instead of willow. Hope this helps.

Where can I get the gray ghost jigs?

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Originally Posted by joshs

Where can I get the gray ghost jigs?

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joshs I get mine off the internet at theperfectcrappiejig.com. Talk to Jim Porter and he will fix you up. You can use paypal or credit card. Phone number is 321-427-8295.

Thanks.

purty fish. I'll take your slow day any time. ;0)

Definitley Helps. Thanks!