Crankin' @ Larto Today

Went to drag some Cranks at Larto today. Had to wade thru some small catfish and goo early, but finally got it dialed in. Fished 11 feet deep in 15 fow. I didn't count them yet, but I think I have about 20-25. And now the pics.... enjoy.

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Pink was the color of the day.

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A double.

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Some Chartreuse for good measure.

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Nice catch..thanks for the pictures and report

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Good job.......I love cranking

Nice catch, thanks for sharing 👍

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Pink put a hurt'n on them thanks for sharing [emoji2] [emoji106]

Thanks for the report. I love that lake but have never tried crankin it. I do have some crank baits though, will have to try that the next time I make it up there.

dialed in mean you went more shallow?
and got off the bottom?

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Originally Posted by fishervet

dialed in mean you went more shallow?
and got off the bottom?

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Went a little deeper, 75 ft of line to 90 ft. Also changed colors. Half the poles were chartreuse and the other half were pink. Switched all poles to pink. HTH

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Originally Posted by shadow

Thanks for the report. I love that lake but have never tried crankin it. I do have some crank baits though, will have to try that the next time I make it up there.

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I've fished Larto for about 10 years now, but always in the colder months. I was looking for something to try during the summer and researched the subject here on the forum. I decided to give it a try and have been mostly successful. I'm still learning and every trip out IS a learning experience. What I've learned so far; start your depth shallow and work deeper. If you are marking fish and they won't bite, move and try to find a school that is more active. If you are catching trash fish; gar, goo or catfish; change colors. You probably won't catch big numbers, but they will be quality fish. 20-25 fish is a great day. I find that I have better success fishing around the feeding periods according to the lunar tables. This is what I have learned fishing Larto this summer. I have yet to try other local lakes. I'm going to continue trolling to see how far it takes me into the fall and winter.:fish

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Those appear to be mostly white crappie. Do you find you catch more whites than blacks trolling? If so, why?

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Those appear to be mostly white crappie. Do you find you catch more whites than blacks trolling? If so, why?

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Really can't answer that because the Saline-Larto complex has a majority White Crappie population. I have yet to troll on a body of water that has a large population of Black Crappie to compare.

I tend to find that I only catch more black than white crappies when I fish in marshes. If I am fishing a lake, I tend to catch more whites than blacks, I would say 10 to 1 ratio.

seems like whites relate to structure but just like to be near it, not in it...blacks....you catch in structure...unless you're TGE(theygotoeat)...and then you catch either using the same technique......

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I tend to find that I only catch more black than white crappies when I fish in marshes. If I am fishing a lake, I tend to catch more whites than blacks, I would say 10 to 1 ratio.

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My crappie fishing is mostly limited to Larto and Toledo Bend. My catch ratio on Larto is 10:1 whites to black. It's just the opposite on Toledo Bend 10:1 blacks to white. The way I have understood it from what I have read in articles is that whites prefer moving water, river systems, bayous and old river bottoms. Blacks are more prominent in static systems such as lakes, reservoirs and backwaters (swamps).