The TRUTH

As livescope continues to open eyes about crappie behavior , I am seeing a trend towards a definite whoops maybe Ketchn was right :Rofl
I am tickled silly that it proves over and over things I always knew were the TRUTH .
Many folks and even some that call themselves professionals at ketchn crappie called me names and even said things like I was a liar and did everything possible to dispel things I knew about crappie behavior from countless hours targeting them in every condition imaginable .
So this in turn makes me suggest maybe everyone should try a filter strategy, even though someone may not have video of said event and or be a professional fishing person , it might still be the TRUTH if they are writing a read and posting findings on the pursuit of crappie.
Now this all said keep in mind today they might do something you have never seen them do and tomorrow they may do quite the opposite ,so it may seem to you what someone says happened didn't . This is always the case with crappie best I can tell you and to be sure turn on your filter .The knowledge is available to those that have an open mind and in some cases its not for SALE .
Its a gift someone like myself chooses to pass along to help others have a great day in the great outdoors .
and YES yesterday we were in 27 fow ketchn slabs at 3 foot deep all around a floating dead head log and yes it is the TRUTH
and YES orange was the preferred color
and YES they were serious about riding home with my buddy in his livewell
and YES ,this is in fact the TRUTH :highfive

I never doubt anyone with thumb pics to back up story...:highfive

Yes Ketchen, you are absolutely right. And this applies to everything in life. Everyone needs to step back a minute or two, and use their own minds and think about things before their pea picking minds overload their banana eating tails, (kid friendly language)...Use a bit of common sense ab=nd this applies to everything in life...Thank you for the Read... Tight Line.

Funny you should mention that floating log. We did the same thing yesterday, in 17 fow.


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Under a floating log, no way, they would end up on the far shore...........[emoji16],nice catching, and thank you for all the tips.

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Yes, I invested in LiveScope but mainly to quit fishing at locations not holding fish. I love changing colors, styles, and approaches to get them to bite but with our brush scattered far and wide it is worth it to me to make sure someone is home. Most of my techniques are modeled after Ketchn and SK for which I am humbly grateful.


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Absolutely the Truth! Many do not believe that we've caught crappie drifting in a 15 mph wind over 25' of water! Our jigs have literally been water skiing! Yet we've caught tons of crappie, yellow perch and even bass with this strategy. Does it work every time? Nope....nothing does, but you gotta be versatile and try something different when the chips are down.

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Does it work every time? Nope....nothing does, but you gotta be versatile and try something different when the chips are down.

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That sir is the ticket to being successful at catchn crappie..... The down fall of most is they want specifics and they are not there.....
Structure regardless of depth fish it from the top down will make you a more successful crappie catcher.....
They are not always shallow but you'll be surprised how often they are....

Alright Ketch'um I know you caught more than one feesh, where's the rest of tha pics:fish

Me an my krappie ketchin partner have a saying.....it's "you just never know". Crappie are definitely a creature of habit but have surprised us too many times to have tunnel vision. Really enjoy your reports Ketchin.....keep em coming!!!

Great post. I appreciate all the experiences and knowledge you share with the rest of us.
Thanks Ketchn.

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Ketchn, great post.

Good post mister. I’m used to the naysayers, some things won’t change.

Love all the informative, entertaining posts Ketchen…

The only absolute is that there are no absolutes!

I have been fishing for Crappie for over 50 years I get skunked as often as not. The thing is most of the time I don't really care. My dad was a sit on the bank and drink beer fisherman who didn't seem to care how many fish he caught. I guess that attitude was passed down to me. The thing is I don't claim to know anything about catching Crappie I can only tell people what I experienced. The people who know what they are doing catch a lot more fish than I do and I respect that like I respect anyone who is competent.

I recently made an attempt to build a poll to just match conditions with color. Now this kind of proves how naive I can be. As it turns out there are 240 combination of just 8 colors and 8 conditions (something I should have realized in advance). Now 8 conditions doesn't begin to cover the number I could easily think of. If you consider all the variables the possible combination of conditions, lures and techniques would be in the millions. The art of fishing is to reduce the number of possible combinations down to a manageable level. That is where experience comes in. If you have been fishing a thousand times and experimented just a little, say 4 combinations that is 994,010,994,000 possible fish catching techniques. Someday I'm sure someone will build a computer program that will recommend the best techniques under almost every condition using information from electronics, internet data extraction, and biology. The question is if we really want to replace our sensual experiences and intuition with electronics.

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That sir is the ticket to being successful at catchn crappie..... The down fall of most is they want specifics and they are not there.....
Structure regardless of depth fish it from the top down will make you a more successful crappie catcher.....
They are not always shallow but you'll be surprised how often they are....

Alright Ketch'um I know you caught more than one feesh, where's the rest of tha pics:fish

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I posted a few over in the Texas forum , we also has a guest in the boat that was new to fishing and helping the newbie took lots of our time and concentration.

thank you all for the positive comments and to be sure part of my plan is to help folks smile
another part of the plan is to help folks that cant go as often as they would like ,to live vicariously thru my stories and photos
and on a final note , if I can help anyone ketch just one more fish than they did the last time they went,
its win for the home team :highfive
and I have mentioned it before and to be sure I will again
What a GREAT forum to hang around in ….thanks Slab and crew for the opportunity to be part of it .

You know your my hero Outlaw! Love the posts, pics, stories and knowledge you laid upon me and the other posters who were wanting to learn by your experiences. I don't get the lurkers who rarely post or put a pic up or tell how they did that day. So afraid someone might catch one more fish than they do. Thanks for your many posts that are always enjoyable and a big reason this site is so great!

Ketchn, ever heard the phrase "all fishermen are liars except me and you and I ain't real sure about you"? [emoji1]
I enjoyed that read. It is really the truth.


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Thank you for all the great posts Ketchen,
Though I may read and try to understand the message, which I may have to have beaten thru this thick skull time to time, I don't always post a reply. But I always enjoy. Thank you again.

The thing is, you're Ketchn when a lot aren't. Enjoy your stories with backup photos. :ThumbsUp

Thanks for this and all the other posts!! Very well said! Been fishing for many years. All of it goes in the data bank, to be pulled out when it seems the right time. Always seems like a triumph when it works!!

thanks again for the positive comments and to be sure I am not always quite right , but I am not always wrong either .
the one thing you would notice if you went with me is something I have heard quite often in the past .
what makes some of my stories really good is if you get to go with me and see it yourself , its all actually THE TRUTH :ThumbsUp

It's not the Equipment it's how you use the Equipment.
Take folks fishing for fun sometime pay.
We were killing them .
A man and a women saw us lifting fish out .
Trolled over put their trolling motor on spot lock anchor mode right over the brush.
We were casting to the spot.
Every time the trolling motor turned on to regain position it would run the fish off!! Lol
They never caught a fish.
Wonder Why? Some folks you have to wonder.Lol

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