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July and stuck on the Bank
No boat rides lately and everyone knows you are done on crappie in the dead of the summer off the bank .
I been told a many a times things like , just wait until it gets hot and lets just see if you can still tear them up off the bank .
Well to be sure it can be done and to be just as sure in numbers as good as any boat ride as well .
Sizeable fish as well and a tore up thumb just like it was back in the spring months and the winter months and the fall months .
Don't be fooled or misled on banking in the summer months , it will require you to know your waters and where to be when . It also helps to know what they might want instead of what they wont touch . And to be sure you need to have on your A game on what a bite might look ,feel like or even maybe could be possibly a bite .
The summer fish are so terribly different and have such a subtle way in many cases it defies the imagination . A sensitive rod is a must and to be sure lighter is best because you will find yourself in a situation where heavy hands and tackle will make you wish you had a finesse equipment instead .Another thing that is equally important is often the color of the jig in the summer and size . AND scent matters !
I read an article the other day about how "livescope" once again proved exactly what I have preached for years on summer crappie about a real small jig and very light tackle .
The fish would touch NOT a larger bait and even ran away from it if it moved , but a tiny bait held real still and or barely moving got "streaked" on by fish 2 to 4 feet under it .
So I say once again put up that heavy tackle and go whipper stick and light line and jigs and sling some crappie fish like ya mean it .
60 of the 72 I managed the other morning came in 60 minutes ,20 to 25 seconds to get bit after it hit the water .
KABOOM is the word BTW ….:highfive
