My solution of not become boredom!!!!

So I i posted a few days back about fishing from same spot over and over. I think I found a solution just for now. I’ve tried different bait every trip and also different setup. I normally fish only hour or two until no light, I’ll only bring one lure but sometimes 2-3 different setup. I try to find what the best retrieving, weight and depth of each bait. I don’t care much about quantity since I know for sure I can catch them every time with stinger shad.
I think I have a few more different bait and color to try. If you guys wanna recommend my any others bait please do so.

Great Pics for sure catching fish on a variety of colors. Congrats. Though My Parents lived near there in their later years Due to obligations for me with the military I never got a chance to fish canyon lake. Nor did I get to fish Lake Elsinore when my mom lived across the road from the lake on the North side of it after my dad Passed. Uncle SAM kept me on the opposite side of the world...good luck on your quest.

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Great Pics for sure catching fish on a variety of colors. Congrats. Though My Parents lived near there in their later years Due to obligations for me with the military I never got a chance to fish canyon lake. Nor did I get to fish Lake Elsinore when my mom lived across the road from the lake on the North side of it after my dad Passed. Uncle SAM kept me on the opposite side of the world...good luck on your quest.

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Anytime when you come back and around Canyon Lake, I’ll gladly fish with you anytime and thanks for your service.
Anyway some of the lure show here is not as easy as it looks in picture. Some of them I had to take two or more trips to catch one. The only stable bait that would catch fish anytime are stingers shad and tube. I have a few color of grubs type that I’m gonna try next.

Great pictures. Sounds like you've found a solution. Congrats!

i allways like the pictures .

Great showing!

Very nicely done. Your theory of using only a few different baits and varying presentations will no doubt make you a better fisherman in the long run.

I've always wanted to try just a few lures like you but never had the confidence. Great job and thanks.

Almost caught my first crappie today with crankbait (Rapala countdown) too bad it came off before I can take a picture. Anyway it was a pretty good evening, caught about 10, on 1/32oz Arkie solid tube jig.
Have anyone tried Magnet Trout Slayer? Thinking of getting the kits so I can try 1/64oz jig head.

Anyhow here the pic, I hope you guys don’t mind if I’m gonna use this thread to show of my catch lol.

Thank you for the invite Just_Bass. IF I ever make it back out thier I will Take you up on that for sure. I like your Approach of just a few lures at a time. I need to scale back what Itake with me. Sometimes it's just too much. I love that pic. Good colored jig and nice looking fish. Thank you for sharing...

Very nice!
Keep posting we love pics!!


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i love to toss every color at them myself . I find it quite entertaining and sometimes I find items shape wise and color wise that become items I think I need to carry .
one thing I have noticed is that sometimes they will take a rather large offering and other times quite the opposite .
as far as suggestions on what you might want to consider , I would think some handtied stuff might be fun . the handtie folks really get creative and produce some cool baits too .
nice photos and to be sure standing on the bank can be rewarding .
KABOOM is the word bro

Man should I be happy or sad, finally caught two fish on Rapala Countdown but both bluegill no crappies. And with a couple casts onto a shore, I got an end result.

You could look at it like, well dang, I lost my diving lure but at the same time I gained a new top water lure. Look it' happy, it even has a smile...:Rofl

Too bad it is sinking model. I might take the hook out and make it front runner if float.

Finally first crappie on crankbait, only caught two plus bluegill but it was exciting enough. Got a few more to try including busty minnow and snapbean. Also just order a bait lot with some varieties of plastic, I’m gonna have a whole week of fun.

It amazes me how big a bait them fish will hit!


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I know you guys are getting sick of me posting picture, but I’m too excited and wanna share/show off to someone. None of my family members are into fishing like me, so you guys are stuck with me lol.
As I said, I’m pretty new to crappie fishing so any crappie caught with new lures give me joy and even if such lures caught only a fish, i’d say worth the investment.
BTW I have learned a couple things today, seem like a lot of crappies don’t like a lot of movement so slow down is the best approach. And no set hook with crankbait just keep reeling and keep pressure on the fish.
This evening, I planned to try nothing but crankbait to get ready for fall and spring bite. I tried 3 different lures today, lipless crank (2” 4.2 grams this time with treble hook), LC snacky 1” 1/16oz and Snap bean 1” 1/16oz.
On lipless I used my bass rod L/BFS which a little bit too much backbone lost a few good fish setting hook. Next time I with use my crappie rod with has a lot more bend.
On snap bean, I forced my self to slow way down, a lot different when fish for bass with diving crankbait, but got a few crappies and lost a few too.
On snacky slow sinking only success with bluegill so far, this lure give a big wide wobble when slow retrieve but tight action when fast. Gotta figure it out which is best for crappie.

Dude ... don't you dare stop posting pics & reports !! :biggrin Seriously ... we love pics & stories and seeing someone having success while going thru the learning curve or experimentation. We've all been there, or are still there, and it gives us a sense of accomplishment if we helped or a sense of confidence if we're still in the beginning stages of figuring out these fish.

So, keep it up ... and keep letting us in on your adventures !!

You might want to try trolling some of the crankbaits that dive to mid-depth. It's been catching different species for me locally. Cover more water and hopefully catch more fish.
The other tip is to modify the bait in the first post by cutting off everything and leaving the back end where you will reattach your jig:

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Your jig hook comes out near the line made by the two colors. It will look something like this:
https://i.imgur.com/KJchfFp.jpg?2https://i.imgur.com/AKwomrm.jpg?1
It has been one of my best design yet catching different fish species. A light jig is recommended.
To fish it you twitch the rod tip a few times, pause and repeat. The wobble gets them every time!

Caught a couple of this today with bisty minnow. Got a lot of small bites and two big pull but no hook up. This one seem to have a lot of action, too much action for black crappie maybe.

Your excellent post demonstrates the variety of shapes, colors and lure actions that catch fish !
Good observations on tackle that enhance the above and that should be honed to what fish will strike vs what they should strike.
Keep reporting. It provides new idea of what to experiment with in my local waters (plus start using lures that have been stored away for decades).

Send a PM to Superdave336 and see if he'll send you a few of his hand tied jigs to try. If they fish like they look, you catch every fish in the lake the first day!

CG

Nice catch.

I haven’t caught a good size crappie for awhile especially this past week we got a cold front and crappie seem to disappear. I moved my spot to main lake and choose a bit heavier lipless but still small enough. Only caught one 12” and a bass. I guess my crappie time is end.

Keep em coming! We like pictures! Especially crappie pictures !!!

We do love pics! Pretty fish.


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What you've shown with photo proof are the variety of lure types and colors fish attack. Some may say that those lures fall into categories where they should be used rather than say fish strike regardless and more so - right place, right time, right presentation. I would have never thought pan fish would strike Rat L Traps, but those shots are just a few examples of the unpredictability of fish of different species reacting to unnatural looking and sounding lures though many humans consider them natural in action and appearance.

Hopefully more anglers on crappie.com will start posting more photos of fish + lures they were caught on. We can all broaden our selection of lures and even discover other favorites that seem to catch fish like it was their last meal. (...an no, I don't believe that lures necessarily represent food to fish. Would you chow down on a hot dog that makes a rattling sound and that has treble hooks sticking out of it? ! :yikes)

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. Would you chow down on a hot dog that makes a rattling sound and that has treble hooks sticking out of it? ! :yikes)

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If I had a brain the same size as a Crappie .... yeah, I probably would :biggrin

But, I have hands that I can use to "remove" any unsightly "garnishes" from my food, whereas a fish has to rely on sight/smell/taste to determine if something is edible .... therefore, if it passes the sight/smell test, then it has to be sucked into their mouth for the taste test, and that's when the angler gets first notice that a bite is in progress. :twocents

It is definitely tougher to find crappie for me. After that 12” I went to the same spot with 3 crappie set up, 1/16oz roadrunner marabou, 1/16 oz moonshine jig and bisty minnow but came out empty handed. Today I was lucky to catch one on Rapala Rattlin rap 05 keep casting to the same spot, try to stay at same depth for nothing, try deep and shallow again nothing. It is really tough but make thing more interesting and I love that “not gonna give up” next stop Norman 200.

Thanks for the photo ! I now have to try bill-less, Rat L Trap-type crankbaits considering the fact I've seen other photos (yours in particular) of fish being caught on them and I'm now convinced they aren't just for bass. AMAZING !

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Thanks for the photo ! I now have to try bill-less, Rat L Trap-type crankbaits considering the fact I've seen other photos (yours in particular) of fish being caught on them and I'm now convinced they aren't just for bass. AMAZING !

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another one to add to your list. This time striking red eye shad. I think I’m gonna stock some more too. I caught also 3 bass and the last one jumped off with my lure in her mouth, dang green carp ����

Yesterday I was surprised to see fish bite a Crappie Magnet added to a Beetle Spin:
https://i.imgur.com/Qpqrodc.jpg

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Yesterday I was surprised to see fish bite a Crappie Magnet added to a Beetle Spin:
https://i.imgur.com/Qpqrodc.jpg

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Why would you be surprised ... ain't much difference between the two bodies. :twocents

You guy might think, ugh... this guy come to show off again. And yes I’m kind of wanna show off lol. I’ve mentioned before about using kastmaster for crappie, finally found it and got a nice one with it too. You guys might think, it is too easy but not for me at all. Each fish caught on this doesn’t come that easily, sometimes I have to do hundreds of cast, hour after hour before catching one. This is what I call fishing. And this the result of never give up today.

Great color Rat L Trap ! Once upon a time - decades past it seems, the spoon was my only lure for ice fishing along with a live grub attached.
Again, FINE CRAPPIE !

So close yet so far away, took my Jon boat out a few days ago and caught quite a hand full of 12 and 13”, yet today on a bank, can’t reach with my gear. Manage only one bass and one crappie where I have to risk a ticket by walking closer. This time is new blade bait with a small modification.

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So close yet so far away, took my Jon boat out a few days ago and caught quite a hand full of 12 and 13”, yet today on a bank, can’t reach with my gear. Manage only one bass and one crappie where I have to risk a ticket by walking closer. This time is new blade bait with a small modification.

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Interesting modification