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I am getting a tetanus shot cause our crappie have lockjaw and I don’t want to catch it. 4 hours, 15 brushpiles, varying depths, trying minnows on bare hook, minnows on jigs, and jigs alone changing colors and sizes. They have to be close to being hungry. Water temp dropped 4 degrees to 78. Reckon they are full from eating at night under the full moon?
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Wow, wish I had came up with this post!
Good one dhaire!
My fish are the same lockjaw
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Mine had it here in central Florida, but I went Tuesday night and kept 6 slabs. I think most of them have it, but maybe they are getting over it...lol :)
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Here's what I do...... and more than likely y'all are getting bit.....I can show you better than I can tell you....I don't know about the minnas though:yikes
https://youtu.be/mT3_iNLi6tA
Okay, I have been cleared by my Dr. who says my tetanus shot is current, so I am going to see if I can find some crappie that don't have lock jaw and hopefully these cooler nights will have the mayflies in check. Hopefully will be able to post some pics tomorrow.
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Persistence paid off last night. Got lucky and fished through a 180 degree wind shift and ended up with a nice mixed bag of fish. Kept 6 crappie, 3 bass and 2 very nice bluegill. I think the longer, cooler nights are getting the fish going. Attachment 356089Attachment 356090Attachment 356091
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Very Nice....Quote:
Originally Posted by RobAnderson
Beautiful gill for sure.....:cheers2
That gill is a nice one!!
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Actually slipped up and caught 2 like that, fishing for crappie with live minnows...lol
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it is my opinion like SK that all to often crappie bite and anglers don't know it . this time of year its often so subtle it defies the imagination and they can spit it faster than you can set the hook as well .
but there are times I see a herd that wont budge and they drive crazy when they do that ….and it is a short drive I promise :Rofl
With LiveScope I can see when the crappie breathes so I know when, and if, he is going to bite. The ones killing me are the latter group Ketchn described.
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A full moon will do it.
I usually fish with about 10 crappie poles with minnows and bobbers but this time of year I use 5 or less because of the bite being so subtle and soft. About 60 % of the catches barely move the bobbers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
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I'm seeing some of you LS guys sayn the bite is off or very slow, it might be a better decision to watch your rod and line instead of that expensive pieces of equipment y'all got all this faith in...... Can see the fish breathe....LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by dhaire
JMHO.....
Am I a LS hater? Nope, I just KNOW it ain't needed......
Good stuff!Quote:
Originally Posted by RobAnderson
I get a kick out of assumptions. I use LS to verify the presence of fish then how they react to my lure often causing a change in my jig size or colors then to alert me that a fish is approaching my bait. At that point I go back to watching my B&M Sam Heaton Super Sensitive 9 foot for the tell tale thump, sway, light weight, heavy weight, line moving rod just as I did before LS. And, no, it is not needed to catch crappie evidenced by Ketchn who catches far more than me without a boat, sonar, or LiveScope. It is just another tool to increase my success. Thanks for chiming in, though. I watch all your videos and have learned a lot from you.Quote:
Originally Posted by SKs Crappie Catching Adventures
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I just wish I could come fish your lake......:cheers2Quote:
Originally Posted by dhaire
I do too. It could be a humbling experience for one of us.
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LOL...... I've changed several doubters mines, some that are retired, live on the lake and fish every day that it's not storming....
Mama, there go that man...... Yep, that be me....LOL
I am going to start saving my extra money to be able to bring you to Austin and take you fishing so I can figure out the next steps. I seem to have hit a plateau in my crappie chasing. I have an extra bedroom, a boat similar to yours, and a hosting attitude. I will save enough to pay for your trip and back, pay for the guided trip, and feed you until you cannot eat anymore. Oh, and make sure you get plenty of the beverage of your choice, as well.
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Well I do appreciate the offer but won't accept any kinda of monetary payment, food won't be a problem since we'll have plenty of crappie :Rofl to eat you'll just have to cook them and beverage water does the body good.....
We'll have to make this happen.....
You can even use your LS toy.....