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I don’t post much lately but I’m still around checking forum everyday. I’m still learning how to be a better panfish fisherman but my usual crappie would be from same spot same type lure which might not be fun for you guys, beside that all the slab are gone only a small group of 12” hanging around. Just some pics of last week catches.
Nice fish there. This site, is to help everyone, become better anglers. So if having questions, on different tactics, just ask, and others will respond. Don't be afraid to post your catches, just because you might only use one method.
S10CHEVY is correct !! Besides that, we all love pics & videos & reports, even from places we're never likely to fish.
To tell you the truth, if you could see my posts from the first 10yrs of my membership, you'd see "one method" "one bait" for the biggest part of those 10yrs. That would be casting the banks with a 1/16oz weedless jig & a hollow tube (for the most part, as I did add some SouthernPro Crappie Slugs to my arsenal ... when I first started shooting docks).
(My jig bag weighs >20lbs & that's just the one I take with me. If I put all the other plastics/jigs for Crappie that I have & seldom use, it would likely weigh as much, or more. :Doh: To say the Bait Monkey has had his way with me, over the years, would be a maximum understatement. :Rofl )
Keep it up!
"only a small group of 12" hanging around"............
Must be tough to only have 12" long crappie to catch........LOL
Thanks for posting your adventures. Some nice fish there!
Bob
Would you be willing to describe the bait casting setup you have in the photos in your post? What weights can you cast with it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Just_Bass
Thanks,
ClearCreek
That are long discontinued Daiwa pixy. About 15 years old but been upgraded with shallow spool. Pair with Chinese ultralight rod 6’3. The lowest casting that I don’t have to worry about backlash and get some distance 40-50’ is 1/24oz jig head with baby shad. (1/32oz Trout magnet double cross jig head). Line is 8lb braid. I could cast 1/64oz trout magnet but distance is no where fishable 15-20feet and accuracy is bad.
There are plenty of new model BFS reel (bastcaster with shallow spool) both cheap Chinese brand or well know brand like shimano, Daiwa and Abu Garcia. Price range from 50 - 400 dollars.
I hardly use baitcaster this year because I feel it is overpower when targeting panfish and that half of fun when fishing.
looks like fun to me , no matter the size and or method . the one thing about this forum that makes it stand out head and shoulders above ALL the other crappie places on the internet is a big fat ZERO tolerance for downing anyone for how they go about ketchn crappie and or the size of the fish you ketch ,that there is quite refreshing and even more so in the presently highly stagnant world in which we live in .:cheers2
I go to LA area quite a bit to see our son and grandaughters so looked up your home lake and it is amazing how well you do on a truly recreational paradise in Socal! So much lake lice on it and it is party city! Our son is up by castaic lake in valencia and wondering if it could be as productive as Canyon as it doesn't have any houses on it and have heard how productive some of these lakes can be. Plus our kids are BORING and quarantine themselves as a normal way of life so always looking for something to do.
NO ONE has to apologize on this site for the size of crappie they are ketchn. ONLY 12 inch fish? Dude you are killing it and enjoy watching your video's. Heck right now if your showing pics of ketchn 7 inch fish that's fine as we just like to know guys are out wetting a line.
Good job!
You are right, this lake is crazy with all type of ppl from old rich snob to young party animal type. We have open can policy, so you see ppl drink everywhere, at the beach on the boat or golf cart. My fishing trip end at around 9:00AM from those water skiers and the waves. Canyon lake is not a big lake, only 400 acres, long but narrow. The bite always die off when those boat start running back and forth.Quote:
Originally Posted by hdhntr
Do you only use 8 lb line? To get some jigs to cast further, try going smaller, to 4 or 2 lb line.
I doubt it would help much with my baitcaster. I know I can get some more distance but it would cost me more than I wanted. There are some guys in BFS hype buying 3-400 dollars BFS reel then upgrade the spool for another 150-200, upgrade to BFS air bearing 40 dollars, just to be able to cast trout magnet 30-40’. I’m not one of them. Beside that using super thin line, there are chances that the line will get into the gap between spool and frame (this happens a lot with those cheap Chinese reels or using cheap Chinese spool)Quote:
Originally Posted by S10CHEVY