FAST hands

These here summer crappie require a fast hand ,and mine ain't what it used to be .....
so finicky and so fast to spit it out it isn't funny .
it is likely maybe that's a fish , SET THE HOOK !
missed more lately than I can count , the good news is we saw gaggles of geese ALREADY coming in today at one spot ! :highfive
hit a local dock friday and after removing a large bass that was setting up house in it last week , the crappie moved in :cheers2
the dock bite was the softest I have seen lately , cooler water is near .
hurry up fall fish pretty please :pray
wanted platinum that day , REALLY slow and easy , no quick stuff .
blackies ruled the roost and managed around 20 or so in 45 minutes .
soft as feather was them crappie lips ....
was very HOT outside and sunshine .

That deep winter dock bite can be soft also. I am looking forward to cooler water and fall myself

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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

That deep winter dock bite can be soft also. I am looking forward to cooler water and fall myself

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most of our winter deep fish really hammer , I mean really hammer , so hard it startles ya sometimes .
we do see a few spots where it is a light bite though on some of the docks .
one way out west in extra deep water often has some pretty light hits :highfive

In the bitter deep cold these fish would be 8 to 10 foot down. You would feel the slightest something not right. More times than not it was a nice crappie

Great catch.
Looks like you hammered them even thought they didn’t hammer the baits!!


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Looks like you figured it out pretty well. Some nice fish there.

You miss more than I catch...LOL

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie

You miss more than I catch...LOL

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it used to be some 10 or so years ago it was rare for me to miss one , these days I am just not quite as super gunslinger fast handed as I used to be for sure . :banghead
this is why I often have a rod in each hand these days in the boat , if I miss one, it is more than likely I won't with the other hand ....:Rofl

Good story and trip, Ketch. I notice slow on the draw more now, especially with poppers. They were sometimes a challenge even in my younger years.
Bob

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Originally Posted by BobC

Good story and trip, Ketch. I notice slow on the draw more now, especially with poppers. They were sometimes a challenge even in my younger years.
Bob

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this why I now carry a large capacity auto , the ole 7 shot rig wont get it done now :Rofl

Took me a little while brother, but I downsized and put some of um in the boat. Seems like, where I'm at, they be feeding heavily on this years hatch...:cheers2

There seems to be an abundance of medium to small shad in lots of spots this year in this area to

Gotta match the hatch..... And sometimes be the weaker more vulnerable.....:dono

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

There seems to be an abundance of medium to small shad in lots of spots this year in this area to

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Good for the crappie, not so good for fishing.