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I definitely understand the reason for it and I can see them on my electronics and on top of the water. How do you target the fish when the bait is on top of the water? I'm assuming and do try casting past them and pulling the jig through and under them at different depths with no success. Can you guys offer any advice.
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I learned this when wipers were busting shad near the surface.
Use a shallow water crankbait or a small top water such as a jerkbait. If represents an injured shad. Dont be afaid to cast directly into the feeding.
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Crappie will hit jerk baits?
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Yes they will. I suggest baby Flukes.
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Alright baby fluke it is. What way would you recommend to present the baby fluke.
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I usually cast into the shad and let it fall 2-3ft then jerk it softly. Just enough to get a darting/dying action.
Good luck [emoji846]
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Sorry but I gave you an incorrect name. It is actually called Tiny Fluke. Oops
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Deadly on anything targeting schooling baitfish
theysaid
You can add a clear casting bubble 3' or so above the tiny fluke to give you enough weight to cast. Scott
I try to find crappie where no bait is around.
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Crappie definitely follow the bait, but if you can figure out what depth the crappie are holding, then concentrate on fishing that depth, it can pay big dividends. Crappie will often cruise around at that depth looking to intercept other schools of baitfish. Works for me, I hope it does for you too.
Jim
Thanks for yalls wisdom
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My buddy and I occasionally catch crappie on 4.5" hard jerk baits while bass fishing in the winter, usually black crappie and around some type of wood.Quote:
Originally Posted by catchNgrease
I look under bait schools at every depth , some of the real large fish will be well under the bait school , focus a bit under the massive fish schools , the larger fish are often under the main strike force .
Open water crappie catching scares me. But I wanna learn.
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I am guessing this is why the tiny fluke was recommended. My fish upchucked these all over my boat this morning. Spitting image of the fluke.
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I have seen them stuffed so full there were tails hanging out of their throats, another shad in their mouth and a minnow with a hook
weedless and white .Quote:
Originally Posted by catchNgrease
I see them around bait balls occasionally, but by and large, the majority of the crappie I see are on tiny little schools, or little bitty schools that have broken off from the main school of bait. The more I fish, the more I learn, and the less I thought I knew. Memorial Day it was 90F, clear and sunny. Water in the low 80's. When I stopped fishing at 1:00, I was sitting in 7FOW and fish actively chasing bait. I'd have bet money that day that fish would've been on main creek channels 15+ ft deep.
we find them in short water all summer long in some lakes , those that think short water crappie are only spawners are missing out on some bigtime fun .Quote:
Originally Posted by TreednNC
some spots as shallow as 3 to 4 feet in the summer when it is just cooking hot outside , hit several places where I only had 3 foot of line off my rod tip ,dipping in the brush.:highfive