All things MI Crappie. Reports, tips, tricks, pics & general discussion.

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11-06-2022, 10:42 PM
NatePressotto

All things MI Crappie. Reports, tips, tricks, pics & general discussion.

Hey all,

While it is always awesome seeing reports and pictures of giant slabs from around the country, we all know that a "lake fork" report is not always, if ever, relevant to our current situation here in the north.

I would love for this thread to serve as a living reference and resource on our great states crappie fishing.

Please share detailed reports of your outings here. Please include depth fished, over what type of structure, with what bait, at what time, in what county and any other details you might feel pertinent.

Let's also discuss here general tactics, practices and beliefs that we have and hold, to, toward and about michigan crappie fishing.

Oh and of course, pictures.. lots of pictures..

Open forum, spit ball freely.. maybe start with a photo of a personal best? Or a practice or belief you have that you feel important to the sport? You call it... let's talk Michigan crappie..

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11-06-2022, 10:46 PM
NatePressotto

Beyond the intro post.. let's do a role call.. who's here slabbin in MI? City/county.. I'm Nate from Livingston Co and I'm a crapoholic..

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11-07-2022, 01:59 PM
NatePressotto

Anyone have a late season algae bloom on their home waters? I popped out briefly this morning and couldn't make a cast with out bringing in the slime.. last week's warm weather must have brought on a late bloom?? You guys experiencing this?

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11-07-2022, 05:18 PM
spartannation

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We've ran into the algae on the lakes in Ionia County for the last few weeks. Not enough to collect on the line but we could see it separating when we were trolling.

Jeff(vbottom) and I usually fish together on Lakes in Ionia, Barry and Eaton Counties. We've talked about heading east and trying lakes in your area but with gas prices like they are we've stayed closer to home. We mainly long line jigs/plastics but also dip the brush, cast and retrieve beetle spins and fish jigs and plastics under a bobber. Whatever it takes to catch fish.

We've also made quite a few trips to Louisiana and have fished D'arbonne, Poverty Point, Caney and Toledo Bend along with some of the smaller lakes around Monroe.

This is Jeff with a couple of spring slabs and me with one of my best to date

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11-07-2022, 06:51 PM
NatePressotto

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We've ran into the algae on the lakes in Ionia County for the last few weeks. Not enough to collect on the line but we could see it separating when we were trolling.

Jeff(vbottom) and I usually fish together on Lakes in Ionia, Barry and Eaton Counties. We've talked about heading east and trying lakes in your area but with gas prices like they are we've stayed closer to home. We mainly long line jigs/plastics but also dip the brush, cast and retrieve beetle spins and fish jigs and plastics under a bobber. Whatever it takes to catch fish.

We've also made quite a few trips to Louisiana and have fished D'arbonne, Poverty Point, Caney and Toledo Bend along with some of the smaller lakes around Monroe.

This is Jeff with a couple of spring slabs and me with one of my best to date

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That's fantastic, look at that slob! [emoji38].
I have been fishing clean out here with no issue and this morning the slime was un-fishable regardless od where on the lake I went.. boated a few little specks but didn't give it long with the wind and algae conditions being what they were..

With you guys on the tactics.. I'm often fishing my home lake so I typically have a pretty good idea of where to find fish but when I'm hitting a new body of water I locate active fish by long line trolling jigs/plastics. Usually 1.5" split tails or paddle tails on a 1/16oz jig head at .6 to .9 mph pending the depth I'm attempting to target. Usually I troll the first drop outside of a weed edge.. often times that works out to 12-18fow. Once I locate and active school I'll anchor up on them and cast a 1.5" split/ paddle tail on a 1/16 or 1/32ed while dead sticking a 1.5 split under a float on a 1/32ed.

That's awesome that you fellas get around like that. I would love to travel to some destination crappie fisheries but usually do my traveling for trout/steel and walleye. I'm on the Detroit River jigging often.. smh at these gas prices [emoji58]

I have a buddy who fishes Barry Co hard for crappie.. does pretty well..

Nice slabs Jeff.

Thanks for the reply spartan, I look forward to continued dialog.. if you fellas ever want to make the trip this way my boat is on the water year round with the exception of first-last ice..

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11-07-2022, 06:51 PM
BuckeyeCrappie

Wowsers two giant blacks!
11-07-2022, 07:55 PM
NatePressotto

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I already posted some of these on the introduction thread I started on the main forum but I figure I might as well help contribute to the image collection on this thread. Some random crappie pics from the last year or so.. all MI fish. The largest of them in these pics is 15.5.. I'm just going to scroll my phone and see what I find.. Attachment 440948 Attachment 440947 Attachment 440949 Attachment 440950 Attachment 440951 Attachment 440952 Attachment 440953 Attachment 440954 Attachment 440955

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11-07-2022, 07:57 PM
NatePressotto

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11-07-2022, 07:59 PM
NatePressotto

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11-07-2022, 08:04 PM
NatePressotto

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11-07-2022, 08:06 PM
NatePressotto

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11-07-2022, 08:10 PM
NatePressotto

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One more.. here forward I'll post only fresh catch.. plz do feel free to fill this thread with photos of your michigan slabs!Attachment 440994 Attachment 440995 Attachment 440996 Attachment 440997 Attachment 440998 Attachment 440999 Attachment 441000 Attachment 441001 Attachment 441002

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11-07-2022, 10:26 PM
NatePressotto

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Anyone know why these images are showing as "attachment xyz" instead of showing the picture? They all posted/shared just fine and were visible on until I just refreshed.. ty in advance. Attachment 441011

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11-08-2022, 03:15 PM
spartannation

Nice fish, Nate.
11-08-2022, 04:32 PM
NatePressotto

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Nice fish, Nate.

Thanks spartan.

Curious, are all the photos loading on your end or showing quite a few as "attachment 44ect"? Thanks

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11-08-2022, 07:51 PM
spartannation

Your pics are visible on my end
11-08-2022, 09:09 PM
NatePressotto

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Your pics are visible on my end

Oh great.. glad to hear it.. wonder why they won't load on my end lol.. thanks..

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11-12-2022, 06:38 PM
vbottom

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Hey Nate! Good to see you on the Michigan board. Like Sparty said we have been staying closer to home lately, but enjoy hitting new water and trying to figure them out. I just plain love to fish and as you can see in the attached pics will go after anything. Don't let Sparty fool you with his minnow pic, he knows how to catch em.
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11-15-2022, 10:44 PM
NatePressotto

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Hey Nate! Good to see you on the Michigan board. Like Sparty said we have been staying closer to home lately, but enjoy hitting new water and trying to figure them out. I just plain love to fish and as you can see in the attached pics will go after anything. Don't let Sparty fool you with his minnow pic, he knows how to catch em.
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Haha I had no doubt! Anyone sharing minnows for laughs has likely put his share of pigs on the board. Great fish attached above.. well done and thanks for sharing! Are you affiliated with autism anglers or just supported by purchasing the hat?I helped the former Midwest events coordinator put on a couple tournaments for the organization on my home lake here in Livingston Co. Then come to find out the lousy excuses for a human never sent the money in to the organization [emoji58][emoji35][emoji2961] I then helped the president of the organization recover some items from the former residence of the former event coordinator who is now in prison [emoji51].. Don is a great guy running an awesome program for an amazing cause.. I was going to co host an event last season for them to try and make up for some of what was taken but decided I didn't want any further correlation between me and said terrible human [emoji58] we might put one on this year out your way. My buddy who was going to head it up lives in grand rapids area.

Look forward to getting to know you fellas further. Keep up the great work on the water! [emoji109]

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11-18-2022, 08:33 PM
vbottom

Just purchased the hat at an ice fishing event held for AA down your way. Few years back, the Michigan group donated to that cause also after our spring camp. Saw you hit the water in this weather and got a nice mess, good job! Be hard water soon way things are going.
11-19-2022, 11:38 AM
NatePressotto

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Just purchased the hat at an ice fishing event held for AA down your way. Few years back, the Michigan group donated to that cause also after our spring camp. Saw you hit the water in this weather and got a nice mess, good job! Be hard water soon way things are going.

I thought that may have been the case when I saw the hat.. I bought one that year myself. That was the first year of the event and I believe all/most of the money raised was delivered to the organization. If you bought raffle tickets it was more then likely me who handed them to you. The next year was a huge turn out with a ton of money raised and I heard and then confirmed directly with the president of the organization that none of the funds raised were ever recieved by him/the organization.. A lot of very upset sponsors, contributors, supporters, fishermen.. by the time everyone found out the "event coordinator" was already in prison. Needless to say when he gets out he will be less then welcome back around here.. smh

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11-19-2022, 11:42 AM
NatePressotto

Ps I have it on good authority that lake has some nice slabs in it ;) and thanks.. was nice to get out in the cold.. looks like the next couple of weeks should provide a few more opportunities for open water.. then we can start praying for low winds and cold nights [emoji16]

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