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They only want minnows ....!
whatever am I going to do with that tip .....?
pitch in the tip trash can ....:Rofl
and then of course, pitch my jig :highfive
SLOW FALL SLOW RISE and then ....
KABOOM
hot as fire :Fire in the shade on my lunchbreak
but someone's gotta do it .....
onward towards my next KABOOM :highfive
in the shade , 10 to 12 foot of water , most were deep
high noon
p.s. and the blue cat was an accidental victim , one a them collateral damage fish , just saying rotfl
KABOOM
Yes I had to pour a bunch of lite jigheads, if it's not a slow fall its a no bite.
Hey, where'd that one black crappie come from? :dono
1st drop short water at that dock , at that lake , the black crappie are about always near the beginning of the docks in shallower water , no clue why , but to be sure closer to the bank side , the white crappie there tend to stay considerably deeper than the black crappie :highfiveQuote:
Originally Posted by happycaster58
Just really close to neutral buoyancy seems to get bites best , if it moves too fast, little fish bite , if anything . Floating a jig where it barely falls works best and second to that , a rise that is so slow it’s boring :highfiveQuote:
Originally Posted by Rojo
And a slightly horizontal path incorporated into said presentations as well :cheers2
Could the Blacks be more interested in the rocks, like where they could find small craws &/or emerging larvae, whereas the Whites are looking for minnow species in deeper water ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
It is my thoughts that it is quite likely that there is lots more of what they prefer to eat in the shorter waters , they tend to feed on a much more highly variable diet than the white crappie.
Some studies have shown they consume lots of freshwater shrimp and ever larger plankton , one study I read , suggested that their stomach contents in locations east of dfw was 85% shrimp .
And we often see large black crappie take really small jigs in these parts up high in the water column as well :highfive
Great post Ketchn you white and black Crappie Whisperer!
I think Black crappie prefer clearer water and can see better in shallow water areas unless it's windy and shallows get stirred up. Lot's of tasty tidbits like fry there too.
according to another article I read , black crappie eyesight is better than white crappie eyesight and gets even better the colder the water gets , this is likely due to less particulate matter in the colder water and something about the actual physiology of their eyes as well .....it also said they can see blue very well ....just sayingQuote:
Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS