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went crappie fishing with Starvin Fisherman; the 28th we had 75+ crappies with 5.. GO-rilla...lake is up & muddy water temp 40.5 to 45F.. with high winds early am. wind slowed down 3:30 pm.. fish came in 5' to 25' deep, it was a good bite at the upper & lower end.
Hey Yates
How are you getting them? Minnows under floats or are you casting or slow trolling? I haven't been out but the sunshine today has my slab fever going. Thanks
Tim
My guess is he's casting or pitching a jig... Don't think he uses to many minnows...
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Originally Posted by bttmline
Hello Tim... We are casting jigs under corks... no minnows I don't use them.
I went back today with JusFshn 12/29 it was cold 29F at 8:am; after the cold front came thru;..we had ice & power blue sky the lake is up & muddy ='s slow bite! we managed to catch 25 or so? are biggest was 13" with a couple 12"s
Larry
I think those crappie are starting to recognize your boat. We'll have to start using mine, they haven't seen it in a while.
Starvin
"Man oh man - While I was down at Cintas Center Saturday - try 'in my best
to keep the younger generation from punching each others heads into mush.
You Crappie hard cases - are out there slayin 'em!
Anyway one comment, I've always casted the jigs / roadrunners etc... but
I've never ever tried the jig under a bobber thing. I've got to get braver someday,
and go out without minnows. Most of the time, I still get minnows, and never use
'em. But just think'in about no minnies close by - gives me the shakes…..
"Keep up the great reports, and be safe out there guys!
I've never really used jigs under a float either, usually cast them and slow retrieve em. I have slow trolled minnows under a float.
What kind of action do you give them and what type of jigs as well... chennile/maribou - roadrunners - tubes?
Any suggestions would help, but I do understand if ya don't want to give away your secret weapon!:o Good luck and stay warm!
[QUOTE=AtticaFish;648562]I've never really used jigs under a float either, usually cast them and slow retrieve em. I have slow trolled minnows under a float.
What kind of action do you give them and what type of jigs as well... chennile/maribou - roadrunners - tubes?
Any suggestions would help, but I do understand if ya don't want to give away your secret weapon!:o Good luck and stay warm![/QUOTE
it's no secret... tubes .. action slow to none good luck .. Larry
Hey Larry, I hear them minnows swim just like a tube under a float.
I gotta have that bucket of minnows close by. Once the water temps starts to fall below the upper 40's I don't do as well on jigs. However last year with water temps in the upper 30's I was catching more on the jig and bobber that on the minnows. I do like that idea of dry hands. I tipped my jigs with a nibble but I don't know if that made any real difference.
I was supposed to get out on Monday the 29th but changed my mind at the last minute and went hunting. It was a really slooooow day.
what I fine... dip the minnow in get it nice and wet, pull it back out of water let the wind freeze it, NOW it works like a tube.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpeckWick
Keep the hands dryQuote:
Originally Posted by crappiemax
Keep the jig-bob
Keep the nibble
Keep the bucket full w/silver bullets (COOR'S)
Starting to think you're right 'bout the dry hands thing Larry. The finger tips got awfully cold today. I wear a pair of fingerless gloves w/ the pull over cover deal, but I can't fish with the cover down. The fish didn't mind the cold today though, or the mud. Me, OCB and my dad got into them pretty good, even with the wind. We waited till the 40 plus mph stuff cleared out and got on the water at 8:00 am. We had to fish where the wind would allow, ended up fishing Poplar, Clover and some of the Slade Road side. Ended up catching 60 or so between the three of us with one over 14" and several 12"-13". Only kept a few. Not sure what the water temp or water depth was, my fishfinder up front went dead on me. It's always something. Didn't see another soul on the lake.......Lightweights.:D;)
Good job guys, wished I could have made it out. I may get out Friday & Sunday.
Starvin
We were looking for ya. Just figured you were smarter than us. Man, this last month and a half has been unreal hasn't it? Don't know how long it can continue, but I'm fishing it till it stops.
I guees I can fill that bucket with silver bullets, but since I gave up drinking I'll need some help empting the bucket, any volunteers? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Yates
Hey Larry, that's funny. frozen tubes