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re: Give me some crappie tips
Posted on 7/25/18 at 8:35 am to The Last Coco
Posted on 7/25/18 at 8:35 am to The Last Coco
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summer is the perfect time to troll cranks for slabs.
Because they're suspended in deep water and difficult to catch with any consistency. Trolling allows you to drive around all day and occasionally run through a school. But, the guys over on crappie.com are struggling to catch many even trolling right now.
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Posted on 7/25/18 at 8:38 am to Teague
I should add, they can be caught under docks in the summer too, or under bridges. You have to be in the right place at the right time though. It's just the toughest time of year to catch them in numbers.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 8:41 am to Teague
The only time I ever fish for sacalait is late spring/early summer in Toledo Bend when they move to the deep brush piles. I can’t for the life of me figure out how to catch them in Henderson. I’ve followed all of the tips from local people and just can’t seem to do any good. The most I’ve caught was a handful.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 8:43 am to PillageUrVillage
I caught 3 on shiners in tensas bayou (i think that is what it's called, between ramah and whiskey bay) and thought hell yeah. got back to the launch and this old guy who had given me a few pointers and fishing the same area had about 40 slabs.
This post was edited on 7/25/18 at 8:51 am
Posted on 7/25/18 at 8:44 am to celltech1981
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full sized ones?
I troll Bandit 200/300, Strike King 3 series or 3XD, BPS Crappie Cranks in that same size, and Arkie 350 cranks. They dive 8-15' depending on amount of line out and speed (1.5-2.5mph).
As Teague mentioned, it's a great way to catch slabs in the summer when they're more spread out and suspending in deep water. A line counter reel is helpful but not mandatory. Use 10lb mono and a snap. You'll also luck into catching cats, white bass, stripers, bass, etc... just randomly.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 8:48 am to celltech1981
Canals you are gonna have to find the shaded side of cover( bridge pilings, culverts, tress, drop offs). If there is a current find the calm and shady side and the will stack in there like fire wood. Live bait will always be the best but if you have to use a jig make it flashy and drop some scent on it to keep em interested.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 8:49 am to The Last Coco
#1) don’t call them crappie.
If your south of Alexandria it’s sac-a-lait
If your north of Alexandria it’s white perch
If your south of Alexandria it’s sac-a-lait
If your north of Alexandria it’s white perch
Posted on 7/25/18 at 9:01 am to celltech1981
When I moved right by Honey Island Swamp and down the street from a launch on the Pearl River, I bought a little 16’ flat for exploring the swamp and crappie fishing. I tried it and had no idea what I was doing. Luckily, one day my “exploring” led to the discovery that the West Pearl empties into the Rigolets by Lake Borgne (I had no clue), so my flat boat became a redfishing machine. My crappie advice is to fish reds instead.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 9:23 am to celltech1981
We've been trolling with Bandit 100s (2-5') and it has been pretty effective. Me & my buddy go weekly for about 4-5 hours and we catch 30-40 doing it this way. Planning on picking up Bandit 200s today to get down a little deeper and slow our trolling motor to see if we can find bigger ones. We've only caught a few over 12" this year. As a bonus the bass & bluegill hit it too.
We each had 2 rods out a couple of weeks ago and caught 4 at the same time. Doubles occur often.
We each had 2 rods out a couple of weeks ago and caught 4 at the same time. Doubles occur often.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 9:27 am to mingoswamp
do yall turn back around and troll through the same area after catching or does the school move pretty quick?
Posted on 7/25/18 at 9:45 am to celltech1981
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do yall turn back around and troll through the same area after catching or does the school move pretty quick?
You're usually trolling with 100' of line out so you can't quickly circle back and tight turns are a no-go. Ideally you keep moving when you get bit as the idea is to cover water, not necessarily target a specific school.
Naturally, after you make the initial trolling run down a bank or creek channel, you'll end up going over the productive areas again.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 9:46 am to celltech1981
1. Fish from January to May, then Mid September to end of November.
2. Use Bobbie Garland Baby Minnows in Monkey Milk.
The end.
2. Use Bobbie Garland Baby Minnows in Monkey Milk.
The end.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 9:48 am to celltech1981
We're fishing on a 55 acre lake and we just go in circles back and forth. We're catching them anywhere from 15 yards off the bank to the middle of the lake. We haven't fished with minnows all year. We've also fished/trolled white maribou road runners, but the Bandits have worked better.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 9:55 am to mingoswamp
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Planning on picking up Bandit 200s today to get down a little deeper and slow our trolling motor to see if we can find bigger ones.
If you get into it seriously, look into the Arkie 350s. They're Bandit 300 clones for half the cost. I order them through Garrett Outdoors and pay $3.50/crankbait usually. All the Arkie colors are retired Bandit colors that they bought from Bandit before they sold out to Norman lures.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 9:56 am to The Last Coco
is this what yall are talking about ?? LINK
i have about 30 of these and the deeper ones that i use for bass.
i have about 30 of these and the deeper ones that i use for bass.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 9:57 am to celltech1981
Jig shallow during the spawn, hoop net rest of the year.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 10:02 am to celltech1981
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celltech1981
quote:
is this what yall are talking about ?? LINK
Those are the 100 series he was talking about, yes. I use Bandit 200 and 300 for trolling as they go much deeper. Colors may not matter depending on where you're trying, but they have specific "crappie" colors that are usually very high contrast - pinks, chartreuse, whites, reds and blacks (as well as combinations of those).
Posted on 7/25/18 at 10:03 am to celltech1981
Yep those are the ones. We use the BDT1_03 and BDT-RS10 colors. We usually have 30-50' of line out. I didn't see those on your Academy link.
Posted on 7/25/18 at 10:07 am to mingoswamp
i think i have both of those colors, hell yeah. Thanks!
Posted on 7/25/18 at 10:09 am to celltech1981
Strike King Slab Hammer Crappie Crank Crankbaits
Bass Pro Shops Crappie Maxx Crank
Bandit 300 Series Crappie Crankbait
ARKIE 350 Series Diver Crankbaits
This is what I use. All the same body size and dive anywhere from 8-15' depending on bill size, line out and speed.
Bass Pro Shops Crappie Maxx Crank
Bandit 300 Series Crappie Crankbait
ARKIE 350 Series Diver Crankbaits
This is what I use. All the same body size and dive anywhere from 8-15' depending on bill size, line out and speed.
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