Well as I said today I was going out to check the crappie bite for you crappie lovers..
Well there is good news and bad news, I will start with the bad news,I did not catch a single crappie in fact I did not catch a single fish,I did not move around either for my youngest son was with fishing and it was a cold one out there for him.
Now the good news is using the LX-5 we knew there were fish present and using the VS-250 we knew we were on crappies and these were some BIG crappies made the 2 inch crappie minnow look like it was only an inch long. I would guestimate there size to be about 3/4 to a little over a pound. Nice thick humps on there heads. These fish are not that size by biting anything presented to them. They showed a bit of interest to our minnows but moreless just bullying our minnows around. I was using a red hook and my little guy was using a mini mert but they were not falling for the bait. Should have grabbed some grubs out of the fridge..
We were sitting in 45 F.O.W. topped with 14 inches of ice. So we now know where the crappies are and all that is left to do is find what is going to get them to bite.
We were seeing at any given time 3 to 10 crappies suspended about 2 feet off the bottom.
Any suggestions on what to throw at them I am open to suggestions..
January 30, 2007 at 2:42 am
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