Basin Crappie Basics from Bloomer, WI

Video Details: Season 7 – Episode 10. Filmed mid-January, 2013 – James Holst and Bryan Myers fish for basin crappie near Bloomer, WI. Watch this show and you’ll have the tools you need to successfully target mid-winter basin crappie anywhere in the ice belt!

To watch Season 7 – Episode 10, click on the video player above OR use this direct link >>> Basin Crappie Basics from Bloomer, WI

Don’t forget to set those DVRs or tune in next Sunday at 8AM on FSN to catch the show!

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What make/model of rod is the one with the sensitive green tip?

I believe that is the TUC Precision Noodle rod, not sure on the length. Great Rods, hoping to get one from the GF for my Birthday!!!

http://www.tunedupcustomrods.com/fishing-rods/hardwater-rods.aspx

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What make/model of rod is the one with the sensitive green tip?

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James and I were both using TUC precision noodles for those Basin crappies. I am not sure what length rod James had but mine is a 20″ percision noodle with recoil guides. The green tip really stands out on the ice so you can pick up any bite even those tricky up bites!

Very cool episode…. really liked all the explanation, and details shared!

Love these shows. I swing my ducer all the time.It doubles your viewing area and shows direction of the school great tip they show for guys who don’t know. I don’t have any custom rods but I like the frabill quick tip 27 “. They have the nice backbone for settin hook and feel like you can take on a monster. I run 3# northland bionic on it and works great.

I have the 30″ noodle and absolutely love it. Best panfish rod on the market IMO. I also run 3# sufix ice on mine. Great line.

I think if I remember right, that split grip rod James showed off here a while back was a 32″ with recoil guides.

What are the recoil guides? Just thiner to keep from freezing?

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What are the recoil guides? Just thiner to keep from freezing?

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Smoother, lighter, flexible, freeze less, more sensitive… just overall better guides IMO. With that being said, my TUC noodle has the regular guides and they are just fine. I’m going to get a 36″ noodle for hole hopping next season and I will get the recoil guides on it for sure.

Love this episode just a little tough doing that today with a 15mph wind and temps at -25. Sunday is looking good though!!!

Great video guys. It is nice to see people who actually show some good knowledge and pass it on. That being said when you guys are hole hopping and drop the transducer and swing it and still mark nothing do you still spend a few minutes jigging trying to bring them in or is it off to the next hole until you mark fish? Thanks

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Great video guys. It is nice to see people who actually show some good knowledge and pass it on. That being said when you guys are hole hopping and drop the transducer and swing it and still mark nothing do you still spend a few minutes jigging trying to bring them in or is it off to the next hole until you mark fish? Thanks

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Most of the time when I am chasing basin crappies if I don’t mark fish I won’t fish that hole, I will just move to the next. There’s times were if I only mark one fish and swing the ducer and don’t see any more fish I won’t drop to that fish. But that is all dependent on the mood of the fish, there are times were fish just wont do anything if they dont have competition right next to them.

The big thing to finding and staying on these fish are lots of holes. Lots of times many of the holes I cut I won’t even fish in, I’ll drop the ducer not see any fish and move to the next hole!

Loved the episode. Great info. Really liked how the screen was shown while swinging the ducer and seeing how they show up on the screen. Ever tried this for walleyes? Not too many lakes where I fish (Mississippi backwaters, pools 5a,6). Thought I could try this and find some “new spots”. Most people fish the very shallow cuts and I have wanted to venture out into the bigger sloughs and see if I can find fish. Thoughts?

Good video. Marshmiller I presume?

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Most of the time when I am chasing basin crappies if I don’t mark fish I won’t fish that hole, I will just move to the next. There’s times were if I only mark one fish and swing the ducer and don’t see any more fish I won’t drop to that fish. But that is all dependent on the mood of the fish, there are times were fish just wont do anything if they dont have competition right next to them.

The big thing to finding and staying on these fish are lots of holes. Lots of times many of the holes I cut I won’t even fish in, I’ll drop the ducer not see any fish and move to the next hole!

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I count dropping the ducer as fishing the hole . If the fish are agressive i’ll drop to a loner but if negative like past few days here I wont. Competition and crappies go together big time. Which reel you using in the video? Is that the black betty 6061? Looked nice…

Great episode. Swinging the ducer is one of the better tips that I have heard of in awhile. I talked To Ryan at Tuned up Custom Rods and ordered basically the same model as James, except colors, I expect to order more in the future. I am from Bloomer and have a couple ideas as to what lake you were on. It’s nice to see small lakes getting some attention to. Great shows keep em coming.

Thanks for the swinging transducer tip. I’m sure i’ll put that to good use.

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Good video. Marshmiller I presume?

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Doubt it, Marshmellow has zero deep basins just an old river channel that flows down the middle, I would say up in the Kettle lakes would be more accurate. Kinda interesting to learn I have been on this pattern locally for some time just never identified it before!

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Most of the time when I am chasing basin crappies if I don’t mark fish I won’t fish that hole, I will just move to the next. There’s times were if I only mark one fish and swing the ducer and don’t see any more fish I won’t drop to that fish. But that is all dependent on the mood of the fish, there are times were fish just wont do anything if they dont have competition right next to them.

The big thing to finding and staying on these fish are lots of holes. Lots of times many of the holes I cut I won’t even fish in, I’ll drop the ducer not see any fish and move to the next hole!

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I count dropping the ducer as fishing the hole . If the fish are agressive i’ll drop to a loner but if negative like past few days here I wont. Competition and crappies go together big time. Which reel you using in the video? Is that the black betty 6061? Looked nice…

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Your right about competition with schooling crappies, it makes non biters
biters! Yep I was running a 6061 on my TUC precision noodle!

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Good video. Marshmiller I presume?

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I think he was being sarcastic!!! I know I laughed when I read the post!

Several of the lakes I fish have decent crappie populations but don’t have the “prefered” basin depth ranges mentioned, but they do have similar basin areas only slightly shallower.(20-25 ft. range) Does the same principle apply as effectively?

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Several of the lakes I fish have decent crappie populations but don’t have the “prefered” basin depth ranges mentioned, but they do have similar basin areas only slightly shallower.(20-25 ft. range) Does the same principle apply as effectively?

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“Deep” is relative. In a shallow lake the basin might be 20′ deep and that’s where I’d start my search for mid-winter crappie. The same principals are likely to apply on your body of water as well.

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Several of the lakes I fish have decent crappie populations but don’t have the “prefered” basin depth ranges mentioned, but they do have similar basin areas only slightly shallower.(20-25 ft. range) Does the same principle apply as effectively?

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“Deep” is relative. In a shallow lake the basin might be 20′ deep and that’s where I’d start my search for mid-winter crappie. The same principals are likely to apply on your body of water as well.

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Thanks.

Hey Loved the show. It’s nice seeing a show done only 15 minutes from home. We just tried this tactic on a small lake just outside of Chetek it proved rather sucessful. Thanks agaian.

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We just tried this tactic on a small lake just outside of Chetek it proved rather sucessful.

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That’s what we love to hear! Thanks for the feedback.