I know some of the upper lakes hold some big slabs. During the summer I have caught them on Buttes de Mort & Poygan while troling cranks. I am always surprised when that board goes back and that mongo crappie comes to the boat with my Hot-N-Tot or DAVE’S Lures Winning Streak in it’s big paper mouth. Do any of you guys out there catch these big crappies through the ice? If so, what are some of your productive presentations for icing these fish?
coot, ive had my best action on the south shore of butte des mortes on the 7ft flat. never really get into a knock em dead day, but the ones we get are real horses. i put one on the wall last new years eve that was just at 16 1/2″ the nice thing is that the magnum white bass usually keep you busy in between crappies.
WOW! 16 1/2″ is an awesome crappie. Congrats, that fish must look like a pie plate on your wall. What do you find is the best presentation for icing those big crappies & magnum whites? Thanks.
best bait for the big crappies seems to be the old stand by- demon and shiner under a slip bobber. the whities prefer a #3 pimple with a waxie on each hook. although the slabs dont often hit this presentation it does seem to draw them into the shiner.
Are you hitting the crappies mostly at night?
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