severe help needed!

[Guest]

Ok, Guys i have been trying to get in to this whole crappie fishing thing for about the past 4-5 years.I have read and heard more freakin info than i can even remember about catching slabs.I am a born n breed cornfed catfishin machine,but i can not get the hang of crappie fishing for the life of me.I spent 6 hours on the water today and caught 1 crappie!If you guys out there have some kind of simple tips that would be helpful,let me know....??! I AM SO .......DISCOURAGED!!!emoBang emoAngry emoMad emoPlease emoBadLanguage

 

[dirtdobber]

what lake do you fish?

 

[Fat Albert]

<font color="#ff0033">I am goin to be a smart aleck here.....but you can't use your catfish rods when you are crappie fishin....use light line (4lb) ultra light rods and minners and tubes, panfish assasins....hope this helps.....FA</font> </p>

<font color="#ff0033">send Drumking a PM and he will get back with you....he is the expert....</font></p>

 

[Guest]

chick

 

[bassnbug]

crappie fishing is very difficult for me also, i have bought all the so called crappie killer baits, i have panfish assasins of all colors and have caught 0 crappie on them. i have only 5 crappie since last march 4 on minnows and i on silver spoon. so if you get any secret tips on crappie fishing, please pass them on to me. you and i could use some of drumkings secrets.

 

[Guest]

laugh- yea ive been at it for about 4-5 yrs. i got every kinda tackle 4 those rascles.

 

[Buoy-Master]

http://www.chattanoogafishingforum.com/search/query.asp?action=search&searchforumid=31&keywords=Crappie&author=&days=31 </p>

 

[dirtdobber]

minners, sinker, float, on ultra-lite rig. cast next to docks and down trees (in water). Crappie feed up so set your depth above the fish (trial and error)

 

[bassnbug]

thats why i have been having trouble shooting those 1/16 oz jigs with my 8ft surf rod and 30 pound test line emoPoke it all is starting to make sense to me now emoScratch

 

[Guest]

Not much help so far> Huh bass?.......

 

[SpurHunter]

THe only tip you need is:</p>

PM Drumking for a trip. He is more than happy to share any and all he knows on the subject. If'n you cant catch them after that, your hopless

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[Guest]

Thanks spur.

 

[Buoy-Master]

There are a few reports in the search results that you depth, water temp, what kind of area..like Bluffs, ect. </p>

Just have to sort through them.

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[hooker771]

dirtdobber - 2/7/2008 2:04 PM

minners, sinker, float, on ultra-lite rig. cast next to docks and down trees (in water). Crappie feed up so set your depth above the fish (trial and error)

(in Water) emoLaugh emoUpsmile emoUpsmile emoEek emoGoofy

 

[Guest]

Guys I am by no means as good as Drumking. He crappie fishes 20 times more than me. I can catch a few when I go sometimes. This is how I learned. Forget the bass and cats in the spring and fish for crappie from now untill about mid April or so. Try lots of different baits,techniques and presentations. You have to get a feel for how a crappie bites and how they live and change sometimes from hour to hour. Once you get the knack for catching them in the spring when it is relatively easy then you work on catching them at other times of the year when it is harder. One thing I cannot stress enough is that there is absolutely no substitute and no shortcut for time spent on the water. It is not as hard as ya'll are making it sound but you can't go once a month and learn much. I know I am speaking for Drumking when I say that the biggest reason he catches crappie so well is that he is on the water several times a week and has done it for years and years. Just like anything else in life there are few rookies that can perform at veteran levels especially without regular dilligent practice. Study what works, keep a log and before you know it you will be loading the boat. Remember too that no matter what there are still going to be days when the fish don't get the memo that they are supposed to bite.emoBigsmile

 

[drumking]

cheez - 2/7/2008 7:25 PM

Guys I am by no means as good as Drumking. He crappie fishes 20 times more than me. I can catch a few when I go sometimes. This is how I learned. Forget the bass and cats in the spring and fish for crappie from now untill about mid April or so. Try lots of different baits,techniques and presentations. You have to get a feel for how a crappie bites and how they live and change sometimes from hour to hour. Once you get the knack for catching them in the spring when it is relatively easy then you work on catching them at other times of the year when it is harder. One thing I cannot stress enough is that there is absolutely no substitute and no shortcut for time spent on the water. It is not as hard as ya'll are making it sound but you can't go once a month and learn much. I know I am speaking for Drumking when I say that the biggest reason he catches crappie so well is that he is on the water several times a week and has done it for years and years. Just like anything else in life there are few rookies that can perform at veteran levels especially without regular dilligent practice. Study what works, keep a log and before you know it you will be loading the boat. Remember too that no matter what there are still going to be days when the fish don't get the memo that they are supposed to bite.emoBigsmile

Well said, Cheez! You aren't a slouch at crappie fishing either. Pretty darn good, I'll say.

 

[flip1up]

ikolb, you have a PM.