Crappie I caught 3/20

[creekcrappie]

The big on is just over 13 inches, and the other two are 10.5 inches.I also caught 4 medium sized yellow bass. I caught all of these on a bobby garland baby shad on blue thunder color. I used a one-thirty second ounce unpainted jighead. Does anyone else use the bobby garland baby shad? Also, when would the crappie be spawning on percy priest lake?

[tkwalker]

Issac, Great catch !!!! <'TK>< :)

[Aquaholic6801]

Nice Catch Lil Man......Usually on Priest when the water temps are 55*-58*+ all over the lake they move shallow and start doing their thing...it was getting close a few days ago, but with this cold snap we maybe looking at @10 days to a couple weeks if the air temps get up and stays there.....

[agelesssone]

Great fish there, creekcrappie. I also like Bobby Garland's lures and use a lot of different ones. I'm partial to the Stroll'r in silver w/red flake.

[nofish]

I just started using bobby garlands. They have great action I just haven't had any luck with them yet.


Congratulations!

[Alphahawk]

Very nice crappie.


Regards

[creekcrappie]

Nice Catch Lil Man......Usually on Priest when the water temps are 55*-58*+ all over the lake they move shallow and start doing their thing...it was getting close a few days ago, but with this cold snap we maybe looking at @10 days to a couple weeks if the air temps get up and stays there.....

How deep are they when they spawn? Do they like to be around brush? Thanks

[creekcrappie]

Very nice crappie.


Regards

tcintn told me that you use bison trout magnets to fish for crappie. Have you caught them with it anytime lately?

[Alphahawk]

tcintn told me that you use bison trout magnets to fish for crappie. Have you caught them with it anytime lately?

Yeah....caught a bunch Saturday at the Williamsport Lakes in Columbia. Haven't been able to go to my regular crappie spots as I am trying to recover from knee replacement. You should start catching more at Percy. The crappie can spawn in as little as a foot of water...and can and do spawn in the rocks....as well as shallow bays. Hope that helps you some.


Regards

[MNfisher]

The big on is just over 13 inches, and the other two are 10.5 inches.I also caught 4 medium sized yellow bass. I caught all of these on a bobby garland baby shad on blue thunder color. I used a one-thirty second ounce unpainted jighead. Does anyone else use the bobby garland baby shad? Also, when would the crappie be spawning on percy priest lake?

Great catch Creekcrappie!! When the air and water starts to warm up, and we have some consecutive days of strong south winds, fish the wind blown shorelines and this time year you can sometimes find all kinds of fish! Including some whoppers!!

[Travis C.]

Great catch creekcrappie!

I noticed you were asking about bank areas in another thread. The lake water is still cool so you want to really watch where you step so that you don't fall in. All it takes for Hypothermia is a 2-3 degree drop in body temp.

[creekcrappie]

Thanks guys

[old sailor]

Great job! Maybe we could stretch some lines together some time. I have another fishing buddy about your age and he beats me like a drum every time I take him out. You'd have to promise to cut me some slack.

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[creekcrappie]

Great job! Maybe we could stretch some lines together some time. I have another fishing buddy about your age and he beats me like a drum every time I take him out. You'd have to promise to cut me some slack.

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What do you normally fish for?

[old sailor]

What do you normally fish for?

Trout, rockfish n hybrids.

[creekcrappie]

Trout, rockfish n hybrids.

I have never caught a rockfish or a hybrid, but I have caught a lot of white bass before. Do you use trout magnets for trout? We were going to a lot of winter trout stockings last year.

[MNfisher]

I have never caught a rockfish or a hybrid, but I have caught a lot of white bass before. Do you use trout magnets for trout? We were going to a lot of winter trout stockings last year.

The trout Old Sailor catches feed on the stockers we catch during winter stockings :D

[browntrout]

Trout, rockfish n hybrids.

Old sailor fishes for anything twice as big as what the rest of us catch.

Roy

[Alphahawk]

I have never caught a rockfish or a hybrid, but I have caught a lot of white bass before. Do you use trout magnets for trout? We were going to a lot of winter trout stockings last year.

old sailor catches trout close to the 20 pound range...if not better...LOL. If you want a big trout...he is the one to go fishing with.


Regards

[old sailor]

I have never caught a rockfish or a hybrid, but I have caught a lot of white bass before. Do you use trout magnets for trout? We were going to a lot of winter trout stockings last year.

No trout magnets for me. I'm no good with ultralight gear. The guys speaking highly of me are experts in that field. I would love to see you get your first rockfish . Be happening soon. Whatever method you choose is great. Just go fishing and don't forget to enjoy your surroundings ; when you get older you will find that problems will drift down the river from you when you are fishing.

Warm regards

[agelesssone]

Amen to your last post old sailor....on all counts. I'm not a fan of ultralight. Light action is about as low as I care to go.

And being out on the water will make a person forget what may be bothering them or just what was on their mind before they started fishing. Drifting down a river, trolling across a lake, casting a bobber to a brushpile, casting a fluke into the boils......it's all therapy.

Unless you are striper fishing with MNfisher, then it's just net duty!

[Travis C.]

And being out on the water will make a person forget what may be bothering them or just what was on their mind before they started fishing. Drifting down a river, trolling across a lake, casting a bobber to a brushpile, casting a fluke into the boils......it's all therapy.

Sam Tate who's a Nashville song writer wrote this song for Project Healing Waters (a volunteer rehab program for veterans). Rodney Atkins eventually recorded it. The song speaks to this quite well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jwv66iVbXc&list=PL6E0CDBF76411A2F8

Incase you want to check out PHW: http://www.projecthealingwaters.org/Home.aspx

[MNfisher]

.

Unless you are striper fishing with MNfisher, then it's just net duty!

Without your boat handling skills, those fish would have never been caught! CAN'T WAIT FOR STRIPER SEASON!