Minnows seem to be the ticket when you get a finicky bite or when you get temp changes. I love the jig bite and prefer to use those (cheaper, quicker) but I always have minnows with me for that reason.
CAESARS CREEK 2023 CRAPPIE THREAD!
Let's start this thing off boys!
I took a hike last week in the afternoon for a few hours, water temp is 53°… Fished four hours, jig and a jig n bobber... nuthin.
Fast forward to this morning .... showed up around 7:30 AM… Water temp has jumped up to 57°… Nothing on retrieved jig… However the jig n bobber, set 18 inches deep… In about 3 feet of water.
success!
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and they wanted it too!
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slowed down a little bit around 10 AM… I started casting and retrieving a 1/16 ounce chartreuse jig and I was able to get a couple takers but all the fish on the retrieved jig were only 8" or so. Kept 10 for the pot all were over 10". no hawgs yet.
can't wait to hear everybody's caesars reports on this thread… The annual Crappie campout is going to be a little bit later this year the third week of May… But I will be sure to post all the pics… Good luck, everybody!
I took a hike last week in the afternoon for a few hours, water temp is 53°… Fished four hours, jig and a jig n bobber... nuthin.
Fast forward to this morning .... showed up around 7:30 AM… Water temp has jumped up to 57°… Nothing on retrieved jig… However the jig n bobber, set 18 inches deep… In about 3 feet of water.
success!
and they wanted it too!
slowed down a little bit around 10 AM… I started casting and retrieving a 1/16 ounce chartreuse jig and I was able to get a couple takers but all the fish on the retrieved jig were only 8" or so. Kept 10 for the pot all were over 10". no hawgs yet.
can't wait to hear everybody's caesars reports on this thread… The annual Crappie campout is going to be a little bit later this year the third week of May… But I will be sure to post all the pics… Good luck, everybody!
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day #1 went ok...got out on the lake by 7 AM, fishing was slow in the morning but we managed a few keepers before noon... came back to the campsite and had lunch and then took the kiddos out in the afternoon and we did much better. We ended up with about 15 in the cooler. got my two nieces out which was a lot of fun and they had a blast catching a few.
kids had a great time, and honestly, that was the whole point of the years trip...
kids had a great time, and honestly, that was the whole point of the years trip...
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Day 2 was awesome! not a lot of fish, but one hell of a great day… Took all the girls in the campsite out for the morning and they proceeded to fill the live well lwith about 12 fish that were well over 10" ... they had a great time and that's the whole point of this family campout....This started out as just a "guys" camp out… But it's turned into a family event, and I couldn't be happier... love getting people into fishing and catching slabs!
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