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I Went Old School Today

Jim Almquist

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Jim Almquist Grand Master

Jim Almquist

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It was not on purpose that for sure. Got to the lake and got my Otter setup up and the holes drilled. So now its time to start fishing and I realize that I left the Marcum at home mad I was not going to make a 70 miles round trip just to pick up my flasher so I decide to go Old School- No Flasher.

Drop my line down the hole and it did not even get close to my float and the line stopped- Crappie on laugh It is a nice keeper and I throw it down again and it get about a foot from my float and I had another. I throw it back down and this time it gets to about 2" from my float and I have another. My buddy pulls up on his sled from trail riding and I yell get in here and grab a rod. In about 45 min. we have my limit and are throwing them back now because he did not want to carry any on his sled. My total was 15 Crappies in less then 2 hours but the last 8 went back down the hole. What a blast but I did wonder how good it could have been with a flasher.

Fresh crappie for supper tonight smile

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jBohmer Community Regular

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I do not think that I could go without my flasher, I think I would done as you did in your situation though. I wonder how it would have been if the bite was not that hot? I would keep wondering if they are suspended? What depth? How long should I try 5' off the bottom? Are their fish in this lake? Sometimes it is nice seeing a dead sea, at least you know. Glad you got some. My battery has died on me a couple of times, I hate that feeling.

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Nice job Jim, now take the next step and leave the Otter and flasher home!

Hope you enjoyed the crappies tonight. I'm getting anxious to get out in the morning to try for some of my own. (I already packed the flasher! ;))

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I am 62 and I remember fishing with my dad and uncle when I was pre-teen. The only flasher that was around was the guy in the neighboring fish house who stepped outside to relieve himself. They caught lots of fish and actually used to fry them up in the house on a iron skillet on a small woodstove. (I think it was legal then). I got a flasher about 5 years ago and now I would be lost without it too. They also just used the old jiggle sticks and would bring up the fish hand over hand which I did for many years myself. Good memories.

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I intentionally go without my Vexilar from time to time.

Why...So I regain my focus on the rhythm and form of my jigging and pay closer attention to things I may otherwise be taking for granted.

Very shallow water walleye is one situation I will do this. I'm jigging for effect in this situation anyway, and hits come in aggressive and quick, or not at all.

You seldom see them come in on a sonar anyway in 2' - 4' of water. So it's a good time to get your basics back in tune.

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Excellent point Ed and in my case all of the crappies wanted my bait to fall or on the drop but the one thing that did surprise me was just how high they were in the water column. They had to be at least 6' feet off the bottom at but that is really a guess because I never did go anywhere near the bottom.

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Before I had my flasher it was the same way on the large flat basin we fish for crappie. The stopper wouldn't be to the float yet and it was on. there is something about watching the bobber never stop in the water too just goes down and rounds the under edge of the ice in one motion loved that part! Never had issues catching fish then just catch more now. Sometimes going out there now I never get the house out of the truck because i'm running around hole hopping so much. Nice to relax once in a while and hunker down on a pile of slabs.

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