Jump to content

  • GUESTS

    If you want access to members only forums on HSO, you will gain access only when you Sign-in or Sign-Up .

    This box will disappear once you are signed in as a member. ?

Fall Crappies

BartmanMN

By BartmanMN
in Crappies-Sunfish

 Share

Recommended Posts

pushbutton Grand Master

pushbutton

Posted
Posted

Started finding good sized ones schooled up a few weeks ago in a few lakes i fish for them.They were in the teens through mid twenties with a surface temp around 60 degrees.

full-27018-12578-2011_09_19_16_43_35_653

This past weekend the bigger ones started moving in as well. Should only get better in the next few weeks. Still have yet to see the minnows move up at night, then it will really be game on!

full-27018-12577-2011_09_18_09_43_13_81.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
scott b Community Regular

scott b

Posted
Posted

Great fish and good job getting the little one out. Pushbutton. Can I ask what you are using to get the slabs? Bobber? Jig? Color? Any help would be appreciated. I have my go to baits but I'd like to try something different to maybe be more productive on my waters.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
pushbutton Grand Master

pushbutton

Posted
Posted

Thanks everyone!

Hotime,

Hardly ever use a bobber...maybe, just maybe in shallow weeds. Almost exclusively a 1/32, and if i need more depth will put on split shot instead of upsizing the jig. Don't like the action the 1/16th has compared to. Plus the slow fall of the smaller jigs can itself trigger a hit. Almost never stationary, even perchance a bobber is on, just a ton of pitching and casting and retrieving. Am a member of the cheap tackle pro staff and will often use whatever, but do have my favorites though: pink/white or plain jigs, tipped with 1 1 1/2" Kalins crappie scrub, 2" calcutta tail, both in tennessee shad tri colors, if that is not working switch to plain white plastics or white/yellow sparse nylon hair jigs tipped with a minnow, for a larger search bait I really like the Storm wild eye minnow; it is big but will really bring out the aggressive fish.

If any of that made me seem like a good fisherman, I really am not, just smart fisherman, in that will usually only target them when they are schooled/active in the early spring and fall, and go pick on their cousins(bass and pannies) during the summer smile I also usually just fish lakes that can sustain a good population. Most are medium sized( 5,000 acre ish) and have a ton of structure. This allows enough areas for the fish to handle the ice and spawning onslaught, but still small enough to be able to find them.....and the big AND is I have put some time in on these lakes to where I have a good idea where they are going to be. My fishing partner is 5 so if i don't find fish quickly, the trip is cut short and will end up finding myself on the play ground crazy

Oh, one more thing, If you do have luck finding them during the day, head to the nearest shallow weeds later that night, thats where the true slabs will be hanging out. Since he was born, about the only time I can get out alone is after dark, and have found that especially in the fall, the fishing can be incredible!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
pushbutton Grand Master

pushbutton

Posted
Posted

was he a little cold?

Nah, just crashing from a sugar buzz, when the fish are biting I do whatever it takes to keep him in the boat, even if that means pumping him full of candy smile Actually, the crappies teeth were digging into his thumbs....I didn't believe him and thought he was just whiney and tired, but yep, they did pierce his skin. So i guess no more lipping picts for awhile wink

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Iambjm Veteran

Iambjm

Posted
Posted

Has anyone here tried the powerbait micronymphs? I find that the chartreuse color is really good for crappies. I even nailed a 28" walleye with one a couple of weeks ago, I had it tipped with a leech just messing around right at dark in about 4 feet of water.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
scott b Community Regular

scott b

Posted
Posted

Thanks for the info guys. Now back on topic. Where do we think they'll be with this North wind we just had? South bays? 25-15? In the muck transition yet? I know that this time of year is a good time to be out at night fishing 10 ft off the bottom along weed edges. My go to jig is a pink tube with a 1" gulp twister stuffed inside. That will make any ones bobber go down!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now ↓↓↓ or ask your question and then register. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Your Responses - Share & Have Fun :)

    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      By The way that didn't work either!! Screw it I'll just use the cellular. 
    • Wanderer
      Just Food and Drink

      By Wanderer · Posted

      It’s done automatically.  You might need an actual person to clear that log in stuff up.   Trash your laptop history if you haven’t tried that already.
    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      😂 yea pretty amazing how b o o b i e s gets flagged, but they can't respond or tell me why I  can't get logged in here on my laptop but I can on my cellular  😪
    • Mike89
      Just Food and Drink

      By Mike89 · Posted

      I grilled some brats yesterday, maybe next weekend will the next round...  
    • Wanderer
      Just Food and Drink

      By Wanderer · Posted

      You got word censored cuz you said        B o o b ies….. haha.   Yeah, no… grilling is on hiatus for a bit.
    • smurfy
      Just Food and Drink

      By smurfy · Posted

      Chicken mine,  melded in Mccormick poultry seasoning for 24 hours.  Grill will get a break till the frigid temps go away!
    • Mike89
      Problems with Yetti

      By Mike89 · Posted

      good luck!!!   
    • rundrave
      Problems with Yetti

      By rundrave · Posted

      we had some nice weather yesterday and this conundrum was driving me crazy  so I drove up to the house to take another look. I got a bunch of goodies via ups yesterday (cables,  winch ratchet parts, handles, leaf springs etc).   I wanted to make sure the new leaf springs I got fit. I got everything laid out and ready to go. Will be busy this weekend with kids stuff and too cold to fish anyway, but I will try to get back up there again next weekend and get it done. I don't think it will be bad once I get it lifted up.    For anyone in the google verse, the leaf springs are 4 leafs and measure 25 1/4" eye  to eye per Yetti. I didnt want to pay their markup so just got something else comparable rated for the same weight.   I am a first time wheel house owner, this is all new to me. My house didn't come with any handles for the rear cables? I was told this week by someone in the industry that cordless drills do not have enough brake to lower it slow enough and it can damage the cables and the ratchets in the winches.  I put on a handle last night and it is 100% better than using a drill, unfortatenly I found out the hard way lol and will only use the ICNutz to raise the house now.
    • Wanderer
      Problems with Yetti

      By Wanderer · Posted

      I haven’t done any leaf springs for a long time and I can’t completely see the connections in your pics BUT I I’d be rounding up: PB Blaster, torch, 3 lb hammer, chisel, cut off tool, breaker bar, Jack stands or blocks.   This kind of stuff usually isn’t the easiest.   I would think you would be able to get at what you need by keeping the house up with Jack stands and getting the pressure off that suspension, then attack the hardware.  But again, I don’t feel like I can see everything going on there.
    • rundrave
      Problems with Yetti

      By rundrave · Posted

      reviving an old thread due to running into the same issue with the same year of house. not expecting anything from yetti and I already have replacement parts ordered and on the way.   I am looking for some input or feedback on how to replace the leaf springs themselves.    If I jack the house up and remove the tire, is it possible to pivot the axel assembly low enough to get to the other end of the leaf spring and remove that one bolt?   Or do I have to remove the entire pivot arm to get to it? Then I also have to factor in brake wire as well then. What a mess   My house is currently an hour away from my home at a relatives, going to go back up and look it over again and try to figure out a game plan.           Above pic is with house lowered on ice, the other end of that leaf is what I need to get to.   above pic is side that middle bolt broke and bottom 2 leafs fell out here is other side that didnt break but you can see bottom half of leaf already did but atleast bolt is still in there here is hub assembly in my garage with house lowered and tires off when I put new tires on it a couple months ago. hopefully I can raise house high enough that it can drop down far enough and not snap brake cable there so I can get to that other end of the leaf spring.

  • Topics

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.

  I accept