Report... 5/6

[Matt Breuer]

Bass spinners catch crappie! They're not as productive as Beetle Spins maybe, but they do catch fish. Especially the smaller tandem spinners used for smallmouths. This time of year however, I don't feel it's a good choice at all. If you're going to use a big bait, it has to be a crankbait, a small suspending type is best, it lays in-front of their face and they can't help but hit it.

Generalizing the Midwest as a whole is bad, some lakes get all the pressure, and some lakes haven't seen a bait. What's good for the goose (N MN) isn't always good for the gander (Metropolitan MN).

Just my .02

[markkstanley]

OK I have caught crappies on 1/2oz tandem spinner baits in the summer. Not a lot but some. I have caught more 3 to 4lb bass in the spring throwing little beetle spins and crappie jigs than I ever have throwing larger bass spinners in the summer. Point here is people throwing the "big" baits aren't going to catch nearly as many bass as we will throwing crappie sized baits. As long as it catch release I don't say anything. I just smile as I pass these "fishermen" by. My biggest Minnetonka largemouth came on a 1/32oz Flu Flu fishing for spring crappie. Just a hair over 7lbs. If these guys were really serious about catching the green carp they'd stick to crappie gear.

[dwag70]

Green Carp LOL Never heard that one.. Cant wait to rib all the NEW CARP fisherman I know,, This should really get them..

[river rat316]

GREEN CARP HEH? That is just not funny!

[Matt Johnson]

Happy B-day river rat!

Good Fishin,

Matt Johnson

[river rat316]

Thank You Matt!

The big 30!

[Matt Johnson]

Awesome! I hope you had a good day. Get any fishing in?

Good Fishin,

Matt Johnson

[river rat316]

No i am saving up my day off of work for a day when it reaches above 70 degrees, other than that it was fun to spend a night with my family and not worry about work!