Kramr

Wow, great trip that is. Were you casting or trolling?

Might be a state record! Seems they have records for every type of fish you can catch in Missouri.

Wow! That's amazing. What type of area did you find them in? Points, flats, drop offs?

Gonna be there in 3 weeks, Hope it is this good or better by then. Oh, and save me some, ok?

They were all white crappie and were our only target for the day.

Very nice catch and congrats on the win.

Launched from Spalding around 0630, went into the Little Indian Creek arm. Thought if we could find them spawning then we could catch a bunch. Started by casting an 1/8 ounce jig with grub tipped with a crappie nibble into 2 - 4 ft of water along the shore. Chose pockets and banks that were steep and had clay and/or pebbles that went out fairly quickly into deeper water. First problem, I was losing jigs at a ferocious rate and wasn't finding fish. Switched to a slip bobber set to 3 - 4 ft with an 1/16 ounce jig setup. This mostly solved the jig loss problem. Started catching one here one there. When we caught one we would fish the area for a few minutes thinking there would be more but that didn't happen (probably wasted too much time doing this). We ended up catching 8 crappie with only two being less than 10 inches. Rest were from 10 to 14 and very thick. Most were males (probably guarding the nest). Water temps went from low 60's in the morning to around 65 by afternoon. Water was mostly light brown and cloudy to murky. My theory is that they had been picked over by numerous other fishermen doing the same thing and that was why we weren't getting more from each spot. Saw plenty other boats doing the exact same thing or close to it.

There is a report from 4/19 at South Fork plus comments. Lots of good stuff.

Haris122, thanks for the info. Everything helps. Haven't called the Marina, will give it a try tonight when I get home.

This is the only swivel I use for my 3 way rig at T-Turns made by Thundermist lures. I'm sure there are others but I can tell you that this works very well. Maybe a little pricey. http://www.fishusa.com/product/Thundermist-TTurn-3Way-Swivels

That happens a lot to me too. Mostly because I am trying to steer the boat and locate fish. At least that's my story anyway.

Thanks, I will post what happens this weekend so maybe it will help you. Seems like this should be an active forum all things considered. Does this mean no one is going to MT?

Love it! Is the time stamp correct, was it really after 9 pm?

Anyone, anyone, anyone, anyone?

Anyone gonna be a MT this week care to comment on your trip?

Stroll'r has the paddle tail.

Gonna be there next weekend, probably fishing the Indian creek areas. Expect the males to start building nests here soon. Any info would be helpful, even the latest water temp. Never mind about the water temp, found the website for that.

Awesome fish. Not sure of your battery setup but I keep a set of jumper cables now after almost not being able to start the motor one time. Figure I can use the trolling battery to start the boat in an emergency.

I use silver Colorado blades and combinations of blue, grey, red beads on a #2 Trokar slow death. Do you have a favorite blade/bead color?

Good looking dog. Seeing a resurgence in standard poodle ownership. Seem like they are smarter than most. Also seem very calm. People are surprised when they see a standard because they are used to the miniatures. If I owned another dog, it would have to be able to go fishing with us.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sooooo jealous. You should have said some like, she'll fillet up swell. BTW, poodle or doodle?

Excellent Job!

Bobby Garland Stroll'R? My go to artificial grub for crappie. B/C silver color but have good luck with other colors too.

Should be able to pick them up on flats near the drop off, on points, 15 foot range, speed will vary, if they are aggressive then go 2 + maybe, if not aggressive then just fast enough for the lure to wiggle.

Congrats on 2nd place. Awesome!