Members panfisher Posted May 22, 2014 Members Share Posted May 22, 2014 Been catching male black's and very few white females. I think black's spawn befor whites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frying eyes Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I've been catching crappie last couple weeks on main lake. Most of them have been male's in 12-20ft. They could be spawning deep as clear as the water is. Some places you can see 15ft down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdive Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 We had 3 limits Sunday, mostly trolling near bottom at 30-34 feet. 80% were egg-laden females. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members whitebassman Posted May 23, 2014 Members Share Posted May 23, 2014 Powerdive, that's where we've been catching them also. Most of the ones we are catching are blowing their eggs as they come out of the water. You can catch males all day in 15 to 25ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdive Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 The unusual thing for us was the lack of size. Most were 10.5 to 11.5 inches, with only 6 or 7 over 12 inches and nothing over 13. Not typical for the midlake (Mutton to Mile Long). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjk86 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 PD...were you using downriggers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Haulin Bass Posted May 23, 2014 Members Share Posted May 23, 2014 Crazy, but we found more Crappie "deeper" rather than shallower. Last weekend the females we caught had about 30 to 40 percent of their eggs left! This will be the last weekend that the crappie will be in any kind of spawning mode. After that, it will be back to their summer patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdive Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 PD...were you using downriggers? Leadcore with Flicker Shads, Deep Little Rippers, and Minnow Raps. In the past, we've used a 2 oz. inline weight on 10/2 braid with a stickbait to hit 30' at 2 mph with only 70' of line out. The suspended bite in the coves usually lasts a good month or more after the spawn, but the fish will be shallower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crappie Catcher Posted May 24, 2014 Members Share Posted May 24, 2014 Caught 13 keepers lastnight 1 male and 12 females full of eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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