female crappie

[Aggressor1988long]

Ok guys probably only a few females have spawned, been catching females deep after this week and warm temps they will move up. Dang have you all not fished for crappie before in the late spring like we are having?

[Stacy Jordan]

I been catching alot of males up turnback on slab busters and crappie niblets any other good baits advice for after the rain?

[Bucksbybow]

Berkley Flicker Shad, blue color, troll @ 2 - 2.5 mph.

[LoweSTX175]

Berkley Flicker Shad, blue color, troll @ 2 - 2.5 mph.

I agree with you on the Flicker Shad. I prefer the 7 cm but used the 9 cm last week for a little while to go deeper. I caught a 10" crappie with the 9... the bait was almost as big as the fish. I trolled for a little while with the Live Target "Bait Ball". I went for about 20 minutes. The other two in the boat were hitting slabs while I was wasting time. I changed back to Flicker Shad. Flicker Shad are reasonably priced at about $4. A couple of months ago they had a rebate on them that dropped them to $3. A guy can afford to lose one every now and then at that price. Use a counter reel and you are ready to go trolling.

[Sac River Jim]

I agree with you on the Flicker Shad. I prefer the 7 cm but used the 9 cm last week for a little while to go deeper. I caught a 10" crappie with the 9... the bait was almost as big as the fish. I trolled for a little while with the Live Target "Bait Ball". I went for about 20 minutes. The other two in the boat were hitting slabs while I was wasting time. I changed back to Flicker Shad. Flicker Shad are reasonably priced at about $4. A couple of months ago they had a rebate on them that dropped them to $3. A guy can afford to lose one every now and then at that price. Use a counter reel and you are ready to go trolling.

during bps spring classic they had them for 2.99 with a 1.00 rebait. i loaded up on them.

[Stacy Jordan]

Do you all think females spawned out up turnback ornjust not moved in catching tons of 9 inch males butno real slabs just wondering if i need to go deeper catching them from 5 ft to 2 ft

[Terrierman]

I caught a gizzard shad last Saturday trolling a #7purple tiger flicker shad right in front of Ruark Bluff. And no it was not foul hooked. I really regret not taking a picture of that one.

[Sac River Jim]

Do you all think females spawned out up turnback ornjust not moved in catching tons of 9 inch males butno real slabs just wondering if i need to go deeper catching them from 5 ft to 2 ft

Stacey hears a nice read on catching spawning crappie i found on wired2fish.

https://www.uaex.edu/publications/PDF/FSA-29.pdf

MDC Article

http://mdc.mo.gov/fishing/fishing-how-tos/crappie-fishing

[champ203]

That pdf is an interesting read....but I couldn't find the part about crappie spawn fishing. ;-)

On a contributing note, I caught a limit last Thursday nite in 8 fow nearly 1/2 males and 1/2 females all look close but not yet spawned. Mid lake.

[Stacy Jordan]

Thanks Jim nice read I guess I just need to put in the time vertical jigging and night fishing sounds fun Im catching tons of 8 to 9 inch but only a few 10 inch and above a few walleye here and there but just want to become more consistent on catching better size and well Im getting great feedback so thanks Also I have been mostly fishing the flats up turnback do you think I would be better out cc I have a small boat and have to be selective at times wind traffic ect.. thanks again!