friday the 13th report

[Big Keene]

took the kids crappie fishing at 35 this morning. bluebird skies and still wind. we kept with the troll/drift technique and it worked ok. fished 7-11or so and we caught 30. 11 keepers with one being 11". just a handful of bass. the weeds and grass are really starting to get thick. 2 and 2.5" keitechs were getting bit, color didnt seem to matter much.

Good luck!

[Johnsfolly]

Great trip with your kids. Nice cooler full of crappie!

[Big Keene]

im blessed for sure! they are great kids, and they like fishin with their dad!...and now they're old enough(10&13) that they dont need as much help, and i can fish!! they have both been using my spinning reels for 5-6 yrs now, and they have it down pretty good. 

[Justin92297]

30 crappie in four hours is a great morning! Looks like I need to get some 2 inch keitechs

[Big Keene]

1 hour ago, Justin92297 said:

30 crappie in four hours is a great morning! Looks like I need to get some 2 inch keitechs

To be honest, i havent used live minnows in 2 yrs, keitechs dont die. i superglue them onto a no collar jig head, and catch a lot of fish on the same bait. i have found that they have the best action at slowest speeds, i think that makes all the difference, especially when the bite is slow. although we have been getting bit moving at pretty good speeds this year. so far we have caught crappie in good numbers out of 6, 34, 35, and 36, all with the same technique.