This cranking for crappie deal just keeps getting better!!

[Lance34]

The last 3 weeks pulling cranks have just been a blast.  

Got started yesterday about 11:30, water temp was 87.  Trolled the same line passes down river I've been doing the past few weeks.  

At the start it was over cast with a good gust of wind going.  Felt great actually!  But, made boat control a booger.  It finally calmed down and all was good.  

The first 4 fish I caught where all on both lures running 12 feet in 13-20 feet of water so, I put the Arkies 350's, at 57 feet out and the bandits 300's, at 55 feet out.  

Boated 18 crappie, with 11 good keepers, a dinky striper, and a couple Kentucky's that will stain the grease up just fine.  

I started getting cooked about 2:30 so, I shut her down.  

Lures used was an Arkie 350 chrome clown, bandit 300 pearl with a chartreuse belly and Sardis Gold which also has a chartreuse stripe on the belly.   

Starting to think this summer time fishing ain't so bad..

Y'all have a good weekend out there and God bless.  

Pics below with one of them hanging on by a thread!

[nomolites]

Those are some nice slabs!  Cranking for crappie is a blast and it fills my belly....best bait for me are UV bright Wiggle Warts, but if you put it at the right depth seems anything the right length will do.   

 

Mike

[Stump bumper]

I was out last night with the light from sundown until midnight. I set up on a ceder tree in 30 feet of water with some brush around it. I got a load of minnows quick and filled the minnow bucket then put out three rods. Before long I had 10 feet of bait below the boat, but not one bite.

So I thought I was too shallow so I started drifting into 70 feet of water, I could not see anything past 16 feet because the bait ball I was dragging with me blocked out the depth finder just solid red and even down imaging showed nothing but a green blob.. Gave up right after midnight, as soon as I tuned out the light the fish finder went back to 79 feet and showed fish on shad at 18 feet.

Just shared this to show you method is much better than mine.

[petpipuppy]

Great reports, both!  I haven't been out with a light yet, and think I may have waited to long to try it...water is so hot.

[Stump bumper]

Lance;

Just looked at this again and realized what color you are using...all of them. 

[Lance34]

11 hours ago, Stump bumper said:

Lance;

Just looked at this again and realized what color you are using...all of them. 

Yes sir,  pulling four rods at once at the front of the boat using mostly these colors every time.  You can get a 6 pack deal of your choice of colors from grizzlyjig.com,  shipping and all for under 40 dollars.

[Jack Perdew]

Great report, if you don't mine me asking but what speed are you trolling at ? 

[Lance34]

1 hour ago, Jack Perdew said:

Great report, if you don't mine me asking but what speed are you trolling at ? 

Sure...  Pulling between 1.5-1.8mph with 55 feet of 10# line out the side is getting them down 12-13 feet.  

I've been thinking about starting a thread on my setup if y'all would like.  

Just thought it would save a guy a lot of trail and error that maybe wants to get started.  

 

 

 

[Robert Haynes]

20 hours ago, Lance34 said:

Sure...  Pulling between 1.5-1.8mph with 55 feet of 10# line out the side is getting them down 12-13 feet.  

I've been thinking about starting a thread on my setup if y'all would like.  

Just thought it would save a guy a lot of trail and error that maybe wants to get started.  

 

 

 

Absolutely