Winter Crappie Question

[Lance34]

54 minutes ago, Greg B. said:

I’ve got 4- 14 foot bnm pro trollers right now and 2 12 footers.  I know they’re somewhat short for rigging but I wanted to start on the short side.  I’ve been using 1/2 ounce weights but will try heavier if I go deep again.  

Good choice with rods.  Use those with power trolling with up to 2 oz or 3 oz wts.  My BnM BGJP are my work horse ones. 

14 foot are good.  Lighter and have better fish control.  16 ft I just prefer for being slow and stealthy 

[Blazerman]

12 hours ago, shrapnel said:

Anytime!  I'm also starting to think the bright colored heads, pink, orange, chartreuse are producing better than black, white silver.   Get ya some paint!

Funny you should say that. I spent yesterday evening powder coating a bunch of jigs heads. They are nice and bright and real pretty. Will do a couple more colors tonight to be ready for this weekend.

[Greg B.]

Hope you guys have better weather than me.  Forecasters calling for snow here Saturday.  They’re usually wrong but it would be my luck that it would snow 5 inches as soon as I’m on the water!  

[shrapnel]

12 minutes ago, Greg B. said:

Hope you guys have better weather than me.  Forecasters calling for snow here Saturday.  They’re usually wrong but it would be my luck that it would snow 5 inches as soon as I’m on the water!  

I don't know what it is about snow, but historically it seems I have always done well when fishing while snowing.  Just being a small shovel for the decks!

[Flysmallie]

1 hour ago, shrapnel said:

I don't know what it is about snow, but historically it seems I have always done well when fishing while snowing.  Just being a small shovel for the decks!

Yep. I've never been fishing during the snow when it wasn't crazy good. Don't know what it is but fish like the snow. 

[Greg B.]

I’m less worried about snow while fishing than I am getting back up my mountain pulling the trailer afterwards.  During my duck hunting days I had a few of those days.  I’m not as brave as I was then.  

[shrapnel]

Went out for an hour tonight, found em  stacked under a dock and had a blast.  I caight 20+ fish, kept 8 bigger ones for a couple meals.  Biggest fish were 13".   Also, the bigger fish were hitting in 4 fow under the dock floats at the MOST.

 

[Johnsfolly]

@shrapnel Congrats sounds like a good bite! I just can't see the photos😢.

[Devan S.]

Does anyone else on TR find fish under the docks like this?

I know of one spot on a dock that has crappie and its likely because there is a big pile of brush under it. I just think if it works at LOZ is should at TR but I just haven't found the right docks yet I guess.

[shrapnel]

2 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

@shrapnel Congrats sounds like a good bite! I just can't see the photos😢.

It's really strange that this forum doesn't show google photo's.