Slab Sunday 3/29/20

[Lance34]

Got out after online church services Sunday about 11 and fished till 5.  This time of year I target females staging along  pea gravel banks.   Rigging along those in about 15 fow give or take.  

Started down a bank and was catching fish but boat wakes with wind combined had to go find somewhere else.   Rather compete against one and not both.  Chose to go far up a creek to get out of the wind.  Got on a steady consistent bite on a 14 foot contour to finish out my limit with baits down about 10 feet.  They seemed to favor tiny minnows.  Smaller than a medium minnow.  They seemed to be liking smaller size baits all year.  Guessing because they been so full and have a endless buffet of shad.   They didn’t want it bugging too yesterday.   With boat wakes and wind that made for a challenge.   

Shut down at 5 and headed for the house.  

Good fishing and God bless Lance

[Bassmeister]

Thanks for the report, I went out yesterday hoping the crappie would be around the bank. Quickly realized that wasn’t the case. Fished out to about 10 ft, gave up and went bass fishing. Wonder how long it will be until they finally move up. 

[Lance34]

@Bassmeister

Males should be up there on the south end.  WT 63 degrees at the second spot I fished.  58 at the first so maybe not so much.  Black crappie males for sure.  I just never fish up shallow for the males.    Want them Sows!!  Personally think the females move in at night, early morning and late evening.  Then move back out with the high sun...  Not all do but more consistent catching big females out a little deeper 

[BilletHead]

2 hours ago, Lance34 said:

Got out after online church services Sunday about 11 and fished till 5.  This time of year I target females staging along  pea gravel banks.   Rigging along those in about 15 fow give or take.  

Started down a bank and was catching fish but boat wakes with wind combined had to go find somewhere else.   Rather compete against one and not both.  Chose to go far up a creek to get out of the wind.  Got on a steady consistent bite on a 14 foot contour to finish out my limit with baits down about 10 feet.  They seemed to favor tiny minnows.  Smaller than a medium minnow.  They seemed to be liking smaller size baits all year.  Guessing because they been so full and have a endless buffet of shad.   They didn’t want it bugging too yesterday.   With boat wakes and wind that made for a challenge.   

Shut down at 5 and headed for the house.  

Good fishing and God bless Lance

                      fear the beard!!!!!!!!!!

[Bill Babler]

Lance I just started rigging, went to Truman last week.  On calm water or a slight wind chop the fishing was fab.  If boat wakes came by it was a total bust.  We were rigging deep cove guts with the fish suspended in 10' to 15' over 25/35 feet.  Never had a bite when we were bouncing from the boat wakes and there were plenty as that lake is totally full of crappie fishermen.

Question is an you mentioned it.  If you are bouncing due to boat wakes do you ever get bit?

[Lance34]

@Bill Babler

Not very often..  I did get one while bouncing...  But I could probably count on one hand that that’s happened.  I try to keep everything steady, quite as possible.. With boat wakes there’s real no way around it.  Rolling waves from the wind not that big of deal if you’re using limber rod tips and doesn’t pogo.  One thing that helps keep things steady is keeping the front of your boat down in the water.  Use like stand bags and get like a silent stalker to help quite boat slap.