My first post and successful crappie trip 6/6

[DustinK]

I’ve been following this forum for a couple years and decided to quit creeping and contribute. 
 

I read a lot on here about how to troll crankbaits for crappie and started trying it last year with good success.

 

Yesterday I got my dad out for the first time in years and we had a great day. We ended up 1 shy of our limit due to a miscount in just under 3 hours.

 

We put in at Greenfield boat ramp and caught all of our fish on the second bank we trolled. Most for around 12” with a few 13” fish mixed in.

 

We started with Bandit 300’s and 200’s but nearly every fish came on the 200’s so we switched all 4 rods to 200’s.

 

Multiple times we had 3 fish on at once. Chrome and blue was the best color with the runner up being a green flicker Shad. 
 

Anyway, thanks for all the help. I am a beginner at this but hope I can help someone like your post helped me. 

[rps]

What a great day! And shared with Dad. I miss fishing with mine.

 

[DADAKOTA]

Well done.  Wish I could still fish with my Dad.

[Smithvillesteve]

Dont make me cry please!!

[Johnsfolly]

12 hours ago, DustinK said:

I’ve been following this forum for a couple years and decided to quit creeping and contribute. 
 

I read a lot on here about how to troll crankbaits for crappie and started trying it last year with good success.

 

Yesterday I got my dad out for the first time in years and we had a great day. We ended up 1 shy of our limit due to a miscount in just under 3 hours.

 

We put in at Greenfield boat ramp and caught all of our fish on the second bank we trolled. Most for around 12” with a few 13” fish mixed in.

 

We started with Bandit 300’s and 200’s but nearly every fish came on the 200’s so we switched all 4 rods to 200’s.

 

Multiple times we had 3 fish on at once. Chrome and blue was the best color with the runner up being a green flicker Shad. 
 

Anyway, thanks for all the help. I am a beginner at this but hope I can help someone like your post helped me. 

Sounds like a great technique. Congrats on a mess of crappie! Great that you were able to take your dad fishing.

As you can see by the other comments, many of us including myself no longer have that opportunity and miss it dearly. Cherish those time with family!

[straw hat]

Well I must admit, apparently you two are a lot better fisherman than my wife and I. I posted about our Saturday trip a couple of days ago. We scanned everythinmg in site and could not find any fish. We even drifted minnows thinking they might be suspended. We never saw ant fish on our graphs in the open water. They must have been waiting for you two.  Great job.

[DustinK]

Hey Straw hat, I would say this was more lucky than good. 
 

Trolling cranks in the summer is the only technique I consistently have success with. As I mentioned above, I’m very new to this and have only owned a boat for a couple of years.

 

Reading and understandably sonar, side scan, down scan is still a struggle but there appeared to be lots of bait stacking up on this particular bank. I’m assuming balls of Shad. 

 

Most of these fish were caught over the top of brush piles that were in about 30 fow but the fish were suspended in about 10-15 fow. 
 

Not pictured were the numerous white bass and drum we also caught in the same area.  
 

 

[straw hat]

Thanks for the added details. We dished several but never located any balls of shad. That can make a great day.I am glad you had a great day.

[lmt-outfitters]

That's a really nice day and to do that with your dad. Well that's just special. I'm in the group that no longer has that opportunity.  Miss him terribly.  Get out as much as life allows.

[L D T]

What was your speed when using the bandit?