Going next week

[Maverickpro201]

What seems to be working to catch a few bass catch and release and maybe a few Crappie for a mess, next week, Monday thru Wednesday? Put in at Shawnee Bend.
How is the water color?

[willyfish]

Go buy a scope and a net

[fishinwrench]

Transition time is upon us.  The jerkbait/A-rig bite will become a Wiggle wart/Hula grub bite.  First locate several good shallow spawning areas and then back off to the nearest steeper chunk rock banks.  You should find some keeper sized bass there.   Don't neglect to cover the water that is an arms length or less from the shoreline.

This time of the year it's always worth quickly checking the super shallow back end flats.  Fan cast a lipless crankbait or a spinnerbait out over the shallow flat.  If you hit it right (timing) you can load the boat with pigs real quick. 

As for crappie, depending on water color you should be able to find them around 4-7' brush, or just cruising the banks at the same depth.

 

[Maverickpro201]

Well I am back, Jerkbait worked well as did a rock crawler. A few on a jig and craw, for bass. Got a limit of crappie 12 to 14'' one day and 8 really nice big crappie another day with one being 18''. Now I have a few crappie for food. I was dropping a jig tipped with a minnow about 10 to 12' over brush.

Thanks

 

[buckcreekmike]

On 3/25/2021 at 6:57 AM, Maverickpro201 said:

Well I am back, Jerkbait worked well as did a rock crawler. A few on a jig and craw, for bass. Got a limit of crappie 12 to 14'' one day and 8 really nice big crappie another day with one being 18''. Now I have a few crappie for food. I was dropping a jig tipped with a minnow about 10 to 12' over brush.

Thanks

 

18” crappie is a specimen! Had to be well north of 2 pounds. I would think very strongly about mounting one that big. Good job. 

[Maverickpro201]

I have caught 1 bigger than that in my sons lake in his subdivision, up in House Springs, MO