Spring slab crappie

[JUNGLE JIM 1]

I gave my favorite crappie lake yesterday a shot yesterday and it was slow. Only caught one ten incher in three hours then wind picked up so tried one spot before I left. Lost a big black crappie on first cast, got me wrapped in brush and hook pulled out. A couple casts later I stuck this slab. I thought it was a 17 incher but only measured 16.25". Still bigger than my previous biggest crappie at this lake by a 1/4". 

[Mitch f]

My buddy caught this nice one a couple of weeks ago

[Johnsfolly]

28 minutes ago, JUNGLE JIM 1 said:

I gave my favorite crappie lake yesterday a shot yesterday and it was slow. Only caught one ten incher in three hours then wind picked up so tried one spot before I left. Lost a big black crappie on first cast, got me wrapped in brush and hook pulled out. A couple casts later I stuck this slab. I thought it was a 17 incher but only measured 16.25". Still bigger than my previous biggest crappie at this lake by a 1/4". 

Congrats Jim on a big crappie! Looks like she's got a full belly of eggs.

[Johnsfolly]

27 minutes ago, Mitch f said:

My buddy caught this nice one a couple of weeks ago

Tell your friend congrats on a really nice crappie!

[FishnDave]

9 hours ago, JUNGLE JIM 1 said:

I gave my favorite crappie lake yesterday a shot yesterday and it was slow. Only caught one ten incher in three hours then wind picked up so tried one spot before I left. Lost a big black crappie on first cast, got me wrapped in brush and hook pulled out. A couple casts later I stuck this slab. I thought it was a 17 incher but only measured 16.25". Still bigger than my previous biggest crappie at this lake by a 1/4". 

That's a great-looking crappie, Jim!  Congrats!

[JUNGLE JIM 1]

I went again today and did slightly better numberwise with three , biggest was just over 14". Lost another giant that hit my jig inches below the surface as I was going to drop my jig into another spot. It took off like a hybrid striper peeling drag and ripped the hook out in about two seconds. I don't keep big crappie but would have liked to have a couple pictures before I release it. Losing two giants in two days is too much.

[Quillback]

Fished Beaver today in a buddy's boat and even though we were targeting bass, we did catch 4 crappie and 3 of them were good fish, one went 14 3/4".  2.8 Keitechs got them.  

[JUNGLE JIM 1]

That crappie was caught using a Keitech 2" Easy Shiner. Only plastics I use are Keitech or stinger baits with long tails. Mostly use my duck feather ties. I waded yesterday and couldn't have reached the fish from the bank. This one might be a male, looks like it's starting to darken up.  

[DADAKOTA]

Those barred feathers from a wood duck?

[Quillback]

Z-Man Slim Swimz are an excellent little (2.5") swim bait for crappie.  I can't get them to work for bass so I don't use them much, but they have worked for me in the past for crappie.