December crappie fishing

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The month of December has just flown by.  I guess things go by quickly when you’re having fun.  Fishing the past few weeks has really picked up.  I’ve gotten out about every week Search different places.  Some places I put a big X on until the lake fills up more and some places are hit or miss.  Mainly depends on wind direction on some.  Then a couple just stay consistent no matter what.  

Best bite for me  has been rigging shallow.  4-6 fow.  Places I move deeper have fish but can’t get them to bite too good.  A couple weeks ago it seemed like I could only pick them off of wood and roaming fish would run off.  This last good rain we got really helped the shallow bite a lot.  I would catch them with it being just a little stained but was a grind.  Heavy cloud cover would help those days.  Once when the water clarity got more brown after the good rain.  That made them bite less finicky.   Made a big difference.  That’s what I’ve been waiting on the whole month.  Just a good rain.   Hopefully will keep getting these rains to keep dirtying up a little.  

Basically focusing various shallow mud flats.  You can’t see these fish a lot of times on LS.   It’s just over time of fishing this lake and knowing different lake conditions at certain times of the year.  I just know they are there.  Kind of like it that way.  I don’t have to focus on the Livescope screen and just rig old school.  Just stay attentive to my poles because when these fish  hit and run.  Being with such a short amount  of line out you got to grab that rod quick before they let go or rip the hook out of their mouth.  It’s fun a method to fish and have to be extremely patient with it.

Set up was rigging 16 foot BnM BGJP’s with 1/2 double minnow rigs I tie up using Pico Lure/Vanguard Terminal Tackle.    Drop down to 3/8oz if conditions are just right.  Water clarity is brown.  Lake elevation was 1122.2 and WT has been ranging from 45-50, depending on the weather.  

Good Fishing Lance

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