Crappies in crappie weather...5/6

[Chrisper4694]

is this why they call them crappies? I think i'm addicted, can't stop targeting them! Started off how we left them biting last time about a week ago...not even a nibble! Thought maybe i used my last personal day off for the year on the wrong day to go fishing...sitting in the rain and wind with the fish tight lipped haha.

Back tracked in the season and tried how we were getting them a few weeks earlier...again...no crappie at all. Ok, now i was sure i wasted my day off work! Cut my losses and go home? hell no!

believe it or not, early early spring pattern...finally found them and had them biting pretty good! little jigs under bobbers on shallow weed flats and along the mini points. they seemed to prefer white or green translucent plastics on the small side. all on light/ultra light gear, had a blast, and the rain and wind even stopped for a little bit at one point haha.

Plenty of fish caught, including some avg bass, perch, gills and pickerel. Crappie up to 15" and a hair.

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[JackStraw]

nice report...way to hang in there in this crappie weather.

[fishfishfish]

nice report...way to hang in there in this crappie weather.

Beatiful fish 15 inch crappie is amazing hard to come by for me but nice to know they are out there good job

[Jigman13]

Nice slabs Chris. They're such cool looking fish!

[Chrisper4694]

I know but I want to switch gears now! Why are they so addicting!?

[henro]

That's a toad! Nice job!

[River Renegade]

SLABtastic!!!!!!! Nice fish those are.

[AndyS]

Crappies are cool !!:)

[NJSquatch]

The great hubcap hunter!

Very nice

[JDTuna]

Hubcapssssss! Nice fish for a crappie day!

[SaltLife1980]

Dinner plate size! nice work!

[icebadger]

crappies are addictive because they are great eating and when you catch one you usually catch more in the same area.they are a cool looking fish that is fun to catch. those ones you got are really nice fish great job:)

[Eskimo]

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Your thread peaked my interest and I had to research the origins of the fish name "crappie".
It turns out it has its origins in the French Canadian name for this fish 'crapet'.
Crapet is the French word for 'sunfish'.


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[Chrisper4694]

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Your thread peaked my interest and I had to research the origins of the fish name "crappie".
It turns out it has its origins in the French Canadian name for this fish 'crapet'.
Crapet is the French word for 'sunfish'.


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cool fact, thanks.

[NJSquatch]

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Your thread peaked my interest and I had to research the origins of the fish name "crappie".
It turns out it has its origins in the French Canadian name for this fish 'crapet'.
Crapet is the French word for 'sunfish'.


explains why they are so persnickety....

[Chrisper4694]

Figures they are french...explains why they are so persnickety....

we should probably lock this post before it goes from stereotypical to down right racist!...thanks for taking it over the line dwane! hahahaha

[Eskimo]

we should probably lock this post before it goes from stereotypical to down right racist!...thanks for taking it over the line dwane! hahahaha

http://inanutshell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/french-guy.jpg

[Chrisper4694]

secret crappie catching trick. marinate your little jigs in red wine instead of gulp juice.

[NJSquatch]

secret crappie catching trick. marinate your little jigs in red wine instead of gulp juice.

Thought it was Champagne

[bunker dunker]

sweet fish Chris.real good looking fish also.