12-17-2015, 04:06 PM
I don't blame you for not sharing, but I usually will share. I have fished PV a lot in the last 7-8 years, compared to the previous 7-8, and I used to never catch a crappie through the ice. Then, without even trying, I caught a few, and a few more, and now it's not too hard to find fish. They showed up in droves, small and hungry. They are growing, but I'm not at all worried about their numbers, so I will share most places where I catch fish.
NOW, if and when I find spots I'm catching fish 11" and UP, well, that's a whole different 'nuther, isn't it? I'll have barbed wire around my tent, a sign up, and an ugly dog on a chain.
I'm not an expert crappie guy, but I did learn how to draw them in with light at night last year on the cheap, and that worked well. AND, I have HEARD, from a good Midwestern fisherman, that the way to combat the small catch is to use a big, or at least heavy lure that drops fast, sinking past them like a rock. No spring bobber. THEN, when you lift and jig it, raise and lower your offering so slowly that the line never has any slack on the descent. Look and feel for the negative bite; just a small tick coming up the line, or a sudden tiny amount of slack.
Looking forward to testing the theories.
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NOW, if and when I find spots I'm catching fish 11" and UP, well, that's a whole different 'nuther, isn't it? I'll have barbed wire around my tent, a sign up, and an ugly dog on a chain.
I'm not an expert crappie guy, but I did learn how to draw them in with light at night last year on the cheap, and that worked well. AND, I have HEARD, from a good Midwestern fisherman, that the way to combat the small catch is to use a big, or at least heavy lure that drops fast, sinking past them like a rock. No spring bobber. THEN, when you lift and jig it, raise and lower your offering so slowly that the line never has any slack on the descent. Look and feel for the negative bite; just a small tick coming up the line, or a sudden tiny amount of slack.
Looking forward to testing the theories.
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