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crappie action 2-20
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I found crappies as deep as over 30 ft during the day, up to as shallow as 7 ft down at dusk. The best bait for me was the gold forage minnow spoon 1/16th oz tipped with a gulp! alive minnow head.
I also got some on a gill getter with a black one inch gulp fish fry.
MTs tips: fall deep water float fishing for bluegill
When ever I am having success out on the water, I will be posting what worked best for me here. enjoy!
Last week I was fishing bluegills in 24 feet of water. they were around 2 feet off the bottom, with some crappies mixed in, but the crappies were mostly suspended higher. I was targeting the bluegills, since they were averaging bigger than the crappies.
They were hitting artificials but adding a waxie or three would cause them to hold the bait longer making it easier to detect the bite.
I was using a Thill Mille lacs center slider, one of my favorite floats for deep water fishing. it will support enough weight that I can get down deep fast, yet sensitive enough to detect the lightest strike.
I like to rig my float so the water covers all of the yellow portion. that makes it easier for finicky panfish to pull down, and if one bites "up", and pushes the float up by removing some weight, I will see that yellow part pop up and know to set the hook! See my drawing below!
Until next time, happy casts and best fishes!
MT
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crappie action 2-20
http://mtbucket.blogspot.com/2010/02/cr ... -2-20.html
I found crappies as deep as over 30 ft during the day, up to as shallow as 7 ft down at dusk. The best bait for me was the gold forage minnow spoon 1/16th oz tipped with a gulp! alive minnow head.
I also got some on a gill getter with a black one inch gulp fish fry.
MTs tips: fall deep water float fishing for bluegill
When ever I am having success out on the water, I will be posting what worked best for me here. enjoy!
Last week I was fishing bluegills in 24 feet of water. they were around 2 feet off the bottom, with some crappies mixed in, but the crappies were mostly suspended higher. I was targeting the bluegills, since they were averaging bigger than the crappies.
They were hitting artificials but adding a waxie or three would cause them to hold the bait longer making it easier to detect the bite.
I was using a Thill Mille lacs center slider, one of my favorite floats for deep water fishing. it will support enough weight that I can get down deep fast, yet sensitive enough to detect the lightest strike.
I like to rig my float so the water covers all of the yellow portion. that makes it easier for finicky panfish to pull down, and if one bites "up", and pushes the float up by removing some weight, I will see that yellow part pop up and know to set the hook! See my drawing below!
Until next time, happy casts and best fishes!
MT
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