Saturday, February 1, 2014

Crappy Crappie report

Just like the title says, crappie fishing was well... crappy yesterday. Fish would SLOWLY approach bait, then quickly dart back down and away. Without a camera down there, my assumption is that these fish were spitting the bait faster and lighter than I could feel, thus their alarmed reaction. I did manage to catch a few, literally.


The highlight of the evening was the fellow in the winterized Supercub, skis and all, buzzing the shacks. The cherry on top was the sunset.


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  1. do you use spring bobbers on your ice rods?

    i keep going back and forth and cant tell what i like the best

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    1. Good question. I too have gone back and forth. This year I have not used any. I have struggled with the kind you buy in stores, reluctant to "spring" the money for the more expensive kind. My friend and I made our own and those are truly my favorite. They work really well.
      I have to add, the only graphite rods in my rod locker are L, ML, and M action rods. I use these for fast action crappie, perch, whitefish and walleye fishing where a spring indicator is less important.
      My go-to panfish rods are solid fiberglass blanks. I use these for finesse jigging and dead-sticking usually for crappie and bluegill. If I was using graphite, I would be using a spring bobber. I like the noodle rods because they all are very soft in the tip and transition to a good backbone. With tungsten jigs, I feel very confident with presentation and hook set. It is a combo that works well for me, but might not for everybody.
      I could go on a long rant. I will just say, for me, graphite or blended pan fish rods aren't my favorite. For true (non nostalgic) pan-fishing applications, solid fiberglass is what I prefer most of the time.
      Switching back and forth is good. I would think it a mistake to believe one is better than the other.

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