4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie

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4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie #2102179 04/30/17 02:40 PM 04/30/17 02:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 460 Madison County, Alabama S skip OP 4 point
skip OP 4 point S Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 460 Madison County, Alabama	Fished Mud Creek in Hollywood from daylight until around 11:00. Pink & chartreuse were the colors that worked best.30 fish. All white crappie 12-16 inches long. Had 17 throwbacks.The bite was really aggressive. Wind was brutal getting back to the ramp. [img:center]http://[/img] Last edited by skip; 04/30/17 02:46 PM.

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: skip] #2102187 04/30/17 02:46 PM 04/30/17 02:46 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,357 North Alabama W Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature
Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature W Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,357 North Alabama	Were you in the channel? Get the F out of the BATFE. The F is guaranteed by the US Constitution. Those other letters are not. NRA Life Member

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: skip] #2102198 04/30/17 02:55 PM 04/30/17 02:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 460 Madison County, Alabama S skip OP 4 point
skip OP 4 point S Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 460 Madison County, Alabama	Trolled each side of the channel. There's grass on top of the drop off on each side. Water was up about 3 ft but not stained was the reason that I tried the crankbaits. Water temp was 72 degrees.

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: skip] #2102303 04/30/17 04:03 PM 04/30/17 04:03 PM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 882 J juice 6 point
juice 6 point J Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 882	How many poles are you fishing when you troll?

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: skip] #2102307 04/30/17 04:06 PM 04/30/17 04:06 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,469 North Alabama R robinhedd 10 point
robinhedd 10 point R Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,469 North Alabama	Those are some dandy "greenbacks" my man! "Guess I just got too much Mathews in me!"

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: skip] #2102326 04/30/17 04:28 PM 04/30/17 04:28 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,357 North Alabama W Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature
Wiley Coyote Freak of Nature W Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 44,357 North Alabama	I've only fished for shellcrackers up there and that's the narrowest SERIOUS channel I've ever traveled. I swear when I was there if I got 2 feet outside a buoy, I was on rough, shallow bottom. A couple of obviously local guys came screaming out of there like they were running a slalom course at 50mph. Get the F out of the BATFE. The F is guaranteed by the US Constitution. Those other letters are not. NRA Life Member

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: skip] #2102338 04/30/17 04:38 PM 04/30/17 04:38 PM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 16,611 Guntersville AC870 Old Mossy Horns
AC870 Old Mossy Horns Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 16,611 Guntersville	That is cool. I read an article somewhere the other day on this very topic. I think I was reading up on Bandit cranks and came across an item said you could use them for crappie. Last edited by AC870; 04/30/17 04:39 PM. “Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.” On the distance I like to walk to my stands: “The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: skip] #2102357 04/30/17 04:52 PM 04/30/17 04:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 17,391 lat 34.09 long -86.13 metalmuncher Old Mossy Horns
metalmuncher Old Mossy Horns Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 17,391 lat 34.09 long -86.13	Good work. Nice slabbage.

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: juice] #2102748 05/01/17 06:42 AM 05/01/17 06:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 460 Madison County, Alabama S skip OP 4 point
skip OP 4 point S Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 460 Madison County, Alabama	Originally Posted by juice How many poles are you fishing when you troll? 6 when fishing by myself, 10 when the wife tags along.

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: AC870] #2102761 05/01/17 06:53 AM 05/01/17 06:53 AM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 460 Madison County, Alabama S skip OP 4 point
skip OP 4 point S Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 460 Madison County, Alabama	Originally Posted by AC870 That is cool. I read an article somewhere the other day on this very topic. I think I was reading up on Bandit cranks and came across an item said you could use them for crappie. Bandits in the 200 series are what I was using. They always run straight, right out of the box.

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: skip] #2102871 05/01/17 09:34 AM 05/01/17 09:34 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 7,595 Moss Creek Gotcha1 Bright Eyes
Gotcha1 Bright Eyes Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 7,595 Moss Creek	Great mess of fish. I have trolled a few hundred miles on Martin in the fall and never caught a crappie, using a 300. Just don't understand. Matt Brock wears knock-off Crocs.

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: Gotcha1] #2102977 05/01/17 11:19 AM 05/01/17 11:19 AM
Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 12,637 34°25'49.80"N 86°55'46.99"... gman Booner
gman Booner Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 12,637 34°25'49.80"N 86°55'46.99"...	Originally Posted by Gotcha1 Great mess of fish. I have trolled a few hundred miles on Martin in the fall and never caught a crappie, using a 300. Just don't understand. "Bandits in the 200 series are what I was using"...sorry, couldn't resist. The harder I practice, the luckier I get.

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: skip] #2103754 05/02/17 06:10 AM 05/02/17 06:10 AM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,469 North Alabama R robinhedd 10 point
robinhedd 10 point R Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,469 North Alabama	What size gas engine were you trolling with? "Guess I just got too much Mathews in me!"

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: robinhedd] #2103880 05/02/17 08:19 AM 05/02/17 08:19 AM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 16,402 Brierfield Beadlescomb Old Mossy Horns
Beadlescomb Old Mossy Horns Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 16,402 Brierfield	Originally Posted by robinhedd What size gas engine were you trolling with? pretty sure he was pulling with a trolling motor We will burn that bridge when we get there

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: skip] #2104226 05/02/17 01:33 PM 05/02/17 01:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 460 Madison County, Alabama S skip OP 4 point
skip OP 4 point S Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 460 Madison County, Alabama	Trolling motor 1.7-2.0 mph

Re: 4/29 trolling crankbaits for crappie [Re: skip] #2104450 05/02/17 05:10 PM 05/02/17 05:10 PM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 16,402 Brierfield Beadlescomb Old Mossy Horns
Beadlescomb Old Mossy Horns Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 16,402 Brierfield	Originally Posted by skip Trolling motor 1.7-2.0 mph yep 1mph+- for jigs. ive seen people drag a half a 55 gallon drum to troll with an outboard We will burn that bridge when we get there

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