At night i use a crappie rig with two hooks using minnows and I catch quite a few 'double headers'. At night I target brush or rock structure areas away from the main lake. Crappie love structure, more than most other fish species. They love docks, submerged trees and brush, underwater weeds, rocks and drop-offs, They will often Congregate in large schools in and around structure, they will also school beneath swarms of bait fish, even away from structure. I take advantage of the swarming schools by using submerging lighting to catch crappie at night you can do this from a boat or from a dock click here to see the what I use
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In early spring before the spawn, crappie form tight schools that chase bait fish around the lake, particularly in or near structure. Then they begin to seek out water that is good for nesting.
crappie are part of the sunfish family, an spawn in the spring and early summer in still or slow water, digging holes on the bottom to build there nests. They often build nests close together in large groups, like bluegill, but they spawn in deeper water than bluegill.When The spawn is complete, crappie spread out to find brushy or weedy structure. The schools are not tightly packed at this time of year, but the fish are still in groups. Bait fish activity will influence both crappie location and school behavior.
When the water cools in the fall, crappie bunch up into tight schools again and find a particular level of water and suspend there. They will be found near good structure all around the lake at this same level. Anglers should learn how to drop their line to the same level, using count-down techniques, i tie a rubber band on the line at the correct depth so i will fish the same at every spot. The cooler the water, the deeper the level at which the crappie will normally be found. In shallow natural lakes 30 feet max. depth, the crappie schools will often be in or on the edges of the deep main river channel.
The tightly schooled, deep structure behavior continues into the winter. Many ice-fishing anglers like to target crappie, It is not easy for ice fishermen to move to different parts of a lake to find crappie. It is important for ice fishermen to be familiar with the lake to find a likely crappie spot from above the ice, using a GPS (Global Positioning System) or using points of reference on the land. There are also portable fish finders that can determine depth and locate fish through the ice.
Crappie Vision for colors: (ONLY DAY TIME NO EFFECT when night fishing for crappie)Crappie see colors well and you can use colorful lures to fish for them. Like all fish, their sight is influenced by water depth, light levels, water clarity and water temperature. A crappie's willingness to attack lures of different colors and presentations depends upon the fish's activity level.
Water filters colors out of light and certain colors disappear first. The colors on the red side are filtered out first and the colors on the blue side are filtered out last. As water begins to get deep it looks green, but really deep water looks blue. Because of this natural law, red lures are visible only in shallow water, orange a little deeper, yellow even deeper, green deeper still and blue lures are visible in the deepest water. Black is also a good deep-water lure color. White is visible at many depths, because it reflects any available light. But the other vision factors should be considered before a lure is selected.
The effects of water clarity and light levels are not always obvious, but the are non exsistant when night fishing for crappie . The simplest way to remember this concept is that richer versions of any color are most visible in clear water and bright light, while lighter, pastel versions of each color are most visible in stained or murky water and/or low light levels. In other words, red, orange, white, rich green and deeper blue are most visible in clear water with bright light.
As light levels fade and/or the water becomes murkier, the best colors become pink, yellow, chartreuse, lighter blue, and black. When the fish seem to lose interest in a lure than was working well earlier in the day, it may be due to changes in light or water clarity. If changes in wind or current have let the water calm down and become more clear, or if clouds have cleared away to allow brighter light, change to richer lure colors or white. If the wind has churned up the water and decreased visibility or if clouds have moved in or the sun is going down, switch to pastel colors or black.
In some recent studies, water temperature was determined to have a dramatic effect on fish vision. Since crappie rely heavily on vision for hunting, this information is important for crappie anglers to understand. The concept is very simple: the colder the water, the better a fish can see. This is because the lower temperatures help the cells in a fish's eye to function better. This means that crappie, like other fish, may be able to see smaller lures at deeper levels in cold water than they can in warm water. It also means that they will be better able to see fishing line, so an angler may need to use lighter or fluorocarbon line in cold water.
Finally, a crappie's activity level will determine how it reacts to lures of different colors and presentations. The most substantial difference in lure color is the contrast between lure and background color. Active fish are more likely to attack lures that contrast with the color of the water and structure in the area. Think of red, orange, yellow, white, and sometimes black if the background is light. Inactive fish are more likely to attack lures that blend with the surrounding background colors, like a bait fish would. Try green, chartreuse, blue, neutral colors, and occasionally black if the background is dark. For lure presentation, active fish are more likely to attack a lure with more movement, while inactive fish are more likely to attack lures with less movement. There needs to be some lure movement, though, even if it is followed by a pause, because movement is what tells the fish that the lure may be food, rather than part of the background. Always consider water depth, water clarity, light levels, and water temperatures to help decide which colors to try first. And always be ready to try something different if the first choice doesn't work. When fishing regulations allow multiple poles and/or multiple lures, it's easier to determine what will work best.
The Following list of items is a must to catch large and allot of crappie at night
#1 you need a lantern and at least two flash lights. and some type of light you can attach to your hat.(you have to be able to see to bait and change tackle if needed. if your fishing from a boat you need to have some type of bracket the can extend your lantern out over the water. (you want to be able to see your line when you have a bite.)
#2 you need some type of illumination device that you can submerged under the water.click here to see the what I use
#3 you need to have a portable air pump to keep your bait alive. I use a in-expensive D cell battery portable air pump that i purchased from wallmart for 19.95$ .
#4 Chumming and why it works Crappie rely on their senses at night to find and hone in on their prey. They must either sense wounded prey moving or smell the food. When the chum slick is combined with the submerged light you will see large swarms of bait fish swimming around the light area after about 20 to 30 minutes. You will be surprised how many sport fish are attracted to these swarms to feed.
Here's how i do it: Get your self a small mesh bag with small openings that you can close with a string. Cut you dead bait up into small pieces and place in the bag. (i always cut up about 10 chubs or blue gills into small pieces and put the chum in a plastic storage bag and let them sit for a couple of hours before i go out night fishing. Then i empty the storage contents into my meshed bag. I use a 5lb weight that hangs from the bottom of the bag and a line at the top of the bag and then lower the bag into the water next to my illumination device. I also scatter all the blood remains on top of the water to create a slick for the crappie to smell. YOU WILL BE AMAZED how this attracts fish. With the combination of the illumination light click hereto see the one I use. and the chum you will get allot of action in about 20 to 60 min.
#5 Set up 3 to 4 fishing poles before you go out. Lets face it takes allot longer to rig poles up at night. if don't have to replace tackle you are better off. this tip will save you allot of time at night.
BEST Night
Fishing For Crappie Tackle Equipment:
Having the right tackle and equipment is crucial for a success night fishing trip. I always fish a crappie rig with two hooks. For rod and reels i use 4 fly rods , with ultra light open face reels with 6lb test line. Uncle buck's crappie poles are good too. I also recommend some type of night light you can submerge under the water to attract fish. I use a system that is 5 foot in length and operates on a standard 12 volt system. click here to see it.
in summary, you will be hooked on crappie night fishing the fist time you try it. The big crappie are definately more active at night. Once you catch a big lunker of 1lbs plus i guarentee you will be hooked for life.
Dear Crappie Fisherman,
If you've ever
secretly dreamed about catching a mother-load of crappie... or fantasized about
hauling in a monster that shatters the local crappie fishing record, this could
be the most important letter you ever read.
There's a secretive fishing brotherhood that discovered how to stimulate crappie instinct triggers. Their closely-guarded techniques and night fishing crappie tips, consistently embarrass almost every other fisherman who tries to compete. These old school crappie fishermen aren't any smarter than anyone else, but there's a serious advantage they had that most guys never will...
They Were Forced To Catch Crappie Or Starve To
Death!
When you're dirt poor (some of these guys grew up during the Great Depression and World War II), and your survival depends on catching fish -- you figure things out real quick. You'll do almost anything to put a free meal on the table... and you'll catch the hell out of 'em, even when other people swear they aren't biting.
These good ol boys survived by discovering unique crappie fishing and brilliant methods of catching crappie. Why crappie? Because they were the best tasting fish in these guys' fishing spots.
(if you cook 'em right, they are damn good eatin')So these fishermen figured out how to catch them like crazy... and now they've become small town crappie fishing legends. (They're also known for pulling out crappie's consistently, even when nobody else can get a bite...)Even professional crappie fishermen can hold a candle to these guys. Look, anyone who gets paid to catch crappie as a professional knows what they are doing. They've got some great advice.
But every professional crappie fisherman has to follow certain rules. And most of them never had to catch crappie to put food on the table. (Heck, some of the pros come from serious money, with their big boats and expensive fishing equipment)In A No Rules Fishing Contest,Who Would You Bet On? The fishing pro who normally follows strict tournament rules and crappie fishing or The old school crappie fisherman who had to crawl inside the mind of a crappie discover how to trigger its attack instincts and haul them in by the bucket-load so his family could eat that night?
Ill put my money on the old
school guy all day long, and twice on Sundays! Why? Because I was lucky enough to
break into an inner circle of these crappie fishing gurus. And the secrets they
use are so unique -- and so damn effective for stimulating crappie attacks,
other fishermen just cant compete. That's because most of us aren't desperate
enough to spend thousands of hours testing different strategies. And when you're
desperate -- you'll do whatever is necessary to pull up a huge mess of crappie
fast.
These Old School Fishermen Prove It Has
Nothing To Do With Luck...
1. Find them (If you cant find em, you ain't gonna catch em)
Give one of these guys a 10 second glace at your body of water and hell know EXACTLY where schools
of crappie are waiting to ambush. You see, crappie have certain programmed tendencies. And
if you know the secret and the correct crappie fishing for using
mother nature to target the largest schools of crappie, you'll be the guy
fishing in exactly the right spot. (There are also tactics these guys use to
exploit the natural habituation - attracting swarms of crappie to almost any
spot!)
2. Get crappie to attack YOUR bait
The old school guys know how a crappie
thinks, and they use special techniques to trigger its feeding instincts
stimulating an instant attack. They get bites consistently using doctored up
baits and lures with special movement patterns. When done right, these
techniques are irresistible to crappie. Plus, they've discovered how to sense
more bites You'd be shocked how many crappie have taken your bait into their
mouths, then spit it out and got away without you even knowing. Of course, some
nibbles are impossible to detect. But if you get the inside scoop on how to
detect more strikes, you can easily increase the amount of crappie you catch by
300%... no shit! (Don't believe me? Just wait until these good'ol boys show you
a few bite sensitivity secrets. You'll crappie your pants when you see how many
you've been losing! )Bottom line: you don't want to fish next to one of these
guys unless you don't mind watching him pull em out right and left -- stealing
most of the action with his secret techniques
3. Bring them in (without losing
them!)
There's only one thing worse than going home without a bite. It's losing a record-breaking crappie in the middle of the fight because your hook rips out. (or worse, your line breaks)You see, losing crappie was not an option for master crappie fishermen with families to feed. So they discovered fail-safe methods to bring in the biggest fighters even those thrashing monsters. Just imagine the huge increase in crappie you'd catch with just a few old school night fishing crappie secrets , and crappie fishing in each of these areas (finding fish, getting a bite, reeling it in) you could easily ten times the amount of crappie you catch starting next week.
Who Are These 12
Old School Crappie Fishing Legends?
These old guys are some crazy characters...
it'd be a hoot throwing back a beer with any of them. But under the surface,
they're hard core crappie fishermen. And due to circumstances beyond their
control -- each guy found himself in a situation where he had to catch fish for
survival. For some it was growing up in the Great Depression or World War II...
for others it was being in a large family, with low income. Just imagine the
huge increase in crappie you'd catch with just a few old school secrets in each
of these areas (finding fish, getting a bite, reeling it in)' you could easily
ten times the amount of crappie you catch starting next week. Who Are These 12
'Old School' Crappie Fishing Legends?These old guys are some crazy characters...
it'd be a hoot throwing back a beer with any of them. But under the surface,
they're hard core crappie fishermen. And due to circumstances beyond their
control -- each guy found himself in a situation where he had to catch fish for
survival. For some it was growing up in the Great Depression or World War II...
for others it was being in a large family, with low income. Here's a quick list
of all 12 guys:
Fisherman #1:Carlton Byrum (He made fisherman of the year 2 times in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. His secrets are tailor-made for turning fished out spots into pure crappie catchin gold...)
Fisherman #3:Jerry Bevis (The king of tricky tactics to bring consistent strikes and he got 'em all from his grandfather a long time ago)
Fisherman #4:Randy Mr. Danger Musgrove (He's a total Wildman and he's discovered brilliant bait doctoring secrets and crappie espionage tactics)
Fisherman #5:Shayne The Poor Boy Fishing Fanatic; Simmons (He can take his old beat up fishing rod and whip the pants off any high tech crappie fisherman... and he told me exactly how he does it)
Fisherman #6:Steve Gar Bait Farmer (master of scent tactics... his amazing crappie catnip is so potent hes kept it a secret for years!)
Fisherman #7:Dale Mitchell (student of the legendary Catfish Charlie plus, he learned from his father -- a master crappie fisherman)
Fisherman #8:Tommy Crappie Seed Cornelius (he's discovered unique baiting secrets to bring hundreds of crappie to almost any spot. Its taken him 25 years of experimentation to perfect his crappie drawing techniques)
Fisherman #9: Alan Irving (He's a little lazy, and never liked to break a sweat catching crappie. His unique tactics are so easy, even raw beginners can use them to catch more crappie with very little effort)
Fisherman #10:Greg White (He's discovered a ton of little tweaks that make all the difference. His techniques will give anyone multiple advantages over most crappie fishermen...)
Fisherman #11:James Ket'chum (The mad scientist of rapid-fire crappie jigg'in' that stimulates a crappie's primal attack instinct!)
Fisherman #12: Doug Mr. Jig Dials (Another old master of crappie jigg'in... he uses secrets to make jigs work like magic, and haul in dozens of crappie quickly)
These old masters don't use expensive gear, and they laugh at the latest hot lure or fishing T.V. show. They know very few of these fads really help people catch crappie Instead, they absorbed every sacred fishing secret and their night fishing crappie tips they got from their fathers, grandfathers, and local old masters of the day. I'm not talking about the stuff you'll read in the latest professional crappie fishing guide. I'm talking about the old school secrets, passed from generation to generation discovered through years of night fishing crappie. Each one tested, each one proven to work by putting enough fish on the table to feed the whole family... every single night.
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If you were to ask one of these
12 old school fishermen how he catches so many crappie he'll usually give you a
line of BS. Or he'll just smile and say, just gett'in lucky. Yeah, right what a
crock of crap...pie!Well, a year ago, I accidentally discovered how these guys
are doing it! And it turned into one of the most amazing experiences of my life
How the hell did they do it?
Well, one day about 2 years ago I got a surprise phone call from an old Kentucky crappie fisherman. It turns out he was friends with my Great Uncle (in World War II), and he called to find out if I was related. He told me crazy stories about my Uncle, and we became fast friends. Then the fishing stories started... and towards the end of the phone call (4 hours and 6 beers later), he told me about a secret brotherhood of old school crappie fishermen in the U.S.He said these guys have unique secrets and night fishing crappie tips for hauling in buckets of crappie at will - even hundreds in a single day... and even when nobody else is catching any!At first I didn't believe him... until he told me he's one of them! (...and he proved it by revealing two crappie catching strategies that absolutely floored me!)I was dying to find out more, and I told him I wanted in on all these secrets. And that's when he gave me a brilliant idea!For this idea to work, I had to get each of these guys on the phone. So he gave me a list of their names and phone numbers. (he laughed when I asked for email addresses... most of these guys don't even have computers)Then I called every single one of them on the phone. (I even had to track down a few guys that had moved...)And once I got a hold of them, it was like pulling teeth to get any information about their night fishing crappie catching secrets but after a lot of begging (and a special incentive) they slowly started talking and once they got going,I couldn't get them to shut up!
Legal Bribery Convinced Them To Reveal Their Most Closely-Guarded Crappie Fishing Secrets!
The key was to get these tight-lipped old guys to start talking. It wasn't easy, and I had to get creative. You see, for years people begged these old school fishermen to give up their secrets and for years they've kept quiet. Frankly, I think they got tired of people expecting to get their family fishing secrets for free.
Until A Young Whipper-Snapper Offered To Pay For Them... Me!
Who wouldn't want to talk about something they love, and get paid for it? But even money wasn't enough, at first. It wasn't until I gained their trust that they really opened up and their secrets gushed through the phone like water through a broken dam. My jaw hit the floor when I discovered some of their wild and crazy methods. (Like mass crappie attraction principles, attack stimulation techniques, bait magnetizing secrets, etc)
And towards the end of the phone calls, something unexpected happened
Half Of Them Refused To Take My Money!
As it turns out, they didn't spill their guts because of the money. They just wanted to pass on their legacy to someone they trust. When you get old, you understand you wont be around forever.
And If you take your secrets to the grave, they'll be lost
This was a chance for these old school crappie fishermen to leave a legacy.
To let someone they trust record their fishing secrets, their stories, their words of wisdom. They know they'll never be forgotten now.
Imagine The Crappie You'd Catch If You Got A hold Of These Old School Secrets and imagine the confidence that comes with knowing you'll catch crappie instead of just hoping (like most fishermen do).Your success will frustrate other people you fish with at first. They'll wonder how the heck you're catching so many, so fast. and why wish they had learned about these crappie fishing tips earlier.
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out How I Discovered The Secrets Of 12 Old School Crappie Fishing Masters Who
Had To Catch Fish, Or Starve!
So
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