How to Catch Crappie, Mr. Crappie Style

I got a Mr. Crappie fishing video this past Christmas and so far I haven't really been able to crappie fish but when I do, I think all of his tips and techniques will help me pull in more crappie. The DVD that I have is called Crappie Secrets Uncovered II and I think that it is highly accurate in the art of catching crappie. I will give you a summary of the video in these next few paragraphs.

Fishing for Crappie in Standing Timber
I learned that you can fish with a 10' or 12' rod when crappie fishing, and it is better to use Mr. Crappie Line-Super Vis, so that if a crappie comes up from beneath it, you will be able to see the line go slack and yank the rod, to set the hook. If you use a 10' rod, than basically you can pitch it where you see a fish and basically not even have to reel. You can just throw the bait in the water and let it sink until a crappie bites it, then you just pull the fish out of the water, and you can can set the bait anywhere that is in your reach. I've also learned that the fist thing you want to look for if you are fishing for crappie in submerged trees, that you should look for slanted trees or trees that are at an angle. Those are supposed to be full of big crappie.

Fishing for Crappie on Bridges
One of the advantages to fishing bridges would be that you can fish them and catch fish year round. The crappie love to suspend on the concrete bridge pilings that are in 20 or 25 foot of water, so if you get parallel to them then you have a good chance of catching you a big old slab. I learned that unless you want to spook the fish you should cut off your main motor and use your trolling motor until you get to the area you want to fish.

Crankbaiting for Crappie?
I know that most of you average fisherman out there are wondering if it's possible to catch crappie on a crankbait, well that's what I thought until I watched this little segment. On the video Wally Marshall trolls the crankbaits and to me that just takes away the fun because Darren The Average Fisherman and I fish catch-and-release style. There isn't much to tell about this segment he basically rigs 'em up and trolls. If you want to get more details on it buy the DVD.


Fishing for Crappie in Brush Piles
On this segment, Wally Marshall fishes for crappie on giant submerged brush piles. On his first cast he caught a huge female white crappie. Most of the bigger crappie were hanging out on the outside of the brush pile, and the littler crappie were hanging out on top of the brush pile. What he does is he pitches it to the side of the brush pile and bring it over the top of the brush pile and let it hang off that other side.

Cloudless Rain

Earlier this week Darren The Average Fisherman and I went fishing at Glenn Springs, due to the unlucky fishing experience the day before. We went to the lake as soon as I got home from school. We were fishing at one of our faithful crappie holes, but to no avail. We had several bites but they jumped off before we could set the hook. So we decided to let the wind, which was 10x calmer than the night before, push us nearer to our other crappie hole, when suddenly it started to rain sporadically. And what was totally bizarre about it was that there were no clouds. We were both wondering where this rain was coming from it. It only lasted a few minutes but it was off and on.

We didn't have much luck that day, but we figured it was because of the cold weather, and then mild weather were upsetting the fishes balance. My dad caught the only fish and it was another little bass. We are gonna have to wait till it warms up and there aren't 3o or 40 mph winds to go fishing again. I only hope that the fish are gonna be biting in Oklahoma when we go in a few weeks.

Spring Fishing In The Wind

Today, Aaron the average fisherman and myself went out onto our favorite lake. We spent the day before going over the boat. Since it was the first fishing trip this year, we wanted to ensure that everything was ready. The boat was ready, we were ready, but the weather wasn't so ready. We decided the day before that we wouldn't go out because it was so windy. The wind was gusting over 30 mph. The weather man said that it would be slight breeze so we waited till the next day.

When we got to the lake there were white caps on the lake, once we got onto the lake there was two foot swells out in the largest part of the lake. We powered though that, and went into a cove were we could get out of the wind. Although it wasn't as bad, we still couldn't get out of the wind.

About the lake... even with the wind, the water is very clear. Hopefully one day this week we can get back on the water and we will have better luck.

The dangers of fishing in wind

Today Darren the Average Fisherman and I made a huge mistake. We went fishing in the 45-50 mph winds. I was so excited, because we had checked the boat and put on the right lures on our rods, it was going to be awesome going fishing after so long... the only problem was we paid no heed to the winds that were blowing through the lake all day. We were nearly capsized 3 or 4 times, and my hat flew off my head and PLOP...it went right into the water. I nearly lost it forever and I would have if Darren the Average Fisherman hadn't of fished for it and caught it for me. When that gust of wind hit 3 thoughts rushed through my mind. #1 Holy crap I lost my hat. #2 The lure box in my hands nearly flew out of that boat. #3 I'm about to get knocked out of this boat.

Today was the worst day of fishing ever, we were nearly knocked out of the boat countless times and one time I thought the boat was going to flip over and we were going to drown!!! When we got to a suitable spot I could barely fish. My dad had the only catch of the day, and it was a measly little baby bass. I was so mad because we had spent hours making sure the boat was up to par, just to get my hat knocked off and to nearly be ejected out of the boat, suffice to say I was not a happy camper.

If there is one thing that I learned on this nearly fatal fishing trip it was to be calm and no matter how eager you are to go fishing you just wait until you have a good fishing day or else you might pay for it with your life