I'm not sure how accurate my fish weigher is, but she was about 3.8 lbs and 17" long. She was no state record, but by far the largest crappie anyone in my family has ever caught. I only caught 2 crappie, the wind just did not allow us to fish the only school of active crappie we found on the screen. I've heard that big fish like to feed in the wind. Such as a wind blown point. Does anyone know if this applys with crappie? I know it does with other species, like bass, pike, or walleye. I guess the bait fish get blown with the wind current and become easy targets for big fish. We were in more of a wind blown cove. Right were the fish were was the only water that had reached 62 degrees. We found many other schools of crappie on the fhis finder, but the only ones that would bite at all were in warmer water.
The only active crappie we found were out in front of the trees on the salt end over 25' of water. The wind was blowing hard right to where the fish were hanging out. I can't wait to go back when the fish are more active! Good luck all...
