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Quote from: The Desert Rat on October 15, 2014, 07:17 PMJust returned from Bartlett after 9 days of "NON-Catching"--- several facts :Crappie fishing in Bartlett changes, not only frequently in time but rapidly ---last year was the first year where literally thousands of Crappie were caught around the Island ( easy math, boats were fishing 7 days a week and many catching 30-50 fish per day) We NEVER caught even one fish thereEach year seems to have a different "Hot Spot"---(I have fished that lake for 41 years) Crappie are Crappie---- regarding minnows---Bartlett will not have minnows for about 5 more weeks--- Same as I reported 2 weeks ago while on a huge bite but thanks for saying it again.now it doesn't matter---you could put lipstick on a good lookin female minnow and the Crappie would/will still ignore it-- Having watched you troll around us as well as pull your tubing guests through where we are fishing I know for a fact you do not understand the Crappie at Bartlett as well as one who's fished it "41 years" should by now. PLENTY of fish in that lake and the bite is already on fire if you know where to find it.
Just returned from Bartlett after 9 days of "NON-Catching"--- several facts :Crappie fishing in Bartlett changes, not only frequently in time but rapidly ---last year was the first year where literally thousands of Crappie were caught around the Island ( easy math, boats were fishing 7 days a week and many catching 30-50 fish per day) We NEVER caught even one fish thereEach year seems to have a different "Hot Spot"---(I have fished that lake for 41 years) Crappie are Crappie---- regarding minnows---Bartlett will not have minnows for about 5 more weeks--- Same as I reported 2 weeks ago while on a huge bite but thanks for saying it again.now it doesn't matter---you could put lipstick on a good lookin female minnow and the Crappie would/will still ignore it-- Having watched you troll around us as well as pull your tubing guests through where we are fishing I know for a fact you do not understand the Crappie at Bartlett as well as one who's fished it "41 years" should by now. PLENTY of fish in that lake and the bite is already on fire if you know where to find it.
I am pretty new at AZ crappie fishing , but It has occurred to me that some pretty basic northern tactics are never mentioned here , My question is has anyone tried waxies or meal worms on a very small jig , flu flu etc These Ice fishing tactics often work in open water when things get tough , the small size of the bait does not influence the size of the fish up north as biologists there figure insects and larve make up a large part of the crappies diet up north . Recently the crappie bite was in a slump and we switched to blue gills and tiny baits as we accidently moved to deeper water ( wind) we began catching some very nice crappies . Maybe we need to change up our tactics for tight mouthed crappies , again has anyone tried it here?
Hmmmmmm. Good info.
Just got back myself. THX! for the minnow info. FYI,, Wild Horse opens at 6:00A.M. Did O.K. I guess,,, until we ran out of minnows. 5 crappies and about 100 or so bass. What kind and color did you bring back from WI? I forgot mine Tried some of John's tube jigs but nadda. I hope this link works http://youtu.be/rNwpN3IZWc8 I just posted it for ALL OF YOU!!!!
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