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crappie are a most adaptable species of gamefish and fisherman all over the country call them different namessuch as calico bass,speckled perch,speckled bass,white perch,pole crappies,strawberry bass, and papermouths. The water temperature during the pre-spawn period is typically between 50 degrees farenhieght to 63 degrees farenhieght. During the pre-spawn period pole crappies are changing their daily patterns getting ready for the upcoming spawning period.
During the pre-spawn period the crappie,calico bass are searching for good spawning grounds to have their young. They require a solft, but not to mucky bottom because the males will be sweeping out the nest from time to time. The soft bottom needs to be close to cover which could be stumps, fallen trees, brush piles, reeds, or stalks that are at the appropriate depth for spawning.
The proper depth for spawning is determined by the water clarity where the papermouths are located. The clearer the water the deeper paper mouths must go to spawn. In extremely clear lakes this may be at depths up to 20fett deep. In speckled perch waters that have average clarity, typically speckled bass spawn in depths of 3 to 6 feet. In mudy or murky waters the spawning depths may be only 2ft or less. The way the depth is determined is by how deep the light penetrates the most. Crappies will spawn right below that point. Light is required for the strawberry bass in the gestation period.
The best spawning locations for strawberry bass are typically bays , coves, and back water areas that have a gravel-sand, sand, sand marl, and sand-silt bottoms.
Female speckled perch will start the migration to the spawning locations when the water temperature reaches 50 degrees farenhight. And they will stay near the spawning areas. To catch these females during the pre-spawn period go bait fishing with crappie live baits such as crappie minnows and shiners, or small crayfish. To catch the male paper mouths you will have to fish deep cover close to the spawning areas during the pre-awn period. You can use crappie jigs and long crappie jigging poles to get into the deep cover. During the pre-spawning period papermouths will feed aggressively. If you can locate the crappie spawning areas during the pre-spawn period you will catch crappie while bait fishing using various crappie baits.
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February 24, 2010 by admin
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The crappie are a most adaptable species of gamefish and fisherman all over the country call them different names such as calico bass,speckled perch,speckled bass,white perch,pole crappies,strawberry bass, and paper mouth. When white perch,pole crappies move into the pre summer period which happens when the water temperature goes into the 70 degree range. The pre-summer period is when the crappie move into their regular feeding patterns and they are much more predicable.
The pre-summer period is when the food chain is most plentiful and the paper mouth are in full feeding mode. You can catch crappie on just about any crappie bait using a variety of different crappie fishing rigs. papermoth will be found in multiple locations such as weed beds, flats, breaks, and some will always be suspended. They may be concentrated in just one of these areas, but many times during the pre-summer period you will find calico bass at all of these locations at the same time.
You will be able to catch crappie with live bait or artificial crappie jigs. Also a combination of crappie jig heads tipped with crappie live bait such as crappie minnows, flat head minnows, shiners, and small crayfish will work well. Actually just about any crappie bait will work well during the pre-summer period.
In deep southern lakes and reservoirs speckled perch will appear on primary and secondary points on the main lake where there is a break or drop off to deeper water. Deep timbered channel edges will also hold strawberry bass during the pre-summer period.
In northern lakes paper mouth will move to area’s to establish themselves in the habitat they intend to stay with throughout the summer. As long as their natural food source remain the same the speckled perch will remain in these areas. That is why in northern lakes the papermoth will be very predicable during this period and crappie baits such as any live bait like crappie minnows, shiners, fathead minnows, small crayfish, and even fresh mussel meat will work to catch crappie during the pre-summer and summer periods.
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crappies all over their habitat range are called a lot of different names such as calico crappie, speckled perch, speckled bass, white perch, pole crappies, strawberry bass, and papermouths. When the water temperature starts to warm slightly above more the 50 degrees farenheight it is time to get your crappie live baits and other crappie baits ready for the upcoming spring season of crappie fishing.
Speckled Bass will start their annual migration from their coldwater locations to key new foraging locations. In the north this early spring period will sart right after ice out and actually the temperature of the water will be in the high 30’s. and the month of the year normally will be sometime in March to Early April. In the south, speckled bass move from deep water when the temperature rises above 40 degrees to coves, and back ends of creeks, about the end of February to the end of march.
During this early spring period pole crappies are hungry and ready to feed. Remember though the water is still cold so you need to work your crappie baits slowly. Some very good crappie live baits to use are crappie minnows, shiners, small creek chubs, small gizzard shad, small threadfin shad, and small crayfish. You can catch crappie at this time a year in the southern regions using crappie jigs and plastics or crappie jig, live bait combinations in broad feed creeks, where the water warms faster. Channel bends with stumps will often hold speckled perch at this time of year also.
Strawberry Bass in large lakes and reservoirs will stage and suspend over deep water 20 to 40 feet deep usually just beyond the first drop of leading into the shallow zones they will be using for their annual spawn. In most reservoirs the paper mouths will normally stage in creek arms so if you are going to be bait fishing for crappie in the early spring period you will want to use large crappie jigs to do your crappie fishing using large crappie minnows and shiners.
In small lakes and ponds calico bass will suspend over the deepest holes waiting to go to shallow water for the annual spawn. So an ideal way to catch crappie in these waters is by using a slip bobber crappie fishing rig with a crappie jig head tipped with large crappie minnows and shiners. Also small crayfish will work. You will need to adjust your depth until you start catching crappie. The reason you want to use larger crappie live baits at this time of year is because you need to math the natural forage that the speckled perch is feeding on at this time of year. The pole crappies are feeding on what was left of the natural bait fish from
the previous year because the bait fish have not spawned yet so there will be no fry at this time of year.
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February 15, 2010 by admin
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Most people think that the crappie jig catches the most and the biggest crappies, but contrary to popular belief it is live bait that has caught the most and also that largest trophy slab crappie over the years. According to studies and statistics that have been kept and the studies that have been done since the early 1970’s crappie live bait has come out the winner for catching the most and biggest crappie. It is key to know the crappie is one of the most sought after game fish in America and they have been named odd names such as calico bass,speckled bass,speckled perch,white perch,pole crappie,stawberry bass, and papermouth. The best live baits that have caught the most and biggest crappie are such crappie baits as crappie, minnows, crappie shiners, waxworms, small gizzard shad, small threadfin shad, and earthworms. These crappie live baits were used in combination with slip float fishing rigs, crappie jigs, worm harnesses, crappie spinner baits and crappie ice jigs. Crappie spinner baits were tipped with crappie minnows, shiners, and night crawlers. Crappie jigs were tipped with crappie minnows, shiners and nightcrawlers to catch crappie. Worm harnesses were used using small earth worms or pieces of night crawlers. Top live baits that have produced award winning crappie catches are large crappie minnows, shiners, waxworms, fathead minnows , small gizzard shad, small threadfin shad, leaches, earthworms, creek chubs, and herring. These live baits were used with jig head and spinner bait combinations.
The best artificial crappie baits used to catch crappies were in the size range of 1/16oz to 1/2oz. The crappie artificial bait types varied greatly. Crappie jigs in the size range of 1/16oz to 3/8oz tipped with a plastic grub or other soft plastics in combination with a crappie jig head of a variety of colors caught a good number of award crappies too. If the jigs were tipped with wax worms the number crappies caught increased even more. Plain crappie jig heads of a number of colors tipped with crappie minnows or shiners were a producer when bait fishing for crappie also.
Over the years there are a few crappie fishing jig head and soft plastic combos that have consistently caught large numbers of crappies. A jig head painted different colors in the size range of 1/16 oz to 1/8 oz tipped with a Mister Twister curly tail is the top producer of crappie catches of all times. Mepps crappie spinner baits and small floating rapalas have also been top producers of large award winning crappies. When you combine these artificial crappie lures with crappie live bait they have produced even more consistently.
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Jigging for largemouth bass is a very effective way method to catch largemouth bass. Jigging for bass is especially effective when fishing deep water where a vertical bass bait presentation is essential. Largemouth bass jigs come in all different sizes, shapes, and types and they are typically tipped with a live bait selection. Largemouth bass can be caught by jigging nightcrawlers or a Varity of different bass fishing soft plastics or rubber skirts.
Normally jigging is done by rapidly moving your line in a up and down motion , but when you are jigging for largemouth bass there are many other jigging methods used. A bass jig is a lead head that comes in a varity of different shapes sizes and is painted many different colors. The lead head jig is than tipped with a variety of soft plastics or live bait that is used for bait fishing for largemouth bass. There are a number of types of jigs that are used for bass in different bait fishing situations. You could use a weedless jig to avoid hang ups. One of the most popular jigging method used for bass fishing using a jig head and a rubber or plastic skirt is what is called the “jig and the pig”. This technique is commonly used when bait fishing dense cover for largemouth bass.
If you are fishing deep water for large mouth bass jigging is the preferred method of choice. You can use either a bass jigging spoons tipped with soft plastics or live bait or a football head jig tipped with live bait or soft plastics and rubber skirts it’s your choice. Also vibrating blades on a jigging spoon work exceptionally well in deep water bait fishing presentations. For rocky bottoms go bait fishing for large mouth bass using football ball head jigs dressed with a live crayfish or a artificial soft plastic crayfish imitation. The football head jig is used on rocky bottoms because it won’t getstuck in the rocks as easy. Make use of the weedless option when fishing rocky bottoms for largemouth bass. Use a slider jig set up with a plastic grub or worm, or a live bait such as a nightcrawler or ribbon leech when you are bait fishing for bass over weed tops.
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