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		Figured it was the last day of the week, that the weather looked good, I have not been to Pineview this year, and after previous reports of small Crappie and Pearch, i was not expecting much in the way of Fishing. I did need to run Stabil thru the boat motor, so at the last minute i decided to skip work. Glad i did perfect weather, beautiful scenery and the big Crappie, bit all day. So they are still there. Brought home 19, I thought i had 20, hope the weather allows me another visit soon, if not there is always ice season.
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		Really glad to see those.  Thanks for giving us hope...
Are they from deep water suspended fish?? 
Did you see any 3 footers cruising around..
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		they were caught in 42 to 47 feet of water, no Muskies visually spotted today. The graph showed fish at  all depths.
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		no big perch, all dinks and i did catch 3 or 4 small crappie at first too, but changed my tactics, that made all the difference.
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		Always smart to change tactics, when things are working. Sounds like we were fishing too shallow.
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		Thanks for the info, I tried to reply but you have your PM's blocked.
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		Well done. You must have an understanding family. My wife would be seeing red if I laid fish on the counter like that. Guarantee new counter tops would be the only forgiveness.
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		Nice crappie and good job. They used to be a lot bigger in pineview.  Back when the tiger musky were new to the lake, it was common to catch 15 to 16 inch crappies. I sure miss those days. 
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		Nice catches! I will try next week.  Hopefully our tactics work ok. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
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		Seeing these slabs is sure good news for those of us worried about size of the current stock. But I am afraid my bank rigs are going to be unhelpful if the are off shore and down 40. Doubt I can rig a slip rig for that. Oh well, means I got to get serious about finishing up my boat rebuild.
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		How was launching? Heard there weren't docks.
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		I'm curious to know what tactics you switched to.  The last 2 years I've switched to every thing I could think of.  
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		launching is fine, it is true no docks, you will have to beach your boat.
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		yeah i messed with my profile a few weeks back, must of got carried away, its fixed now. thanks
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		I'm headed up to hunt musky and those pesky crappie.
Going Wednesday for a late morning bite. 
Thanks for your advice,  my friend.
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		I went up chasing the big Crappie after my local angling shop showed me your post. I’m curious if you have any suggestions on locating them. I have a kayak and electronics. I did see the big schools, but all I had were small nibbles and two smaller crappie up to the boat. 
Thanks for any help.
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