01-14-2021, 10:46 PM
Hmmmm, then I wonder why the zooplankton rise out of the mud after dark? Don't they know crappies are dangerous? Scared of the light? What type of bottom do they rise up from? What kind of mud?
I was just commenting about the bite timing because I've caught a lot of early morning and afternoon crappie up there, too, and the bites seem to change on me, a lot. Good here today, good there tomorrow, good here this year, good there next year, moon cycles, temps and storms, whatever else..... I'd love to find that ONE consistent, always-on spot, though. I've seen those clouds on sonar, but I'm making due with cheap electronics.
Interesting enough, (to me) I generally use a fairly large jig or chain-spoon on them, because they are so deep. Certainly nothing that looks like zooplankton. I've never had too much trouble detecting bites on a spring-bobber, IF I was getting bites.
I had a pretty good handle on it for about 5 years, then they just lost me, and I still aven't re-figured it out. It's good to see a crop of little ones that will grow up, though.
I was just commenting about the bite timing because I've caught a lot of early morning and afternoon crappie up there, too, and the bites seem to change on me, a lot. Good here today, good there tomorrow, good here this year, good there next year, moon cycles, temps and storms, whatever else..... I'd love to find that ONE consistent, always-on spot, though. I've seen those clouds on sonar, but I'm making due with cheap electronics.
Interesting enough, (to me) I generally use a fairly large jig or chain-spoon on them, because they are so deep. Certainly nothing that looks like zooplankton. I've never had too much trouble detecting bites on a spring-bobber, IF I was getting bites.
I had a pretty good handle on it for about 5 years, then they just lost me, and I still aven't re-figured it out. It's good to see a crop of little ones that will grow up, though.