06-07-2007, 05:07 AM
Thanks for the welcome. Any tips on getting crappie. I know my spot has them. I almost got one with a medium fat head. I saw it fall back into the water. I screamed no as I had set out to get crappie. My brother says you normally need a boat to get them as where the trees have fallen you can't get there without a boat and well my spot happens to have a few trees that have fallen in the water and there is enough room for a few people to fish. I tried switching to a larger hook but then I started to get small mouth bass which was a blast. I have to wait until 14th of June to keep them as well they are out of season. I love blue gill. Between my girlfriend and myself we got 47 blue gill in 2 and a half hours no idea what we have got already since summer well over a hundred total. I have 40 still in the freezer my brother told me they would keep for a long time in the freezer so I am saving them for winter when I can't go fishing as I I can't swim so ice fishing is out of the question. I am after the crappie though now that I have achieved catching small mouth bass and catfish. Now I am after crappie. I use live bait as well artificial bait does not work for me. I always fish from shore. I hate boats because they don't slow down and well it pushes my bobber all over the water. Be courteous slow down when you see someone bobber fishing from shore. Anyways I am after crappie what should I use? Any tips? Any one else fish lake Arthur?
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