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Last Killer Update - September 2, 2008

Whopper's Of The Week 

Leigh Ann Hildebrand with a monster Shell Cracker she caught while fishing Lake James with her dad. This fish weighed right at 3 lbs! Now that's a whopper! Leigh Ann sent me another picture just to put this size of this fish into perspective. See below...

That's a "normal" sized keeper Shell Cracker on the right. Gives you an idea how big this fish was. 

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Time 

This is how your kids spell love. This is a very powerful little clip. Take just a minute to watch it - you will not be disappointed.

Find Information On Any Lake!

Click on the big map above and it will take you to the US Water Information page. Once there you can click on any state and a list of the lakes in that state will come up. From there you can get a variety of information including some pretty decent maps. The "Hybrid" satellite map is my favorite. Click on the name of the lake and then click on the "MAPS" tab at the top of the page. You can see three different ones from there. Check this site out and I'm sure you will find it useful and fun.

Crappie Killer "Swag"

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You asked for it - You got it!

New shirts, hats, mugs, decals are all available right now. You can order your killer gear by clicking on the Crappie Killer logo in the left hand margin or just click on one of the pictures above. Profits from sales of crappie killer apparel will go to support the web site. In addition to this, donations will be made to our designated charity, The Victory Junction Gang. We will continue to add new designs and colors to our line. I thank you in advance for your support and for wearing your killer gear with pride!

New Crappie Killer

"ARH"

Rod Holder

With this new rod holder I have tried to address two issues in the design. The first is being able to mount the rod holder without having to drill any new holes. This rod holder gives you the option to mount it directly where your factory cleat was installed. You simply remove the cleat and use the existing holes and hardware to mount the base. Second, and probably more important, is that this rod holder was designed to be very adjustable. This is a fully articulated rod holder. Click the link below to watch a video and see what I mean!

Watch The Crappie Killer Articulated Rod Holder Video

Long Awaited Redesign Is Done!

Crappie Killer Jigs

My jigs have a new name, new look, new colors and the hottest, most effective hook on the market today. 

The new jig design features a slightly different profile allowing us to use a larger hook. We now use size #4 hooks in the 1/32 and the 1/16 ounce jigs. The eyes are slightly larger on both as well. We have also changed our paint process to include a 15 minute finish bake cycle. This insures a very durable finish. The biggest change to the jig is the hook. We have chosen the newest, most effective, most expensive hook on the market today. The Sickle Hook is uniquely shaped to provide maximum hook up potential. When a fish hits this jig, he's hooked! In addition to all of the improvements we have made to the design of the jig we have also added new colors. Purple Haze is fast becoming one of my top picks - but the Mean Green always be my all time favorite. These jigs are now available on the Killer Stuff Page. All of our products are proudly made in the USA. Every jig is hand made. This is a very time consuming and expensive process. We do it because we want to provide the highest quality jigs we can - and we did not increase the price!

New Feature

I have been asked to save all of my weekly updates as reports to develop an archive. If you want to read the old commentaries just go to the reports page and they will be there.

Video Clips

New clip added 2/27/07

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"Twisted Line? Here's How To Fix It"

Crappie Killer Instructional Videos are now available on DVD

That's right, we have converted all of my very popular instructional videos to DVD. We did not increase the price. If you want a VHS tape, just shoot me an email and we will dig one up. Go to the Killer Stuff page and see all of stuff.

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9/2/08 

September is here baby - yeah!

While you can catch some nice crappies during the summer months, especially at night, all die hard crappie fishermen look forward to Labor Day and the end of summer. The days get a little shorter, the nights a little cooler and the crappie fishing gets red hot!

In the coming weeks the fish will be on the move and eating every thing in sight to fatten up for the winter and next years spawn. They will bite all day long, and if you can find them they aren't very picky either.

Follow the bait. Let me repeat that - FOLLOW THE BAIT! Locate the schools of shad that are moving out of the main lake and into the creeks and you will find crappies. Also, head up the lake to where the main river dumps into the lake. Bait fish will move into the main creek channels at the head of the lake as the water begins to cool. The "magic depth" in NC, as Jay used to call it, was between 17' - 18' in the fall. It seemed that most of the lakes we fished in Central NC had a sweet spot at that depth. Troll some jigs or crank baits or fish with live bait and you were bound to catch some crappies.

As the years went by we realized that depth was where the thermocline was at that time of the year. The bait fish would suspend in a column of water between 15' and 20' for about 2 months leading up to fall turn over. You could where the crappie out if you were able to locate some bait at that depth near a creek.

The main point here is to watch the water temperature, use your electronics to find schools of bait, and then choose a technique that will get your baits down to that precise depth or slightly above it. Experiment with colors until you find one the fish prefer. One thing to keep in mind is that if you find some fish this time of year they probably won't be scattered out too much. They will be packed in an area pretty tight. So if you catch one or two, mark the spot on your GPS. Keep on going for a bit. If you don't catch a fish within a few hundred yards, turn around and go back. I have literally had to troll in a circle at times to stay on a bunch of crappies in the fall.

Once they are in the creeks, the fish will scatter out a little and even run up shallow to munch on bait fish. Shooting docks and shoreline brush will produce for a short time once the crappies have come in to feed up for the winter. This doesn't last a long time. But if you can hit it just right, man it's a blast!

Best Fishes',

Mark

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