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Last Killer Update - June 28 2009

Whopper's Of The Week 

Scott Swing with a nice stringer of June crappies he caught on a top secret farm pond in Iowa. If I had a pond like that, I'd keep it a secret too Scott!

Gary Haebig and his fishing partner Brian sent in these two pictures of crappies they are catching from San Carlos Lake in Arizona. Those are some monsters! The background scenery in these pictures  is really beautiful as well. Arizona Crappies - I gotta' try that some day.

Yvonne Kinsey with two of more than 40 crappies she caught at Kerr Lake in NC tight lining minnows in about 10 - 15 feet of water in June.

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You Got Me Seeing RED

I am really excited about this new Crappie Killer Jig Head. I believe it will be the hottest  jig head you have ever used.

All new for the spring 2009 season, Bleeding Hook Crappie Killer's. This new jig head has the same durable powder coat finish as the original crappie killer jig heads and of course the eyes are still there as well. But... I'm making these with a red chrome bleeding sickle hook. The red hook is even more expensive than the standard black chrome - but I don't care... it's deadly. 

Crappie Killer Jigs

The Original Sickle Hook Crappie Jig

My jigs have a new name, new look, new colors and the 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!

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"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!

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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.

6/28/09

While trolling crank baits or night fishing would probably be my first choice in the summer, there are other ways to catch crappies during the summer. 

My old buddy Terry King taught me to fish very early in the morning to beat the heat and catch a lot of nice fish. Terry used to cast tiny plastics on extremely light line to crappies schooling under dock lights. He would be at the ramp and on the water by 3 or 4 AM. 

Lighted docks on the main lake were his favorite spots. Big covered docks at marinas were some of the best places to catch numbers of fish. And they usually have plenty of lights. The ones with big street lights out on the ends were especially good. Bait fish would congregate under the lights and the water was generally a few degrees cooler under the docks. A great combination for crappies during the hot summer days and nights. 

As I mentioned earlier, tiny plastic baits were Terry's trademark lure. He used plastics as small as 1/2" - 3/4" long on 1/48th, 1/64th and even 1/100th oz lead heads on 4lb or even 2 lb test line. A very light rod is be needed for this technique. Stay a good distance out from the light and cast the little jig to the edges of the range of the light first. Circle around the outer reaches of the light and catch all the fish on the outside first. If you cast right up to the light in the middle of the strike zone and catch a fish or two, you will probably spook the rest. Work your way in from the outside and you will have the potential to catch more fish. Let the jig sink on a slack line and watch the line carefully. Most of the time the strike will be very subtle. The line will simply stop sinking or will move off slightly to one side or the other, maybe a little twitch is all you will see. Regardless you must watch the line very carefully to detect a strike.

Play the fish easily and make sure you have a net,. Crappies will pop 4lb test line easily. A little scent on the jig is usually a good idea in this case.

Best Fishes',

Mark