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Last Killer Update - January 15, 2012

Whoppers Of The Week 

Amy Dunker caught this nice black crappie from Red Lake in Minnesota on 1/12/12. 

Glen Moody and Burk Sherrill with some of the Kerr Lake crappies they caught on a guide trip with Eddie Moody from Slabs Guide Service. I can put you in touch with Eddie for a "crappie trip" if you would like to go.

Tony Smallwood with a nice black crappie he caught somewhere in East Tennessee 1/15/12.

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The Transition Zone

Many of you have heard me talk about the transition zone. This is the spot crappies will hang out in after they have moved into creeks and coves from the winter, but have not gone up to the shallow water to spawn yet. This short clip is from an episode that explained the transition zone, showed how to find it, and how to catch fish that are in it. Hope this helps some of you find a few more fish in early spring.

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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.

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1/15/12

I got a little feedback from the last post I made on trolling. Some said, what if I can't troll? What if I don't have the right equipment to troll? Is there another way?

Yes there is another way to cover a lot of water and target open water fish with multiple rods. Sometimes, this technique works even better than trolling, especially when the conditions force you to abandon trolling. This technique is called drifting or pulling.

All you need is a few rods, a boat and some wind or current. I have used this technique many times in Texas where the wind seems to blow from every direction every day... It used to frustrate the heck out of me until I just let it work to my advantage. 

Generally this technique works best when the crappies are suspended over large areas of open water. Since you are at the mercy of the wind, you don't always go in the direction you want to. Some of the fish will suspend in the main part of any lake when it gets really cold. They simply suspend at a desirable temperature level and where they can access bait easily. Find the bait, identify where the thermocline is using the simple thermometer trick I have talked about many times, or with your LCR. Then figure out which way the current or wind is blowing. Set up your rods with a double jig or live bait rig and a large bell sinker on the end of the line. I use a 2oz sinker to keep the baits right at the depth I want them to be. Count your baits down to make sure they are exactly at the depth you want them to be. This is really important. Crappies will not go "down" for a bait. They will almost always be looking up or straight ahead. So keep your baits right at the depth of the fish or slightly above them. Spread your rods out from one end of the boat to the other if you can. I usually turn my boat perpendicular to the wind to achieve maximum coverage when drifting. Now just let the wind do the work and drift over the are you are targeting. When you get to the end of your drift, go back and start again.

Flats and long points are perfect places to find crappies during the cold months, and they are perfect places to drift as well. If you can pinpoint the depth the fish and the bait are suspended at, you can really clean up with this technique. The fish will be moving around so dropping an anchor when you catch one won't do much good. You are trying to cover water so keep moving. A hand held GPS can help you mark the better spots, or toss out a marker buoy. 

When the wind and waves get high, or you simply want and easy hassle free way to catch some crappies, try drifting with live bait or jigs. You would be surprised how this subtle, but precise depth control technique can help you catch some fish when nothing else is working.

Best Fishes', 

Mark