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How to catch more Crappies then you want  

by Robert W. Benjamin


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I like them better t
firm and full of goo
panfish, similar to 
man, a lot of local 
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and are not restrict
when it comes to fis
allowed to catch 50 
Crappies are ' littl
and despite their sm
rod bend to the brea
become active, the e
crappies are such a 
Crappies come in two
crappies and white c
U.S in many ponds, l
panfish or even bass
can also. Crappie lo
panfish, except they
black spots, and the
a very nice looking 
shimmers in the sunl
Crappies can be caug
months they move nea
they move out in mor
probably the most ac
they move towards th
aggressive and tend 
or moves near them o
a stringer full of c
season. The nests lo
dishes in the mud or
lakes. If you walk s
can see these nests 
them. Once you spot 
it will usually prod
In the summer or war
stumps, trees, and o
structures for shadi
areas in the summer 
productive for catch
of the year, they mo
aggressive again in 
aggressive feeding a
winter months, which
while ice fishing in
The best time to cat
hours, with early mo
afternoon towards ea
Crappies love minnow
live baits there is 
you don't have or ca
any such lure that l
minnow. But when you
keep the lure pretty
as much as possible,
crappie have been kn
seem to prefer live 
Crappies have a abno
you jerk your rod to
right out of the cra
fish. 
There is Computer So
as well as catching 
past records of fish
to easily calculate 
The software is call
and try the software
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bluegill and sunfish
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shermen they are con
ed in most areas, li
hing laws. Here in P
crappies a day with 
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all size they can ma
king point and cause
nergy and taste are 
great fish to catch.
 types or varieties,
rappies. Crappies li
akes and streams, I 
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ok similar in size a
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fish, and the silver
ight. 
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r the shore areas, a
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tive in the early sp
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to bite and attack a
r the nest, making i
rappies in a short t
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 gravel on the botto
lowly around the edg
and often see the cr
one of the nests, ca
uce a quick strike. 
mer months, they oft
ther debris areas an
ng and protection. C
and warmer months wi
ing a mess of crappi
ve towards the shore
their feeding and bi
nd biting continues 
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 the winter. 
ch crappies is durin
rning after sunrise 
rly evening hours be
s with a passion, an
no better choice tha
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ooks as realistic as
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 active, so it simul
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own to look and then
minnows and bait ins
rmally soft mouth, s
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ppies mouth, resulti
 
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appies are a
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ppie, ' calico bass
sidered a panfish
ke other bass are
ennsylvania we are
no size limitations.
re full of energy
ke a normal fishing
 a reels drag to
two reasons why
 
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ve throughout the
guess if other
ater, then crappie
nd shape to other
er colored, with
s. They are actually
 or shiny color
 
he spring and fall
nd in the summer
water. They are
ring months when
hey become very
nything that is cast
t pretty easy to get
ime in the spring
 depressions or
ms of the ponds and
es of the water, you
appie in and near
sting your bait near

en hang around
d underwater
asting near these
ll often be very
e. In the fall time
s and become more
ting. This
throughout the cold
at fish to catch
 
g the daylight
and in the late
ing the best times.
d when it comes to
n a small minnow. If
s, then use jigs or
 possible to a live
innow make sure you
ates a live minnow
just sits still,
 just pass by, they
tead of dead ones.
o be aware that if
ook, you can rip it
ng in losing the
 
for crappie fishing
ter keeping a few
ware will help you
great fishing day !
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By Robert W. Benjamin

Copyright © 2006

You may publish this article in your ezine, newsletter or on your website as long as it is reprinted in its entirety and without modification except for formatting needs or grammar corrections.

About the Author

Robert W. Benjamin has been in the software business on the internet for over 5 years, and has been producing low-cost software for the past 25+ years. He first released software on the AMIGA and C64 computer systems in the late 1970's-80's.

RB59 Software

http://www.rb59.com/software

 

 

 

 
 


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