Mr.Jigs
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Wind blown Crappies
Well Started off at Lake Sylvan with the wife but after a snake (again) crawled out from under the boat seat, it was back to the bank with her practically standing on my head all the way and other fishermen laughing as we went by. So I settled for a WINDY afternoon of fishing on another lake, it was hard to keep my line down and feel the strike, but I still managed to limit out on the crappies along with a few good sized gills. They weren't monsters but they was fun.
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A lure drawing the first strike of an early morning, the strong tug on the end of your line, the excitement of a leaping fish... that,s livin large!
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Mr.Jigs
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RE: Wind blown Crappies
2009/07/06 19:55:34
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added spinner to jig and did the trick!
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Mr.Jigs
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RE: Wind blown Crappies
2009/07/06 19:58:53
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One of the 4 snakes I ended up getting out of the boat.
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RE: Wind blown Crappies
2009/07/06 20:28:55
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Nothing wrong with a mess of Crappies for the frying pan  It's only a little gardener snake ... must have been funny, thanks for sharing. BB
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RE: Wind blown Crappies
2009/07/06 20:33:10
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sounds like you need to find a new spot to store your boat lol. nice fish btw.
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Mr.Jigs
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RE: Wind blown Crappies
2009/07/06 20:35:23
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OH! I forgot this one! it was'nt the biggest of the day, the big one got away. 
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RE: Wind blown Crappies
2009/07/06 21:11:43
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HAHA , that's great Jigs LOL !!!!! 
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RE: Wind blown Crappies
2009/07/06 23:47:08
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mmmm crappies wish i could get me some! way to hammer em Jigs
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RE: Wind blown Crappies
2009/07/06 23:54:10
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Way to go, man!!! Those are some sweet Crappie!!!
"I love fishing. You put that line in the water and you don't know what's on the other end. Your imagination is under there" -Robert Altman
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RE: Wind blown Crappies
2009/07/07 03:27:05
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NICE!!!!!! Safe some for the PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!  Beer battered Crappies are GREAT!!!!
Monster PERCH Rulz!!! 
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Mr.Jigs
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RE: Wind blown Crappies
2009/07/07 19:28:46
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Have two BIG freezer bags frozen in water saved so far of crappie fillet's with a gill or two a smattering of a couple of walleye fillet's LOL it was hard to keep from eatin that last two. maybe ten pounds in all. I will bring them along to the party and any more I can add between now and then. 
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RE: Wind blown Crappies
2009/07/07 21:01:28
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Mr.Jigs, excellent pictures! now that is the american great outdoors! noticed that harmless garter snake , did you feed it a fathead or minnow before letting it go? I really want to try for some crappies again. peace!
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RE: Wind blown Crappies
2009/07/07 22:04:34
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yo, you have to hook me up with a crappie trip! you're doin' real good... i usually only get some at night when night fishing for trout... congrats on the freezer filling 
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Mr.Jigs
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RE: Wind blown Crappies
2009/07/09 21:45:51
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have a open seat 90% of the time any are welcome. I have a crappie pattern I always use. I just follow them from the deep up the points to the shallows then as water warms up and they finish spawning follow them back out to the edge of the weeds then to deeper water. then the cycle starts over. same with jig. slow almost no action tube on a float deep. then shallower, then more action and switch to the curly tail jig as they get active, then loose the float and super slow real it back, to adding a spinner and staying close to the top evening and early morning. seems to have always worked well for me.
A lure drawing the first strike of an early morning, the strong tug on the end of your line, the excitement of a leaping fish... that,s livin large!
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