02-07-2009, 10:00 AM
Tried for crappie today on bluffs and steep rocky banks and didn't catch a one. I did catch a 5.5lb. largemouth on 4# test line with a BG pearl baby shad on a 1/16 oz. leadhead about 25' deep. I also caught several drum up to 11 lbs. that way. Sometimes I think maybe I should be called the "drumking" (no disrespect to the real "Drumking&quot
. All fish were released.<br /><br />The surface temp was 40 when I got to Chester Frost about noon and got up as high as 45 on the river. It was white-capping pretty good on the river about the middle of the afternoon (SW wind).<br /><br />I talked with several fishermen and none had caught any crappie. One nice gentleman took my picture with the bass and I took his with a 6 lb. largemouth he had caught on a crappie jig. I e-mailed the pictures to him. I was also glad I had jumper cables on my boat to get him going when his starter battery died.<br /><br />Drumking has been posting about feeding periods and that the crappie might now only be feeding one hour or so per day. The solunar tables I looked at on a website had the major feeding period today during mid-morning. Maybe thats why I struck out on the crappie this pm???
. All fish were released.<br /><br />The surface temp was 40 when I got to Chester Frost about noon and got up as high as 45 on the river. It was white-capping pretty good on the river about the middle of the afternoon (SW wind).<br /><br />I talked with several fishermen and none had caught any crappie. One nice gentleman took my picture with the bass and I took his with a 6 lb. largemouth he had caught on a crappie jig. I e-mailed the pictures to him. I was also glad I had jumper cables on my boat to get him going when his starter battery died.<br /><br />Drumking has been posting about feeding periods and that the crappie might now only be feeding one hour or so per day. The solunar tables I looked at on a website had the major feeding period today during mid-morning. Maybe thats why I struck out on the crappie this pm???