Lois White Cross yeah it's been really really hot here as well. Add the fact that the waters down literally four feet and it's been a very difficult summer to fish for sure! In fact trolling is one of the only things working right now and even it takes a lot of commitment to figure out the patterns which seem to change every 3 or 4 hours.
It was my pleasure to serve our great nation; would do it all over again with no regrets. I'm retired now, so the wife and I are loaded up and going to hit the water "in search of..." in the early morning (northwest corner of South Carolina, Lake Keowee).
If you haven't tried them #5 flicker shads work just as good if not better. And cost less when your trolling trees ticking the tops your going to lose a few. Nice video. And do like the Bandits.
I do have some of the flicker shads and I like them overall. I've had a problem with them not trailing very straight. If they could fix that they would be an excellent trolling rig.
I run between 1.4 and 2.5 mph. I usually try 1.4 first and jump incrementally. On this day they were very deep. I believe it was like 22ft. Usually finding the depth is the hardest part.
James Barron I honestly don't think there's a better option than the Bandit 300 when it comes to trolling crappie. But the Strike King 3xd does come in rather close.
Paul S yeah actually I have noticed that schools of crappie do sit up against Bluffs sometimes. Where I fish there's only a couple stretches of Bluffs so I haven't done it very often but a friend of mine does that all the time at lake of the ozarks and he seems to have a lot of luck with Bluffs.
For Crappie; Arkie 220 for casting onto cover. Works excellent pulling through heavy weeds. "Shallow dive and wide wobble" For trolling Strike king 3xd; fav color Tennessee shad Bandit 300; fav color chrome blue
Richard Bruce after she says click the eye above you should be able to see a little letter I appear on the upper right-hand screen. If you click it it takes you to another video that talks about the giveaway. Good luck buddy I truly hope you win.
Ordigamer what's up buddy. Just did the giveaway and posted a video a few minutes ago. But this is the video we will be giving away on this coming week so keep watching and good luck.
Great video! I’m new to pulling cranks with my husband, and I love it! I use Arkie cranks.
Hey - - - I thought we needed at least an $80,000 dollar boat to catch fish like that.
Thanks for the catch release
Hey Matt! Thanks for the tips today. Been too hot here lately to do much fishin. Good thing I still have a bag of crappie in the freezer!
Lois White Cross yeah it's been really really hot here as well. Add the fact that the waters down literally four feet and it's been a very difficult summer to fish for sure! In fact trolling is one of the only things working right now and even it takes a lot of commitment to figure out the patterns which seem to change every 3 or 4 hours.
Good info on thermocline and locating crappie in 90 degree weather; very informative!
enduringpatriot Thanks and thank you for your service sir.
It was my pleasure to serve our great nation; would do it all over again with no regrets. I'm retired now, so the wife and I are loaded up and going to hit the water "in search of..." in the early morning (northwest corner of South Carolina, Lake Keowee).
enduringpatriot Excellent! Keep me updated on your catches. Great area of the country for fishing for sure.
Good video! I'm going to give trolling for crappie a try after watching your video.
Ray McDowell Jt Its a blast
Love trolling for crappies with cranks !!!
Thanks for posting. Keep up the great work!
Some nice Slabs man!! Looked like a good day out there 👊
MrTully41 it was a lot of fun for sure. I always enjoy catching those 14 + inch crappie.
Love it! Keep up the great work!
If you haven't tried them #5 flicker shads work just as good if not better. And cost less when your trolling trees ticking the tops your going to lose a few. Nice video. And do like the Bandits.
I do have some of the flicker shads and I like them overall. I've had a problem with them not trailing very straight. If they could fix that they would be an excellent trolling rig.
Hey buddy, good video. A general question for you. What was your trolling speed and what was the depth for your crankbaits to go to catch crappies?
I run between 1.4 and 2.5 mph. I usually try 1.4 first and jump incrementally. On this day they were very deep. I believe it was like 22ft. Usually finding the depth is the hardest part.
Bandits have been around forever yet ive never fished one. Looks like they do the job
James Barron I honestly don't think there's a better option than the Bandit 300 when it comes to trolling crappie. But the Strike King 3xd does come in rather close.
Very informative and entertaining. Do you have any luck trolling along bluffs? Thanks for sharing.
Paul S yeah actually I have noticed that schools of crappie do sit up against Bluffs sometimes. Where I fish there's only a couple stretches of Bluffs so I haven't done it very often but a friend of mine does that all the time at lake of the ozarks and he seems to have a lot of luck with Bluffs.
Thanks im hoping to win. I’ll put your crankbaits to good use . I will pass along a good word to all my buddies and stores.
What speed was the big motor pushing you? And were your lines out at a certain length or you just casting and guessing? Enjoyed the video.
The main motor runs about 2 mph. I guestimate 80 ft of line out which runs 20 ft deep on a bandit 300 or strike king 3xd. Thanks for watching.
Enjoyed the video!
what size cranks do u use and brand
For Crappie;
Arkie 220 for casting onto cover. Works excellent pulling through heavy weeds. "Shallow dive and wide wobble"
For trolling
Strike king 3xd; fav color Tennessee shad
Bandit 300; fav color chrome blue
Thanks for the tips!
Enjoyed the video, what lake or part of the country are you fishing in?
Ray
Ray Vander Wielen I fish a lot of different lakes but I'm in the Midwest, mainly Missouri.
I'm in TN Nashville area, have fished a lot with cranks and done very well, even caught crappie during prespawn season
Ray Vander Wielen Yeah trolling is very reliable once you narrow down the staging areas. I preffer trolling over everything else
Great video! One question though... How fast are you trolling?
Chris Kneece GREAT question. My favorite speed is 1.5mph if its warm and clear water kick it up to 2 mph.
want to try these bandits!
Hey Man! I could use them cranks! Liked and subed. What the heck is a eye button?
Richard Bruce after she says click the eye above you should be able to see a little letter I appear on the upper right-hand screen. If you click it it takes you to another video that talks about the giveaway. Good luck buddy I truly hope you win.
Thanks the tips
So, to locate impossible summer crappie you '' move around '' ?
By the way, wasn’t there supposed to be a giveaway by any chance? 😂
Ordigamer what's up buddy. Just did the giveaway and posted a video a few minutes ago. But this is the video we will be giving away on this coming week so keep watching and good luck.
Do black and white crappie hit crankbaits
Yep. Both do.
Thx for the giveaway hope I win buddy
How’s it going. Nice video keep it up.
Aiden rothe doing excellent Aiden how are you bud?
Discovery Outdoors / Matt-N-Abra
I’m going good thanks for asking.
Would love to win
Love the video keep them coming!!!!