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Tuesday was a bad day to be a crappie on Long Lake. I took my buddy Glenn out and we, mostly him because I had to control the boat in some pretty strong wind, caught the snot out of em. We easily caught 150 and kept 96 to eat, most were caught under docks that usually produce for us this time of year. A small grub on a drop shot or on a slip bobber set-up with 1/32 oz. jigs worked best. The crappies are nearly done spawning as the water temp has risen 8 degrees in about a week and a half. Most fish were in the 9-11 range but we did catch 3 of the Long Lake brutes that were 14 inches. 4-8 FOW water is the prime depth right now.

cumminsbassguy

5/5/2016 8:30:00 AM

You guys wrecked em, are most docks holding fish right now?

YellowBear

5/5/2016 9:06:00 AM

Its nice to see some good Crappie again. Thanks for the report.

CCTMark

5/5/2016 12:13:00 PM

No, some docks are definitely better than others. Docks with more poles and about 7-8 FOW at the end in a bay were the most productive for us. There are other very good places with downed trees and such but we didn't hit them because its never smart to leave fish to find fish, at least not if the ones you're already catching are quality fish. Some of the docks had floating debris and cottonwood fluff in the water all around them, a jig that just barely makes it through and is hanging half a foot down was also producing. Hope that helps.

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