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Taylor Atteberry
Bronze Ambassador
4/19/25
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
52°
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
46°
Was fishing a drop off ledge from 6ft to 20ft with Billy Rub Ball shad in pink. I was catching em 6 to 8 feet down under a bobber slowly jigging em.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
47°
We were out fishing 4 to 8feet of water for staging crappies on Minnetonka. Using Billy Rub ball shad under a cork 3 to 6feet down. Slowly jigging it back to the boat. I was using a pink ball shad.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
45°
Was fishing a drop off that goes from 6 to 20ft. Found em suspended 6 to 15ft down roaming. I was using a Billy Rub ball shad pinky pearl suspended 6 to 7ft down under a thrill bobber. Using Sixgill Aether ultra light rod with a karve 1k.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Got out and did some corking for few hours before dark with my 6 year old. Multiple hits but couldn't seal the deal. Super light bite and water temps are still low. A few more warmers days will get things going. Small 1.5 to 2in plastic swim baits did the trick for these two.
Bobby Garland 2" Baby Shad Mo' Glo Ghost / 2"
Out of Stock
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Insects
Water Temperature
43°
Was fishing 5 to 7dt on a weed edge with Billy Rub Ball shad pink under a bobber. I was fishing suspended 2 to 3 feet down. I was just slowly jigging it back to the boat and letting it sit for a few seconds.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
48°
Was fishing the deepest parts of the docks 7 to 9 feet next to vegetation. Was using Billy Rub ball shad in pink from 3 to 5 feet down under a bobber slowly jigging it.
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HCPA Bass Fishing Team
Bronze Ambassador
4/29/23
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Humps
Water Temperature
43°
The weather was very cold, we were using all sorts of bait they were not biting. I finally put a rabbit hair jig and it was lights out. The key color is orange they love that color. We caught a few 10" but mostly they were all 11" and 12". We were there from 6am to about 11am. We had a blast!
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
46°
Targeting small, isolated groups of fish produced larger size. Smaller fish located around docks and larger fish out deeper in 8-12’.
HotbaitVMC Hot Skirt Jig 1/16 oz / Pink Pearl
Out of Stock
Thill Pro Series Weighted Float 3/4"
Out of Stock
Sufix NanoBraid Line - EOL 10lb / Low-Vis Green
Out of Stock
