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September 2017 - Issue #79 September 2017 - Issue #79 1 Crappie NOW September 2017 September 2017 Features ICAST…Round 2.....4 by Tim Huffman New products can add efficiency but are also fun. Here are a few to consider. Tackling Turnover To Catch Fall Crappie....8 by John Neporadny Jr The fall turnover is a difficult time to catch crappie. Three experts share their strategies for catching. One-Pole Technique....14 by Greg McCain There are advantages to holding one pole when chasing crappie. Mike Vallentine shares some of his tips and secrets for jigging. Advanced Seasonal Structure Fall Drop-Offs.....20 Offs by Tim Huffman Fall can be a good time of year to find and catch crappie. A drop-off is a good place to start. Departments Vern’s Cooking & Tidbits....28 Crappie Calendar....34 Tournament Results....30 Crappie Clubs....35 2 Crappie NOW September 2017 Opening Cast Wasn’t August nice? During the first two weeks EDITOR/ SR. WRITER we got a great break with some of the coolest weather in recent history. IN MEMORIAM Mother Nature sending some cold fronts our way was a welcome relief. WRITERS Talking with Darl Black fishermen last month Vic Attardo revealed some interesting Ron Presley but not surprising facts. Vernon Summerlin First, cold fronts that John Phillips brought heavy rains Josh Gowan messed up some of the Greg McCain waters with mud and debris. Fishing went to zero John Felsher for a while but fish have to eat so they adjusted to conditions and the bite gradually improved. Two, the fronts themselves slowed fishing a little but so many fish were deep it was nothing like spring cold front lock-jaw. Three, maybe the most important fact was that in many places the cooling water temperatures moved fish that were being caught in 12 to 15 feet up to 4 to 8 feet, sometimes shallower, but they were still biting. On some waters the fish scattered. Experience makes us better fishermen. Remembering what crappie do during these periods allow us to better solve the puzzle the next time summer fishing includes barometric pressure changes, temperature drops, bad lake and river conditions or all of the above. Keeping an open mind © Copyright 2017 mixed with knowledge increases fishing success. Any time of the year, take note of your home water during changing conditions so it will be easier to solve when similar situations occur again. Thank you for joining us. We appreciate our readers and sponsors who allow us to continue bringing CrappieNow each month. Fishing is fun…catching is icing on the cake, Cover Photo: Ozarks guide Terry Blankenship using jig-and-bobber. Good fishin’ & God Bless, photo by John Neporadny Tim Huffman, Editor Crappie Clubs....35 3 Crappie NOW September 2017 by Tim Huffman Power-Pole Charge Station peace of mind so you can worry about The Charge Marine Power Station is fishing, not whether you are running out of the world’s first AC/DC and bi-directional, power or will have enough to start your big all-in-one marine battery manager and motor. charter. It’s designed for boats with up Price is $1295. Power-pole.com to three trolling motor batteries and one 12V cranking battery. The 500 watts Shimano Spinning Rod delivers up to 40 amps of charging power Shimano’s Compre Spinning rod is to the cranking battery and 25 amps to a combination of quality with affordable the auxiliary batteries. It works with most pricing. The 6’6” one-piece or 7’ two-piece types of batteries, is water resistant and medium-light, fast action, are good picks has built-in safety and emergency start and rated for 4- to 10-pound test line. features. “The new Compre is made for the It gives you real time battery status serious weekend angler,” says John and power movement on your smart phone Mazurkiewicz, Catalyst Marketing. “We see or tablet. Charge power comes from 120V it being the affordable high-quality choice outlet or the boat’s alternator. It gives for fishermen who need a good all-around 4 Crappie NOW September 2017 spinning rod for crappie or any species feels, looks and performs great. where light presentations are needed.” “What we are showcasing is the Shimano finishes the rod with Fuji LegendX rod,” says Tradition’s Jay Anglin. stainless/alconite guides. Priced at $99. “It feels deceptively fast and stiff but the fish.shimano.com tip has an incredible amount of action. It detects light bites. This can be a great Lew’s Spinning Rod light-weight jigging rod, drop-shot or The Wally Marshall Speed Shooter is rod for casting light baits, or any similar designed with dock shooting in mind. They presentation. It’s as sensitive as it gets.” have EVA grips, IM8 graphite and Air Wave This one is for the very serious guides. crappie fisherman who want’s to pay the “We’ve came out with four lengths extra for sensitivity. Suggested retail $390. of the Speed Shooter,” says Mr. Crappie, stcroixrods.com Wally Marshall. “The four lengths are for different situations. The tighter the Fish Monkey Gloves clearance or gap in a dock the better They claim to be the first and only the shorter, more accurate rod. The long brand to offer a complete line of fishing, 7-footer lets a fisherman get further boating and watersports gloves specifically away from the dock. It’s easy to get good designed for the marine industry. The distance and shoot all the way to the back Stubby Guide Glove has UPR 50+ sun of a dock.” protection, short cut for comfort, quick The Shooter has a good look, style breathable fabric and second skin fit. and will be a great addition to fit your Noah Lynj says, “The company makes style of shooting or precision casting. The all types of gloves for fishing, cleaning, Lew’s/Wally Marshall combination creates gripping, and wintertime use. They work a complete outfit. Suggested retail for rods to make the best gloves possible for the is $46-$50. lews.com fisherman no matter what type fishing. For crappie I would recommend the Guide St. Croix Spinning Rod Gloves or Stubby Guide Gloves. For cold St. Croix has always been known weather use the Natural Glove first with for high quality. One of their best choices the Stubby over the top.” that can applied to crappie fishing is the The Stubby Guide Glove is $27. LegendX series, 6’10” medium light. It fishmonkeygloves.com 5 Crappie NOW September 2017 ICAST…ROUND 2…PRODUCTS Aqua-Vu points on both sides for easy mounting. The HD7i Pro provides a daylight “We are make in the USA,” says viewable (4-times brighter), anti-glare LCD company rep Spook Moncla. “The next time and real-time displays of digital depth, you buy a cooler check to see where it is water temperature and camera direction. made. One of the things we do is measure The modular housing and attachment on the inside where others measure the system add to its versatility. Seeing what’s outside. If we say 20 quarts that what it under the water is a huge advantage for will hold. We have ten models, two have catching fish and learning what they do wheels for ease of moving around when and why they bite. full.” “Our newest models can be portable Moncla says for any cooler pre- and run off battery or they can be cooling with a jug of ice, keeping it out connected to the boat,” says Cory Schmidt. of the sun and opening as few times as “The new camera is high definition and possible will help a cooler stay cool longer. allows connection of a bunch of different The K2 Summit 50 in white is $309. accessories including a light and an K2-coolers.com adaptor to attach to an extending pole. Suggested retail for the HD7i Pro is $800. The bigger screen, big brother HD10i is $1000. - Tim Huffman K2 Cooler Majesty Outdoors Edition Summit 50. It’s one-piece molded, maximum ice retention, keeps hot or cold, positive lid seal, Easy haul handles and anchoring 6 Crappie NOW September 2017 HOW TO? Crappie NOW How To Color Selector 7 Crappie NOW September 2017 Story & photos by John Neporadny Jr. where the bottoms drop from 7 feet to 12 The bane of bass anglers in the feet. fall can also lead to cases of anxiety for The Missouri guide also recommends crappie anglers when cooler weather searching for active crappie suspended arrives. higher in the water column near standing Bass anglers frequently use the fall timber during the turnover. He suggests turnover (see sidebar) as an excuse for the most active fish will probably be their tough day on the water and crappie suspended 3 to 6 feet deep in the trees anglers can do the same because the 15 to 20 feet deep. turnover has the same numbing effect “Swinging big jigs” in the shallows is on crappie as it does on bass. However Faulkenberry’s favorite tactic for turnover savvy crappie anglers know fish will still crappie. He opts for a 2 1/2- or 3-inch bite when a lake is turning over. “The tube bait with a 1/8-ounce jighead or a turnover is just a hurdle but every hurdle 1/8-ounce Mr. Crappie Krappie Kicker can be overcome,” Truman Lake guide Jig in white or chartreuse to pitch to the Jeff Faulkenberry says. stumps. The key to catching crappie during After pitching his jig to the target, the turnover is finding the most active Faulkenberry gently jigs the lure as it fish.
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