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#1369388 - 04/22/08 01:01 PM Are the crappies biting?
mnfisher22 Offline
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Registered: 11/27/07
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is anyone catching crappies yet...if so what techniques are you using?

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#1369776 - 04/22/08 05:19 PM Re: Are the crappies biting? [Re: mnfisher22]
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shallow. 2 foot of water or less
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#1370257 - 04/22/08 10:54 PM Re: Are the crappies biting? [Re: CrappiesNCats]
mnfisher22 Offline
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Registered: 11/27/07
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whats the water temperature that you are fishing in

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#1370545 - 04/23/08 08:56 AM Re: Are the crappies biting? [Re: mnfisher22]
Newcastle Offline
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Registered: 03/21/08
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Yep--saw a couple kids by the local lake pulling out a little stringer of 6 or 7. Good to see some kids that can get out, do a little fishing without any parental assistance/interference.

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#1372255 - 04/24/08 10:24 AM Re: Are the crappies biting? [Re: Newcastle]
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Registered: 07/23/07
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Yup last night caught my limits on the St. Croix... just glow jig with minnow... Action started right after sunset...

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#1383827 - 05/01/08 06:49 PM Re: Are the crappies biting? [Re: JustLOVEit]
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Registered: 04/23/07
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Loc: Palisade/Aitkin Co.
They are turning on pretty good come the late afternoon right up to sunset.Using a float-n-fly method in 2-5 fow.

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#1389553 - 05/05/08 11:19 PM Re: Are the crappies biting? [Re: crappiekeith]
DUCKJ Offline
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Registered: 03/19/01
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Got out today and boated around 30 or so. Kept my limit of 10 to 13 inchers. Fishing with a 1/32 jighead and a mud puppy.

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#1389794 - 05/06/08 08:33 AM Re: Are the crappies biting? [Re: DUCKJ]
mstark83 Offline
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Registered: 11/29/07
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Loc: South Kawishiwi River.Ely, MN
how deep are you fishing and what was the water temp?

thanks,

mike

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#1390151 - 05/06/08 12:13 PM Re: Are the crappies biting? [Re: mstark83]
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Loc: Maplewood, MN, USA
3' under a bobber.. 8' of water.. gulp 2" minnows... 36 crappies 9-12".... in 2 hours... 53 degree water.. all released!
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#1390385 - 05/06/08 02:07 PM Re: Are the crappies biting? [Re: Slyster]
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Loc: Fergus Falls
Not biting up north, it is brutal!
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#1390833 - 05/06/08 06:02 PM Re: Are the crappies biting? [Re: deacon]
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Registered: 05/31/04
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Loc: Lesser Minnesota
Saw some really nice crappies today...bucked up males with dark black heads. They were up in the shallows. Water temps keep rising. Won't be much longer...
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#1393115 - 05/07/08 11:06 PM Re: Are the crappies biting? [Re: da_chise31]
Tom7227 Offline
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Registered: 12/28/05
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Loc: White Bear Lake
Fishing a small lake 10 miles north of Mille Lacs this afternoon (wednesday)and neither of us got a bit. Minnows, eurolarva, worms.

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#1393493 - 05/08/08 10:00 AM Re: Are the crappies biting? [Re: Tom7227]
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Registered: 02/06/04
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Loc: Long Lake, MN
Took a bit of searching, but finally I am able to find crappies on my metro waters. Found some gills too, pretty spread out. Fish were shallow up against the shoreline.
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#1394091 - 05/08/08 03:49 PM Re: Are the crappies biting? [Re: FishinChad]
FishGUY Offline
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Registered: 04/20/06
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Loc: Minnesota
Went out last night and found the crappies in a shallow bay that was only 2-3.5ft deep. The water temp was 5 degrees warmer in the bay. The numbers were good, but most were only 8-9 inches.

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