if its oil based your wasting your money and time. about the only thing that ive found that halfway works is gulp waxies or lil minnows. when black crappie are on wood or sucking bugs in the pads waxies work wonders, either real or gulp. if they are bulking up on minnows heading into fall, lil minnows will work.
I watch a ton of brandon lester and he absolutely destroys them on the same lakes i fish in the falll to Christmas window. If the leaves are orange, hes catching huge crappie and lots of them. 60 degree water seems to be his sweet spot
Another channel to check out if you haven't already is Gordon Pettie Fishing. He fishes Tim's Ford, Woods, and down here on Guntersville. He bass fishes a good bit, but has lots of livescope crappie videos. Pretty sure he's from Lincoln County.
its made some young average joes into some outstanding pros. prior to 2019 no one had heard of some of these guys. kind of fun looking at their winnings stats and seeing goose eggs for the most part before FFS.I am far from a good crappie fisherman but a guy down the road who I hunt and fish with sometimes is one of the best locals around. Honestly, he's too smart for his own good at times which can be frustrating but he knows his stuff! He even has the nick name of "Crappie Ed" lol. We have bumped into a few livescope guys and whenever we came across them I shut my mouth, and would just listen to what he'd be asking or telling them. What I have learned is I have yet to talk with someone who wasn't a good crappie fisherman before livescope that turned into one afterward lol.
Stuff like live scope is no different(IMO)than a cell phone in that it will probably dumb people down to what they really need to be doing or learning. Crappie are finicky as heck! Make 100 casts and not get a nibble. Move that cast just a hair in one direction and you have a limit before you realize it. JMHO.
Boats with live scope will be the equivalent to squatted trucks and party boats before too long. Every time you want to hit the lake every bit of structure will be surrounded by these yahoos watching their TV screens LOL
Fall is definitely the best time of year for crappie fishing IMO.
No doubt you can catch some big crappie pulling crankbaits, but I despise it. It's like reeling in an old shoe. The fish just lays on top of the water and skis to the boat. I'd rather catch 1 crappie livescoping than 10 pulling cranks. I get the anticipation of seeing him turn and come for the jig, I get to feel the thump, and I get to fight a 12+ inch crappie on a 15 foot livescope rod. That is some big fun.
The difference is squatted trucks and party boats are a nothing but a nuisance. Livescope is beneficial!Boats with live scope will be the equivalent to squatted trucks and party boats before too long. Every time you want to hit the lake every bit of structure will be surrounded by these yahoos watching their TV screens LOL
I'm not sure why a livescoper would be catching a boatload of dinks. You can tell how big the fish is and if you waste your time fishing for dinks you won't catch the big ones. We don't even waste our time fishing for dinks. What's the point? That's time I can spend looking for and fishing for known keepers.
The difference is squatted trucks and party boats are a nothing but a nuisance. Livescope is beneficial!
Super frustrating? Try infuriating! I've had days where none of the fish wanted to bite. They'd just chase the jig all the way up or sit there and stare at it if I held it still. After a few hours that will make you crazy!
the crappie in the picture was exactly 10.25 inches- it was my sons first crappie ever (why i took the pic). It also the first fish i saw hit a bait on livescope (active target). He looked tiny on the screen but was decent. I guess it takes awhile to be able to discern size. I can see bigger longer fish moving on structure. I guess bass or catfish?
I would guess bass, catfish, gar, or something else. When I see a big "submarine" go across my screen I just ignore it because I know it's not a crappie. As far as size, I use the grid feature on Livescope. I see you have yours turned off if Active Target has that option. I can click my forward range down until the grid square is 2 foot wide. If the fish isn't roughly half as long as the square he's probably not a keeper where I fish. It's not exact, but gives you an idea. And yes, I still get fooled. The more you do it the better you will get at knowing which ones to fish for.
Lol no way I could take that.
Great white crappie. I dont think we have many white crappie this way .
June is the best month of the yr on kylake a blind man can even catch rhem in june
Stable weather patterns,light winds usually and fish are usually hungry in june.Cranks are fun when its hot and you can set under an umbrella and troll around.But i have to agree,its hard to crank when you have livescope.With livescope i can usually get fish in the boat alot quicker.If someone wants to get better whatch you tube videos and watch hayden jefferies interviews,he has some grest advice.
