Thank you Sista Slab

I will use Both. I like the hair jigs mainly because you do not have to replace the jigs on the hook.

Yes sir, you can catch them and I will net them for you. Thank you Proud Papaw. Hope you Thanksgiving is a great one.

Thank you

Yes sir there's plenty of good fishing holes around.

Yes sir. Appreciate you watching 😊

Yes sir ready to Go 😁

It's a fish measuring deca it's stuck to al piece of PVC pipe that I have some wires running through with the toggle switch for my rear trolling motors. Thank you Robert

Thank you I appreciate both of you watching. May see you out there one day.

Thank you

Thank you. Yes sir get set up for the winter. I got a couple deer 🦌 last week so I am ready for some cold 🥶 winter Crappie.

Thank you FishinPhysician. 🎣

Thank you Sam. Yes sir it sure is fun.

Thank you and God bless you 😊

Thank you hope you have a great Thanksgiving

They do But they still will go shallow for the food so if you should see a bunch of shad rolling in shallow water, the crappie are probably right there with them. They will follow the big wads of bait fish in the shallows and creeks even in the winter. I like to fish the west side of reservoirs in the winter time when it gets really cold because the shad will migrate to the warm water and the crappie and other fish will follow.

@ I have heard that before but never tried it. thanks!

@clay3129 yes sir, hope you find some good ones.

Yes sir 🙂

Yes sir I knew you would be. Thank you Proud Papaw and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

Thank you

I think you are correct others have told me the same. Thank you for watching

That's actually a pretty good idea. I have videos with me explaining exactly that. I need the cut that out and share it as a dedicated video or short. Thank you and I appreciate your subscribing.

Thank you. fishing cache River Lakes here in Arkansas.

Cache river lakes off Highway 70

Arkansas. Well they sure work here all winter even in cold shallow water with temps in the high 30s. You just have to slow things down slower than normal. The fish have to eat.

LoL 😂 in my Dreams. But thank you 😊

😂 yes sir 💯%

I don't think I can catch them all 😂 and Yes sir I have to lean to the right because the tape measure is not straight across from me, it's always to the right of me a little bit while I'm measuring.. I will work on a different measuring system. Thanks for pointing that out

😂 yes sir come on over to Arkansas. God bless

Arkansas

Follow the shad would be my best tip. if you can get lucky enough to find some nice tops in the same area with the bait fish around. If the water temps get pretty cold you might want to head to that Southwest to Northwest parts of the lake where the sun shines on the water first.

You do know they have drained Lake Conway……..

Is that the lake they've been working on? I seen on the news where they had to use helicopters to drop gravel or something in a lake.

@@FishYanker yes they are working in Lake Conway. Putting gravel down for bream beds.

@robdixon2259 nice 👍 when is their projection for completion.?

I wish I owned this fishing spot. I don't even own the land on living on 😂 not quite paid off yet. I sure would love to have a lake house, that would be nice. 😁

@@FishYankerman it looks like you pretty much have it all to yourself when you fish there. Is there much structure in there that you’re pulling your jigs over or is it mostly flat and open water? Another great video btw. Enjoy seeing someone catch some slabs. I’ve still been having trouble finding them consistently but the bass seem to be jumping in my boat 😂

Yes sir I try to fish on weekdays and did have the lake mostly to myself but duck season has kicked in full force and there's is going to be a lot of boats. I'll still try to pick the least amount of population lake if I can. It's just easier and peaceful. But the duck hunters love these spots. I get it it's a lot of fun but I like it a little bit more quieter so I wait until they're done. 😆 Most of them hunt in the mornings that gives me a little time in the afternoons. Works for me. 😊

You do have a good point. I will check the gloves out, sounds like a good plan I got some hand warmers and a battery operated vest. Appreciate the tips Patrick. thank you

@@FishYankerI use the wool fingerless gloves from Fish Monkey and they are only $25 and are awesome and I have the Tidewe heated vest and of course toe warmers and Super Hand Warmers and I am very comfortable…😊😊😊

You must not have tried the 6'2 dock shooter cuz it casts great. I have to agree to with you though on the acc 7 ft crappie sticks they're way too flimsy for casting. You cannot go wrong with the Shakespeare micro series though for the price. Thanks Russ

@@FishYanker Your right, about Shakespeare Micro Series. Got an ultra light 7ft on the way. The flat rate shipping fee of 20 dollars is what drives the price way too high for the ACC. ACC is a medium powered rod. Just to stiff for crappie, being they have paper mouths. Even with your drag on your reel turned way down.

I'm not 100% sure but I think my 6-2 dock shooter was about $40 cheaper than the acc 7-ft jig Pole. So it was a lot better on price.

@@FishYankerI use only ACC CRAPPIE STIX and I have dang near every model that they sell and have to use the right rod for the technique that you are trying to do and I will never use anything else because they are absolutely awesome!! I cast small jigs like it ain’t nothing but now I use 10lb Sniping Braid or 6lb Viscous Hi Vis line so it’s all in ones preferences!!! Thanks Yanker for all you do for us!! 😊😊😊

Yes sir. I am trying to help as much as I can.

Thank you. Yes sir I do love fishing. 🎣

I appreciate that. Maybe one day I can get more time to set up some fish along trips or something. Thank you Mark

@@FishYanker and thank you for responding! it's refreshing! but it's you and it's not surprising

Yes sir thank you 😄

Arkansas

Thank you. I am trying my best and you got it. Lots more to come. Thank you Mimi Crystal and Poppa James. God bless you both. 😊

Thank you. I keep fishing all the way through the winter and spring. I love it.

@@FishYanker When I "first" learned about Crappie, a older man told me. That these fish here are cold water Crappie. And as long as this water doesn't freeze over, they are going to eat.

Yes sir that is true. I have a big reservoir. I like to fish when it gets super cold January, February, March where the shad get trapped in a creek by the fish and the crappie feed on them all winter long. it's very shallow spot on one end. the water will have ice on top water temps in the 30s and you can still catch crappie. it's a lot slower fishing but they're there. That older gentleman, well he is 100% correct and the main reason is they still got to eat. 😁

@FishYanker 👍🏾👍🏾👊🏾 Thanks for the information.

@murdocparrish7305 Yes Sir 😀 👍 👊 bump

Yes sir, I appreciate you buddy. keep on Yanking 🎣 😁

Yes, I'll have to get that all set up. that's a great idea thank you.

I have several new videos where I explained how to rig and how to jig with a jig and bobber. You can use crappie bites if you're not able to get minnows. they have a great scent that the crappie love. But yeah I explained a lot of details in most of my newer videos.

Yes sir I plan on fishing all the way through spring. We'll see how it goes. Appreciate you watching Proud Papaw. Thank you. Hope your week is great as well.

Thank you and I appreciate you watching. 😊

Thank you FishingPhysician

Amen

You can use crappie bites or Berkeley powerbait minnows work great.

Thank you I get my rubber bobber stoppers on Amazon I'll buy about 800 at a time. They are pretty affordable. I am here in Arkansas and I have a video of my Jon boat setup, video is about a year old but really detailed. I will put a link down below and you can check it out. Thank you and I appreciate you watching. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eabGhq2LramMmq8si=Jcsx4NtDNFdZS0zL

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Wow 😳 that ain't no good. Is it a big lake/reservoir.?

@FishYanker man made lake originally I think it was to feed a main canal in our area many, many years ago Miami Erie canal in west central Ohio

I think I would concentrate on some of the good spots on the west to north west sides of the lake. The water starts cooling down a lot as our temperatures change. The bait fish will head to the warmest part of the lake and so will the fish to feed on them. When it gets really cold even shallow areas become really heavy with shad. if you noticed shad flipping on top after fishing for a little while in certain areas I would fish these areas for Crappie because crappie should be close to them. My favorite time to fish my reservoirs is when the water gets real cold and the shad move in the shallows. It's almost always on the west side of the lake for my locations. just because the sun warms it up quicker, so it ends up being just a few degrees warmer than the rest of the lake. If the fish can ever get the shad trapped in a creek or cove, they will feed on them all winter.

@FishYanker yes sir, shad activity has peaked here, still some activity. I've been fishing amongst them shad on this lake for bout 3-4 weeks on top of the water and on a high bank you could actually see them in the big balls/school, and for that many weeks fishing for crappies, only caught lrgmouth bass and channel catfish, yesterday I did catch a couple small crappie on a beetlespin, along the bank in about 13-15" of water, I was fishing creek channel feeding the lake, working fallen trees and top, and some brush close to the bank, some shallow flats and even the deep part of the channel weather as been overcast on/off rain, next day or so cold front pushing in

Yes sir. maybe that cold front pushing in will activate the bigger crappie to bite. Sometimes I do real good before a front. Sometimes during the front and sometimes after, just depends on what they want to do I guess. I just keep following the shad all the way through to spring if I can.