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Crappie fishing question

Laserman1

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I want to try crappie fishing this spring. Is there any good YouTube channels to watch. Will fish mostly Chickamauga and Nickajack. I know how to bass and catfish but never tried crappie. Don't even know how to find them.
 
I am possibly the world's worst crappie fisherman, but from everything I hear almost all of the docks across from Chesterfrost are loaded in the spring. The Wolftever area is another one that is supposed to great. I have literally stood there catching bream after bream while my buddy was beside me catching one crappie after the next.
 
Despite my screen name, life has really limited my fishing. That being said, this time of year can bring pretty good crappie fishing. They should be grouped up so when you find them, you'll find a bunch.
 
If you don't mind colder weather, I wouldn't wait for spring. I'd get after the next couple months.

How would you like to fish? Trolling? Spider rigging? Single pole? I assume you have a boat.. what electronics/graphs/sonar do you have?
 
I would get a basic depth finder if you don't have one and start out in 10-14 ft of water. I would troll around in that depth and try to find drop offs and creek channels. I would then try to follow that depth change and try to locate structure (stumps, brush piles, stake beds). Fish those structures 10-15 minutes changing baits if you don't get any bites then move along and find another.
 

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