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Last Killer Update - March 14, 2010

Whopper Of The Week 

My friend Mark Frizzell sent in this picture of his wife Stephanie with two monster Clarks Hill slabs. They caught these fish trolling in March with Crappie Killer mean green jig heads and John Deere green bodies tipped with a minnow. Nice job Stephanie!

Nick Thongdy form Southern California sent me this picture of some huge black crappies he caught in February. Nick said he got 18 on this day, enough to feed his family. From the size of those fish Nick, you must have a big family to feed!

DeOnte Taylor and his friend Chris Taylor with some California Delta monsters. Hey Chris - think you can talk DeOnte into showing me your honey hole when I come out to San Diego next time? 

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Best Of Crappies On SOA

The Transition Zone

Many of you have heard me talk about the transition zone. This is the spot crappies will hang out in after they have moved into creeks and coves from the winter, but have not gone up to the shallow water to spawn yet. This short clip is from an episode that explained the transition zone, showed how to find it, and how to catch fish that are in it. Hope this helps some of you find a few more fish in early spring.

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The Original Sickle Hook Crappie Jig

Whether you choose the standard black chrome sickle hook or the red chrome sickle hook, you will improve your hook up ratio. These jigs are specially designed for crappie fishing. They are particularly effective for trolling. If you haven't tried them, you owe it to yourself to do so. You can click on the picture to the left to see the mean green jig in action. We offer this killer jig in many of my favorite colors. Every jig is hand made in our shop in Tennessee. You will find the powder coat finish to be exceptional and this unique hook to be the sharpest you have ever used. Click on the jigs above to go directly to the spot on the site where you can order yours right now. All shipping has been waived indefinitely for jig orders.  

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I have been asked to save all of my weekly updates as reports to develop an archive. If you want to read the old commentaries just go to the reports page and they will be there.

Crappie Killer Instructional Videos are now available on DVD

That's right, we have converted all of my very popular instructional videos to DVD. We did not increase the price. If you want a VHS tape, just shoot me an email and we will dig one up. Go to the Killer Stuff page and see all of stuff.

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Click on the big map above and it will take you to the US Water Information page. Once there you can click on any state and a list of the lakes in that state will come up. From there you can get a variety of information including some pretty decent maps. The "Hybrid" satellite map is my favorite. Click on the name of the lake and then click on the "MAPS" tab at the top of the page. You can see three different ones from there. Check this site out and I'm sure you will find it useful and fun.

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3/14/10

Sorry for the long layoff... No excuse, just been very busy. 

Thank you very much to all of the fine crappie killers out there who have purchased killer stuff from us. We really do appreciate your business! Problem is, all this work keeps me away from the lake. Turning your hobbies into work can sometimes backfire on ya' I guess. 

This early spring period can be some of the best fishing of the year. The big females are just waiting for a chance to make a move to the bank and spawn. All the male crappies are going nuts trying to prepare and fight off would be challengers for the females in wait. Personally I try not to fish for spawning fish anymore. But it is perfectly fine to do and can provide some excellent fishing for kids and those that don't get to fish that often. Once the crappies get up on the bank to spawn they do not present much of a challenge to catch. But catching them on the way in can be particularly challenging and rewarding if you find some fish schooled up. 

The transition zone is an are I refer to that is in between the pre-spawn creek mouth and the bank. It can be anywhere from 20' all the way up to 5' or 6' feet deep. It's the area where those big fat prespawn crappies hang out before they make a move to the bank. It usually involves the first significant bottom contour out from the bank or a secondary point or flat. The fish will be drawn into a creek or cove by the warmer water. But they will hold up until the water temp gets just right before going to the bank. I put a video clip under the whopper of the week pictures that explains this area very well. Check it out.

Best Fishes',

Mark