Knowing What Crappie "See" Will Help You Catch Them?

Hi Fisherman,

Day #5 of the crappie fishing mini course is coming to you because you signed up for this information 52 days ago.

99% of crappie fishermen have no idea how critical it is to change your tackle when fishing deep for crappie. It's a totally different ballgame, and if you aren't aware of a little secret about "fish sight" - you are missing more bites than you realize... and this applies to crappie most of all - because they use their eye sight more than almost any other species when hunting. To be blunt: this is huge.

Fact: the colder the water is, the better a fish (namely, a crappie) can see.

Why, you ask?

It's real complicated - and those biologist types will sit and give you every drawn-out detail for an entire weekend if you let them...

To keep it simple, lower temperatures help the cells in a fishes eye function better.

And guess where the cold water is? You guessed it... the deeper you go, the colder it is. Also, the closer to winter it is, the colder it is.

Interesting... are you "seeing" why this matters to you?

In cold water temperatures it is critical to "lighten" your tackle, because the crappie can see everything - real well. For best results, switch to monofilament or fluorocarbon line in colder water (whether it's deep, or just getting close to winter).

It's no secret your line has to be invisible to get lots of bites, and if you don't pay attention to the temperature of the water - and make sure to switch to lighter line, the action will stop fast...

...and one more "bonus tip" for this issue.

If you've been fishing crappie for awhile, you can tell if the crappie are "active"
or "lazy". If you are using lures, make sure to use lures that contrast with the background... your red's, orange's, yellow's, and white's (if the background is dark).
Active crappie are much more prone to go for contrasting lures...

On the flip side - if the crappies are lazy and passive - you want to use lures that blend in a bit more. Green's, Blues, Gray's, and Black's if it's a dark background.
Also, for the lazy crappies, fish a little slower... you still need to give a little movement to the lure to indicate to the crappie that, "Hey, this might be some food"... but slow it down a bit.

For the active crappie, give it a LOT of movement. They'll hate you for it - because they won't be able to resist, and they'll end up on the end of your hook every time.

Even if you are using the Crappie Fishing Secret Weapon, you'll still need to pay attention to the tips above.

Speaking of which, I'd like to focus on another secret weapon case study today from Woodrow Bryan in Daytona Beach, Florida. Now, he wasn't fishing for crappie... he actually used the Crappie Fishing Secret in SALTWATER! Here's what he said:

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"Dan,

Here's my story...

Once "Joe" and I launched my skiff out of Daytona Beach, FL and found it was too rough offshore to get out of the inlet safely. We anchored in a small lagoon about
5-6 feet deep and turned on the Evening Secret just to see what would happen while we waited for the tides to change. Joe had never see anything like this before and was amazed as minnows began to swarm in a clockwise circle. After a few more minutes there were so many bait fish attacking the minnows that you could actually hear them slamming into the hull of the boat as they slashed their way through the Glass Minnows. Then the Sea Turtles showed up and came straight at the boat and at the last second dove under the hull barely missing it.

Dolphins were just out of radius of the swarm swimming around us catching fish on the "edge". We caught so many large baitfish.... that my livewell was choking on them. We had to quit at midnight due to the livewell barely being able to keep them alive. Joe commented that as well as the Evening Secret worked in shallow water he wanted nothing to do with it "offshore"! He was afraid to even think of what might be lurking underneath the boat out there in the dark."

Woodrow Bryan,

Daytona Beach, Florida

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Did you know that everyone ordering the Crappie Fishing Secret Weapon gets to use it on a 90 day trial basis? That's right, put it to any test you can think of - and if it doesn't do exactly what I say it does - I insist you send it back to me, and I'll give you every penny you paid.

I know once you see it in action, you probably won't be sending it back...but just in case, I want you to know that you don't have to decide if you want to keep it or not for 90 days... then decide.

http://www.crappiefishingweapon.com/secret/

4 days from now, I'm going to answer a question I have gotten a lot. "Is anyone ever NOT satisfied with the Crappie Fishing Secret Weapon? What happens if "nothing happens" when I drop it in the water?". I'll answer all of this, and more - and the answers may surprise you.

Gone Fishin',

Dan Eggertsen

President and Founder, Crappie Fishing Secret

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