Roscoe Ledbetter

How Find and Catch Winter Crappie

Yes! You can catch crappie in the winter. Every crappie fisherman knows about the spring bite. Come spring, your favorite lake will be crowded with anglers looking to replenish their fillet supply. Fish in the winter and you will likely have the lake or river to yourself. Crappies are just as willing to bite in the winter as they are in the spring, summer, or fall. You just need to know where to look for them. In the... (posted by Roscoe 2 years 103 days ago.)

Shooting Crappie Jigs

Shooting jigs under docks can be a very productive way of loading your live well with crappie. Though mostly a technique used in the summer, it can also produce in the fall and spring. Crappie love structure and the shade provided by a dock is just as much a crappie magnet as is a submerged cedar tree. On a lot of lakes, the owners of some docks sink trees under them. This makes for a super crappie magnet. So what is shooting a... (posted by Roscoe 2 years 120 days ago.)

How To Get the Most Out of Your Depth Finder

How to get the most out of your depth finder. I've been using digital depth finders since 1989 and flashers since before I care to mention. When I first started using depth finders, I just turned the unit on and used it in automatic mode. That's fine for seeing the depth of the water but even a cheap depth finder can give you more information . The key is learning to adjust the sensitivity in manual mode and... (posted by Roscoe 2 years 173 days ago.)

How To Locate Crappie.

Locating crappie is the first step in catching crappie . No matter what you use as bait for crappie, be it minnows, jigs or some secret bait of yours, crappie have to be there in order to be caught. I used to get on a lake and fish every brush pile I saw. And I did pretty good with that technique in the summer and fair in the winter. However, when I started using my depth finder/fish finder I started doing a lot better. The... (posted by Roscoe 4 years 78 days ago.)