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Crappie Fishing IN THE ICE!

1,000 views · Published 9 December 2018 · 7:53 · Indexed 9 October 2026

Channel: Show-Me Fish Tales · 2018 · Sports

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Nobody in their right mind would even attempt to break through 1/4" ice (in a float tube/belly boat) to go crappie fishing, right?  Correct!  Nonetheless, In this late November, 2018 adventure, it happened in an ice-covered pond in Central Missouri.  Apparently it is an age-old Viking tradition (ha ha ha) of fishing - not ON the ice, but IN the ice!  Using my float tube as an ice breaker, a narrow, maybe 6 foot,  'lane' was cleared.  The lane offered just enough space to access a submerged field of cedar trees.  A Humminbird down imaging fish finder (mounted on a Fishfindermounts.com 5ah mounting system) was  instrumental in precisely locating the submerged trees where fish were hanging out.  A variety of small crappie jigs including the Meal Worm/Crappie Nibble, the Panfish Assassin and a Bobby Garland Baby Shad caught good crappie and bluegill.  A nice big bass was also hooked but failed to hold on a 1/64th oz jig head.  Some nice crappie, including several in the 12-13 inch range, made it on the stringer.  The best lure was a 1/64th oz Leland's Lures Trout Magnet jig head adorned with an Uncle Josh's meal worm and a white Berkley power bait "crappie nibble."    This was definitely a Viking Cruise you won't see on T.V.!  Enjoy the show!
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Bobby Garland jigs, Panfish Assassin, Uncle Josh's Meal Worms, Trout Magnet jig heads, BnM jig heads were all purchased at Wal-Mart.

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