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Offline swamp donkey21

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monster crappie
« on: Jan 30, 2012, 10:50 PM »
which lakes are rumored to have these in them here.
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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #1 on: Jan 31, 2012, 06:02 AM »
good luck getting an answer, lol
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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #2 on: Jan 31, 2012, 06:14 AM »
Take a look at the fish records, that'll give you a pretty good idea.
http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/Fishing_frmRecords.cfm
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Offline blackcoat

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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #3 on: Jan 31, 2012, 07:19 AM »
Lake Champlain is rumored to have them...... ;D
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Offline booner1108

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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #4 on: Jan 31, 2012, 08:40 AM »
They always put some slammers on the board at the Hortonia derbys.
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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #5 on: Jan 31, 2012, 11:15 AM »
Quote from: blackcoat on Jan 31, 2012, 07:19 AM
Lake Champlain is rumored to have them...... ;D

Where do they catch them and what color do they typically like??
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Offline blackcoat

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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #6 on: Jan 31, 2012, 11:30 AM »
I have heard guys do really well in the mid lake region around Burlington. The deeper the water the better. And since the alewifes were illegally introduced, the guys I know having the most success are using mid-size shad/shiners. No vexlar or cameras either...just old fashioned minnow jigging.
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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #7 on: Jan 31, 2012, 12:32 PM »
Thanks for the tip...I will hopefully try Appletree Point if it freezes.
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Offline labbybass

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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #8 on: Jan 31, 2012, 12:39 PM »
I have never seen any crappie come out of the main lake near Burlington...
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Offline icefanatic

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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #9 on: Jan 31, 2012, 12:44 PM »
I know fishing is the spring I have caught crappies near front Ticonderoga.  Mostly in some of those little bays on the vt side.
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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #10 on: Jan 31, 2012, 01:08 PM »
ive never seen them come out of apple tree point either, pretty deep there
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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #11 on: Jan 31, 2012, 01:24 PM »
you should find some success in most of the big bays that have weeds.
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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #12 on: Jan 31, 2012, 02:03 PM »
Quote from: lemdawg on Jan 31, 2012, 11:15 AM
Where do they catch them and what color do they typically like??
they move a lot,bays,LOOK FOR FAST DROP OFFS[GET MAP OF LAKE] STUMPS,WEEDS, ROCKS,THEY LOVE DROP OFFS
night is good,but i jig alot and donot go out after dark[it is a age thing]fish the WHOLE water column,i use GLO,or
black/white,a good one[jig ]is a green/red bibett,demon,one that is about 6mm.wide and 16mm long,and DRILL,DRILL
DRILL,
hope this helps
 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #13 on: Jan 31, 2012, 03:55 PM »
your best bet would be lake Champlain on the southern part of the lake and lake hortonia and sunset lake in rutland county area
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Offline perchslayer1

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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #14 on: Jan 31, 2012, 04:10 PM »
lake st cathrine has some huge craps in it along with champlain from whitehall to the the bridge.
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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #15 on: Jan 31, 2012, 05:48 PM »
Hey Champlain,  St Catherine ,or hortonia but I have no idea where they are in hortonia I've gone in the summer and only caught small ones 8 to10inch my biggest is from Champlain 14" and its such a big lake there's got to be a monster in there some where. A lot of my friends catch them in St Catherine and I have to but I just don't go there as much. Any place you go will have that one hony hole tho you just have to put the time in to find it good luck.
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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #16 on: Jan 31, 2012, 08:23 PM »
we catch um good at champ at times and the only oter place i have got um is hortonia.  here is a pic from last yrs derby.  1st place got it jigging along with a bunch of others.
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Re: monster crappie
« Reply #17 on: Feb 01, 2012, 05:49 AM »
nice crappie.. way to go!!!
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