Dragging a stringer slows me down too much so I put them in the yak behind the seat when I head to the truck! My yak smells like fish and cat piss.

Anything new developing?

Yeah! Caught these ...but from a boat

hoss of a crappie!

Had the lower Yegua to myself from about 10:30 am until 2:00 pm when the first boat showed. I hit the same hole that I had caught crappie out of in December before the rains. Ended up with 9 good Black Crappie, missed about 6 others, had 3 throw-backs and 2 gaspergoo. No whitebass, lost lots of jigs to the brush. Went about halfway to Newmans Bottom (where I could see evidence of bank fisherman) looking for whitebass but found none.

nice stringers. I have trouble finding them in my yak. I don't have any electronics. It's very hit or miss. I can't find that good structure. Any suggestions?

I have but don't use electronics very often, I call it my lying fish finder because it shows fish but I can never catch them... The crappie that I've caught on this thread were all from the same place that I found by chance one afternoon while fishing for whitebass.

Very nice picture!! I will hit "the" creek next week in my kayak ...will post pics.

Well, I got 6 keepers today and a couple of misses. I'm getting the hang of this and hopefully get better with more practice. Tried the jig & bobber set up but caught more sandies than crappie.

is that creek in Mansfield?
thats nice

Looks like central Texas water to me.. maybe around Bastrop or Limestone?

Fishing without electronics can be done especially during the spawn. You all know to look for stumps, rocks, gravel, or even a single twig. Once you locate the males in the shallows (from the dirt to 4feet deep), turn around and look for any structure in 5-12 ft of water. Fish them thououghly because that's where the sows hang out waiting for the right moment to go shallow. Also: don't be afraid to do the "high stick" technique and drop your fly into crooks and crannies you can't cast into.
One thing ya just gotta, gotta have is a brush grabber so you can hook onto timber and leave your hands free.

how slow do you fish the jig and bobber? I have never tried that method can you expand?

Well, I learned from Ernest and Guy (TFF'ers extroidinare). They taught me to fish my jig about 18-24 inches below the bobber and fish s-l-o-w-l-y. When you think you're going slow, slow down some more. Slow and steady, stop often watch the bobber closely and pop it once in a while.

I don't use a bobber, I would rather "feel" the take then see it. I have found that the colder the water the less you should move the jig. I personally don't jig up and down as much as I go side to side. I love the thump!