That is hard to do but I'll try. I got my camera tied in, it's hard to get out without turning it off. I would love to be able to do just that but that's a lot to do by yourself. Thanks for watching.
Great video Steve, let me know if you ever want to hit Lake Wateree. That is where I am catching them on Wateree. I have also had to drop anchors and use spot lock to keep the baits in front of them longer.
Thanks, been a long time since I've been on Lake Wateree, I might give it a try one day, thanks for your comment and thanks for watching The Old Fisherman.
I think a pink and black jig would work well on that clear water I have confidence in color choices,.......and even think a solid pink jig would be good,but still and all enjoy the videos keep them coming and forget about the thumbs down.😅🙂🙂🙂
I did well at Wateree a few weeks ago. Now, I want to go back but use my Hobie PA14 to try to catch them. Ive never done that before so it will be a new challenge. I was catching them in the river around 24 feet to 26 feet deep. I have not hit Montecello Lake yet, but after seeing this video, I think I might try it out.
I would also like to give you a word of thanks for answering my question . I watch every one of your show and this is how we learn. you are the only one that will respond to my question. keep up the good work.
I really enjoyed you talking and the video. I subscribed. Thanks for sharing. Is this lake monicello in Arkansas? If so, that's a great lake. I haven't fished it in over a decade... But I will on my next trip home.
First time I seen your videos. Good job. Really enjoyed watching about getting these crappie. Nice rod holder; it keeps 'em all there at your reach. I need to get out onto the lakes myself. I spend most of my time at the ocean.
Hey Garrett, back in the day, before electronics, we would build brush piles on drops, next to deep water in 20 to 30 ft. of water and vertical fish on them using minnows and jigs. The crappies will hang around drop offs, next to deep water or channels. Any brush are structure at these areas is where they will congregate in the Fall. Hope that will help. Thanks for watching The Old Fisherman.
Steve Comalander I do the same in the lake I live on. Take a bunch of blueberry shrubs and tie them to a boulder and sink them on the drops and points where it gets deep. Makes cover for the fish, and gives the smaller fish a place to hide. It comes in handy durring ice fishing season as well.
Do you ever collect those large snails there when the water draws down? I fished out in the middle with salt water clams and caught two white bass. I know you know about that hole of water with the big bass in it.
Hey Josef, I been fishing Lake Monticello since the early 1970s. I know about everything I think, about that lake, but I will tell you, the fishing changes every year. I am changes fishing techniques constantly, and trying to come up with new ways to catch them. I have used the mussel in the lake for bait and have a video doing so. Thank you for taking your time to watch The Old Fisherman videos.
I was talking about the trapdoor snails and not the mussels. The trapdoor snails are from Asia and someone released them in the lake. They are edible and are filter feeders. You can find them in the evening when the water is low. They are the size of a golf ball. If you ever want to come down to Augusta and take Me crappie fishing in Thurmond Lake, send me a message. I don't know the lake yet and I been running my boat up and down the Savannah River as I am 8 miles from lock and dam.
I've caught a few of them with my hook. Thanks for the invite, but I am going to stay close to home with my fishing, Lake Murray or Lake Monticello. Thanks for watching The old Fisherman.
mr.comalander, your sc.women's basketball team may have a national championship coming against miss.st sc.beat them twice this year good luck my friend, you got to love it
ok think about this , you kept saying the fishing is not as good as it use to be , the female fish are full of eggs right now , but I think a lot of the problem is people catch them and will not put them back in the lake to finish spawning and reproducing. myself I will only kept the males at this time of year.
Hey Danny, there is nothing wrong with the way you think, but I have said it before I was raised to enjoy a crappie meal, and I have not caught a limit of crappie this year. I'm doing these videos and trying to teach people how to fish, with out making a dime. I have not caught but a few male crappies in Lake Monticello this year. I've also made it clear that the lake is full of catfish and white perch, which eat the crappie eggs. The big catfish also love the small crappie. That is why the crappies are getting out of the lake. Sorry I was not raised to go fishing and not come home with a meal. Sorry if keeping a few crappies to eat has offended you.
I have seen people who live on the lake (not this lake) go out and catch a 3 or 4 person limit, bring 'em back in and go out again. Although this is overindulgence, I never saw a decline in the number of fish I caught because of it. I believe other factors are at play besides overfishing when people can't catch fish. The lake I fish managed itself for eons, then the county decided to start spraying to control the weeds and that interfered w/ the natural fluctuation. All they did was create dead weeds that sank to the bottom and became fertilizer to grow more weeds every year than the year before that left an oxygen depleting mess on the bottom, and now they have created a monster that they HAVE to control, and the unseen damage to the fishery is acceptable to the people that just want a pristine beach in their back yard, and complain about how good the fishing used to be, and wonder why.
Steve, why fish if you are not going to eat them, me, I was taught not to play with my food. Catch and release I understand for fish that I personally don't care to cook. Large mouth bass come to mind immediately. I watch people throw fish back that I know would fry up nice, to me that is ridiculous.
Danny@ You better study up on the crappie spawning... If you keep the males you just killed the entire spawn from that female fish... You know why... The males stay at the spawning bed and protect the eggs and baby crappie fish where the female goes off to deeper water to feed and recover from the spawn... So you keep keeping the males and you want have many crappie to catch. With out the males no spawn will grow up to be adult fish... Our fish and game said keep the 10 to 12 inch fish male and female to eat and release all the other... Especially the 14 to 16 inch crappie...
Hey Steve, I'm a midlands native and it's nice to see somebody fishing our local lakes and not just targeting one species all the time. To me it's so much more fun to fish for everything, not just striper and not just bass (though I enjoy fishing for those too). I've been trying to get into crappie fishing for quite some time and I was just up at Monticello with not much luck - probably couldn't read my fish finder. Should have watched your video first. Thanks
Hey Rhett, Crappie fishing on Lake Monticello is hard for me it's not the same as it was many years ago, and I think I know the lake really well. You will have more luck fishing for white perch. Thanks for watching.
Congratulations to the gamecocks great team. s.c.is doing well two national championships. championships are hard to win, you really just have to love it.nc have a great chance to win a championship tomorrow go Tarheels.
Hey Sarah, I have owned several bass boats in the past, but now I'm fishing out of a 17 ft. Crestliner aluminum john boat with a modified front deck which gives me a bass boat type set up. I have a 25 hp Yamaha motor on it, which is great on gas. I am trying to keep it simple, to prove you do not have to spend a lot money to catch fish. Thanks for asking. Hope you keep watching and learning from my videos.
Steve Comalander I will I just wondered cause my mom has been telling me about bass boats so when you throw the fish down I was wondering if you put them in a live yank or a buckey
funny you said that it make us dizzy watching you, alot of times I'll watch your videos on the big screen TV , Cindy will complain when you circle , she will get motion sickness lol , Really have enjoyed your videos Stevie !
Hi Steve I think your videos are great they have really helped me out a lot. you and I have a lot in common I prefer to fish alone most of the time myself. please do not stop making your videos I look forward to watching them every night after I get home from work. I live near Charlotte about 2 hours away from you my name is Scott I'm 56 years old still working hard as I have been all my life. I would love to meet you sometime maybe go fishing together..
thanks for another great video, you don't always catch fish when you go fishing, but I learn something every day while fishing. i just love fishing i passed fishing to my oldest son. He fish every day after work rain or shine, hot or cold, I'll retire in 2 years and I'll just like you.the biggest crappie i ever caught was 17 inches my son caught one today 16 inches i thought he broke my record today but i still have bragging rights lol.
Steve Comalander .yelp i watch that game also i was pulling hard for S.C.i was born in N.C but I've been living in Maryland forty-two years,but my heart and soul bleeds Carolina Blue lol.
I'm here because Richard Gene gave you a shout out. I subscribed to you and i enjoy your channel.
Thanks to Richard for telling you and thanks to you for checking out The Old Fisherman loving life videos.
Me too, >>>>new subscriber
Me too subed also
Another cool show. I like what you're doing with your channel. Good stuff!
Show your fish finder you keep talking how you know there are fish there show us what you see I want look at your screen
That is hard to do but I'll try. I got my camera tied in, it's hard to get out without turning it off. I would love to be able to do just that but that's a lot to do by yourself. Thanks for watching.
Great video Steve, let me know if you ever want to hit Lake Wateree. That is where I am catching them on Wateree. I have also had to drop anchors and use spot lock to keep the baits in front of them longer.
Thanks, been a long time since I've been on Lake Wateree, I might give it a try one day, thanks for your comment and thanks for watching The Old Fisherman.
I think a pink and black jig would work well on that clear water I have confidence in color choices,.......and even think a solid pink jig would be good,but still and all enjoy the videos keep them coming and forget about the thumbs down.😅🙂🙂🙂
steven gray, It’s funny you say that I was thinking I thinking about getting some pink color jigs, I don’t have any. Thanks for watching.
Awesome video! A man and his fishing!
Hey KCK, well said because The Old Fisherman DOES LOVE FISHING, thanks for watching.
Thanks for telling the water temp. Just one more tool/tip in my' tackle box'.🤔
You welcome my friend.
That’s is a slab daddy crappie!
I did well at Wateree a few weeks ago. Now, I want to go back but use my Hobie PA14 to try to catch them. Ive never done that before so it will be a new challenge. I was catching them in the river around 24 feet to 26 feet deep. I have not hit Montecello Lake yet, but after seeing this video, I think I might try it out.
Go get um Thomas, thanks for watching, The Old Fisherman videos.
Great show but they are pronounced "CROPPIE"
But it's not spelled like that, in South Carolina they are called Crappie.
I would also like to give you a word of thanks for answering my question . I watch every one of your show and this is how we learn. you are the only one that will respond to my question. keep up the good work.
My pleasure, anything I can do to help, that's why I do these videos. Thanks for watching.
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles
Well said my friend.
I really enjoyed you talking and the video. I subscribed. Thanks for sharing. Is this lake monicello in Arkansas? If so, that's a great lake. I haven't fished it in over a decade... But I will on my next trip home.
First time I seen your videos. Good job. Really enjoyed watching about getting these crappie. Nice rod holder; it keeps 'em all there at your reach. I need to get out onto the lakes myself. I spend most of my time at the ocean.
Do you ever use any kind of knibbles or what kind your pretty slick
No, thanks for asking.
Can you effectively vertical jig for crappie with a Charlie Brewer Slider?
That slider jig is not one that I like to use for vertical jigging, it seems to work better casting or swimming it.
Okay thanks. What would be some good plastic jigs to use for vertical jigging?
Bobby Garland, Triple Ripple, any split tail gigs, or any jig that wiggles on the natural fall.
Thanks.
Yes sir. Knock the sides off and make a couple sandwiches.
O yea Thanks for watching.
Good ideas. Definitely will try them. Thanks
Hey Angela, Thanks for watching The Old Fisherman trying to catch them Slab Crappies.
have you tried the triple ripple or mo glo by Bobby gabobby ?
Hey Tre, I have not tried them yet, I'll see if I can find some, thanks and hope you keep on watching.
How would the old fisherman go about finding crappie this time of year without electronics?
Hey Garrett, back in the day, before electronics, we would build brush piles on drops, next to deep water in 20 to 30 ft. of water and vertical fish on them using minnows and jigs. The crappies will hang around drop offs, next to deep water or channels. Any brush are structure at these areas is where they will congregate in the Fall. Hope that will help. Thanks for watching The Old Fisherman.
Steve Comalander
I do the same in the lake I live on. Take a bunch of blueberry shrubs and tie them to a boulder and sink them on the drops and points where it gets deep. Makes cover for the fish, and gives the smaller fish a place to hide. It comes in handy durring ice fishing season as well.
can you tell me what you are calling a creek turn thanks
Do you ever collect those large snails there when the water draws down?
I fished out in the middle with salt water clams and caught two white bass.
I know you know about that hole of water with the big bass in it.
Hey Josef, I been fishing Lake Monticello since the early 1970s. I know about everything I think, about that lake, but I will tell you, the fishing changes every year. I am changes fishing techniques constantly, and trying to come up with new ways to catch them. I have used the mussel in the lake for bait and have a video doing so. Thank you for taking your time to watch The Old Fisherman videos.
I was talking about the trapdoor snails and not the mussels.
The trapdoor snails are from Asia and someone released them in the lake.
They are edible and are filter feeders. You can find them in the evening when the water is low. They are the size of a golf ball. If you ever want to come down to Augusta and take Me crappie fishing in Thurmond Lake, send me a message. I don't know the lake yet and I been running my boat up and down the Savannah River as I am 8 miles from lock and dam.
I've caught a few of them with my hook. Thanks for the invite, but I am going to stay close to home with my fishing, Lake Murray or Lake Monticello. Thanks for watching The old Fisherman.
Them some jumbo crappie...
There's some big crappie in Lake Monticello, hope to get some more soon. Thanks for watching.
Hey I’m new to fishing I manly fish in lake Murray and Saluda shoals any tips on fishing and bait to use
I used to live off campground road 20 miles from Lake Monticello.
Hi Steve this mike Lockhart I was just wondering what color jigs do you use in the in fall time when your fishing for crappie ?
Depends on water color, natural colors in clear water and chartreuse, green and orange in dingy water.
@@theoldfisherman2040 Steve I crappie fish in the rain mostly .
thanks for awhile it didn't look too good, but you and I got big wins.you know that we just got to love it
An oldie but a goodin
Thanks for watching my older videos.
Niiiice slabs . keep em coming.
Thanks tlsmoke23
purty crappie.
Not many of them but what is there are big ones.
Nice steve
Thanks for watching.
good video
Thanks for watching my friend.
mr.comalander, your sc.women's basketball team may have a national championship coming against miss.st sc.beat them twice this year good luck my friend, you got to love it
Hey Charles, the South Carolina girls did it, National Champions, You Got To Love It. Good luck tomorrow.
do u always jig for fish
I've got videos fishing with live bait, but I prefer using jigs. Thanks for watching The Old Fisherman.
i meant do u ever troll
I have trolled but do not care for it, I like to pinpoint the fish and catch them with no more than 3 rods, most of the time just one rod.
Steve, what rod holder is this you're using in this video? Keep up the great videos! Thanks!
Scubaguy5, home made, had them a long time. Thanks for watching The Old Fisherman.
ok think about this , you kept saying the fishing is not as good as it use to be , the female fish are full of eggs right now , but I think a lot of the problem is people catch them and will not put them back in the lake to finish spawning and reproducing. myself I will only kept the males at this time of year.
Hey Danny, there is nothing wrong with the way you think, but I have said it before I was raised to enjoy a crappie meal, and I have not caught a limit of crappie this year. I'm doing these videos and trying to teach people how to fish, with out making a dime. I have not caught but a few male crappies in Lake Monticello this year. I've also made it clear that the lake is full of catfish and white perch, which eat the crappie eggs. The big catfish also love the small crappie. That is why the crappies are getting out of the lake. Sorry I was not raised to go fishing and not come home with a meal. Sorry if keeping a few crappies to eat has offended you.
I have seen people who live on the lake (not this lake) go out and catch a 3 or 4 person limit, bring 'em back in and go out again. Although this is overindulgence, I never saw a decline in the number of fish I caught because of it. I believe other factors are at play besides overfishing when people can't catch fish. The lake I fish managed itself for eons, then the county decided to start spraying to control the weeds and that interfered w/ the natural fluctuation. All they did was create dead weeds that sank to the bottom and became fertilizer to grow more weeds every year than the year before that left an oxygen depleting mess on the bottom, and now they have created a monster that they HAVE to control, and the unseen damage to the fishery is acceptable to the people that just want a pristine beach in their back yard, and complain about how good the fishing used to be, and wonder why.
Steve, why fish if you are not going to eat them, me, I was taught not to play with my food. Catch and release I understand for fish that I personally don't care to cook. Large mouth bass come to mind immediately. I watch people throw fish back that I know would fry up nice, to me that is ridiculous.
Danny@ You better study up on the crappie spawning... If you keep the males you just killed the entire spawn from that female fish... You know why... The males stay at the spawning bed and protect the eggs and baby crappie fish where the female goes off to deeper water to feed and recover from the spawn... So you keep keeping the males and you want have many crappie to catch. With out the males no spawn will grow up to be adult fish... Our fish and game said keep the 10 to 12 inch fish male and female to eat and release all the other... Especially the 14 to 16 inch crappie...
Hey Steve, I'm a midlands native and it's nice to see somebody fishing our local lakes and not just targeting one species all the time. To me it's so much more fun to fish for everything, not just striper and not just bass (though I enjoy fishing for those too). I've been trying to get into crappie fishing for quite some time and I was just up at Monticello with not much luck - probably couldn't read my fish finder. Should have watched your video first. Thanks
Hey Rhett, Crappie fishing on Lake Monticello is hard for me it's not the same as it was many years ago, and I think I know the lake really well. You will have more luck fishing for white perch. Thanks for watching.
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Congratulations to the gamecocks great team. s.c.is doing well two national championships. championships are hard to win, you really just have to love it.nc have a great chance to win a championship tomorrow go Tarheels.
Thanks Charles, hopefully after tonight, North Carolina will be champions. I believe it's going to happen.
Hey Charles, congratulations on a North Carolina win, they really played well.
yeah dem some nice crap ee :)
You Gotta love them nice crappies. Thanks for watching.
Yes it makes me dizzy🤤I have to turn away sometimes. 😞
I hate you are getting dizzy.
it's cool
love your channel
Thanks Sarah
are you fishing in a bass boat
Hey Sarah, I have owned several bass boats in the past, but now I'm fishing out of a 17 ft. Crestliner aluminum john boat with a modified front deck which gives me a bass boat type set up. I have a 25 hp Yamaha motor on it, which is great on gas. I am trying to keep it simple, to prove you do not have to spend a lot money to catch fish. Thanks for asking. Hope you keep watching and learning from my videos.
Steve Comalander I will I just wondered cause my mom has been telling me about bass boats so when you throw the fish down I was wondering if you put them in a live yank or a buckey
Hey Sarah, I'm throwing the fish in a plastic drum. Thanks for asking.
Ilike to swatch mo catching and less talking about catching. lol
funny you said that it make us dizzy watching you, alot of times I'll watch your videos on the big screen TV , Cindy will complain when you circle , she will get motion sickness lol , Really have enjoyed your videos Stevie !
Hey Allen, Thanks for watching. Tell Cindy it bothers me to when I watch it back. Glad you are enjoying my videos.
Hi Steve I think your videos are great they have really helped me out a lot. you and I have a lot in common I prefer to fish alone most of the time myself. please do not stop making your videos I look forward to watching them every night after I get home from work. I live near Charlotte about 2 hours away from you my name is Scott I'm 56 years old still working hard as I have been all my life. I would love to meet you sometime maybe go fishing together..
I will like to come down to fish with you sometime let me know if you want to go fishing with me Larry bassman.
thanks for another great video, you don't always catch fish when you go fishing, but I learn something every day while fishing. i just love fishing i passed fishing to my oldest son. He fish every day after work rain or shine, hot or cold, I'll retire in 2 years and I'll just like you.the biggest crappie i ever caught was 17 inches my son caught one today 16 inches i thought he broke my record today but i still have bragging rights lol.
Hey Charles, 17 inch is super slab, I just watched the South Carolina girl win their basketball game. I hope the two Carolina teams win tomorrow.
Steve Comalander .yelp i watch that game also i was pulling hard for S.C.i was born in N.C but I've been living in Maryland forty-two years,but my heart and soul bleeds Carolina Blue lol.