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WEnt fishing on a NE metro lake yesterday and was catchin crappies on a dropshot rig with a plain hook and tube.

Crappies were anywhere from 8-11 inches

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Took Bass n Spear with me and spent a good part of the day yesterday on Tonka. We found all of our fish in the shallows. Mostly around slop/pads and docks. Best areas were where docks had pads surrounding them. Those areas held the highest number of fish.

White frogs and watermelon wacky-rigged Comidas or Senkos worked the best.

1-4 foot of water seemed to be key. We fished some deeper spots but didn't get bit. Water temps in the mid 60's for the most part.

Took a little running before we found a pattern but the slop docks on the west shorelines kicked out the fish...

Also saw a couple muskies cruising in the shallows... one of which took a swipe at my spinnerbait but decided to bite the water instead wink

Should be a good couple of days with this warm weather. Those shallow spots should continue to pump out fish...

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I'm trying to pin down some walleyes. I wish I had more time to spend working on what is going on out there in the water. Tight weedlines with a rock to sandymuck transition seems to be holding some. A lot of sunfish are scatering from their hiding spots in the weeds.

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