| Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie are where
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| | sunk their own structure to create their
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| crappie, largemouth, striper and monster
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| | personal honey holes. Consequently, it
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| catfish are hunted by anglers in the know
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| | only takes a short run by boat to find
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| when they take to the water in South
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| | productive water.
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| Carolina. There is plenty of room for all
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| | If you hire a guide you can expect to pay
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| comers; Marion covers 110,000 acres while
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| | for it. Unless you've got very deep
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| Moultrie weighs in at 60,400 acres.
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| | pockets you might want to consider using
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| Now, these lakes weren't always what they
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| | a guide the first day to get a feel for
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| are now. As a matter of fact, they were
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| | the lay of the water and then take it
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| not there at all. They were created when
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| | from there for the rest of your trip.
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| the Santee River and the Cooper River
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| | For two people you can expect to pony up
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| were dammed. This occurred in the 1940s
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| | $150 to $280 depending on if you furnish
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| and as little as twenty years later the
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| | your own bait/lures and tackle or leave
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| lakes had already gained a reputation as
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| | that up to the guide. Accordingly, the
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| a crappie fishing hot spot.
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| | fee for 6 people can be as steep as $480.
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| Types of Fish in the Santee Cooper Arena
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| | So you see, how much you rely on the
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| Of course it's become a haven for trophy
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| | guide service or your own adventuresome
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| Crappie, or "papermouths", as they are
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| | spirit determines how you structure your
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| commonly referred to. But don't be
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| | trip.
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| surprised if you reel in a monster
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| | When and Where to Fish for Crappie
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| catfish. These range from five pounders
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| | Although crappie can be caught year
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| up to fifty pounds, rivaling anything
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| | round, the most productive time starts in
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| caught in the Mississippi or anywhere
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| | early March and ends in mid December.
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| else for that matter. Try putting one of
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| | Crappie have their temperature comfort
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| those babies in your pan.
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| | zone and they try to stick to it while
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| But crappies are what we are talking
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| | staying in structure. This has them
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| about and the best way to fill the boat
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| | moving deeper and the temperatures fall
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| with keepers. This won't be hard to do in
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| | and then moving back closer to shore as
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| these two lakes if you can just find
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| | spring approaches.
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| them.
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| | As the weather warms, crappie start
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| How to find Keeper Crappie
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| | getting ready for spawning. They spawn in
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| Crappie like to hang out in and around
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| | structure in the shallow water,
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| underwater structure. If you are not
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| | depositing eggs in structure for the
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| familiar with the Santee Cooper lakes,
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| | safety of the eggs and the subsequent
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| consider using a fish finder to reveal
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| | minnows. After depositing the eggs they
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| underwater structure. The lakes are
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| | will move back into slightly deeper
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| fairly dense with it. In the first place,
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| | water.
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| the damming of the rivers and subsequent
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| | Once they begin spawning, the best place
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| flooding left plenty of growth
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| | to fish is where permanent grass might be
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| underwater. In addition to that, since
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| | found.
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| the 40s, guides and local anglers have
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