Down-Sizing for Cold Water Panfish

Type: Nontidal
Region: Central
Location: Local Ponds

Managed to enjoy the warm weather of December 1st with a nice catch of bluegills, crappies, bass and redear sunfish using 1/100th oz jigs tipped with bait on 2 pound fluorocarbon line, suspending the jigs at 5 ft down over the tops of still green weeds. Nothing big, but great fun on a warm December day. Totaled 53 fish, all released. Here are a few pics, including a black-nosed crappie�