How to Catch Shellcrackers - Two Great Techniques for Big Redear Sunfish

Ask any hardcore panfish angler and they'll tell you that they love catching redear sunfish. Shellcrackers get bigger and fight harder than any other sunfish and they're getting more and more prolific in the Mid-Atlantic region. Don't miss these great techniques for getting the biggest and strongest fish out of the mill ponds and lakes of the Chesapeake Watershed.
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[@jeremylamovsky9868]

I love them. I had a big one mounted as a kid, caught it when I was 9 or 10. While a small flylike jig that you use is good, for me they prefer live bait more than any other panfish. Also, the spinning rod version to the hopper and dropper is get the smallest floating jerk bait and tying a dropper with a woolly buggers. I had a shit day at work tonight, about 45 minutes of light left. I'd seen them in shallow, limestone areas around a local boat ramp. I caught a couple to cheer me up in as many casts and wrapped it up as I'd like to come back. And yes they're amazing to eat, but like any big panfish I try to let the very biggest go, and keep the female to male ratio close as possible as they're both important

[@sammyvh11]

Lefty Kreh miss that dude....what a great guy. He's right about Shellcrackers. Lefty was right about most things. Rip

[@christophere5130]

I just finished your first book and want to simply say thank you. First book I’ve read in 20 years ! Can’t stop reading now! I’m on “ The Right Stuff” now!

[@ShawnKimbro]

Thanks, Chris!

[@N8Dogg1002]

Been catching em in the strip pits in SE Kansas when Crappie fishing lately. Theyre fighters and good eating too.

[@cooldogs-xm7bi]

Nice tips! Will definitely be trying these out the next time I get out in the water. Thanks

[@taylor-eugenesimmons8615]

Nice Information!!!

[@ecmullen]

Read the book and it’s a terrific resource.

[@ernieforrest7218]

And they absolutely love grass shrimp.

[@Hapenparadise]

We catch these in the Florida Panhandle at Howard’s Creek in Wewahitchka, Fl down where Tupelo Honey also comes from. Tupelo Honey extraction is a lovely read also. It can be found only in this area. 😊

[@ShawnKimbro]

Some of the best Shellcracker fishing in the country down there. I was just there a couple months ago.

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

Hello Hapen, have you ever been to Merritt's Mill Pond in Jackson County? That lake held the world record Shellcracker and currently holds the Florida state record.
I'll check out Howards Creek as it's not too far from me. BTW the Honey Festival in Wewa is cool!

[@tkopoe8752]

Lake Havasu is the place for monster shellcrackers

[@Yahbklyn]

For so long, I have mispronounced the name of this fish. As shell-crappie, but I got it now. But let me tell you, I catch these fish using redworms fishing on the bottomand they kill it. These are my favorite fish.

[@jeremylesso857]

I tear umm up in Mississippi

[@dandennison1395]

Respect the spawn , no eggs , no babies , no future

[@benjaminstewart7541]

How can I get your book on Shellcrackers Benjamin Stewart Sr and Milwaukee, WI 🎣🎣☀️

[@carlbillingsley3452]

We fish for them different in alabama red worms or crickets

[@TheDweller-]

5:17

[@ookiee1]

eraly summer when water gets 80, how about late spring when its in the high 60's mid 70's where are they staging then?

[@waheedwitherspoon8238]

I'm in South Carolina and the water is low to mid 70s. The shellcracker here are in about 1ft to 2ft of water

[@benjaminstewart7541]

Do you know if Shell Crackers are in the Midwest or southeast in Milwaukee, WI

[@ShawnKimbro]

Yes, I have caught some in the Jackson area. I don’t think they get quite as big however.

[@johncoaleii1423]

I've got shell crackers in my pond in Indiana

[@davidspangler-dk8ug]

How about 20+ft. of water?

[@jeremylesso857]

Ya wanna catch umm Cha put a grass shrimp or Nightcrawler