Thread: Plum Crazy and Wild

Sounds like trying a new place turned out great. Small fish turn into big fish eventually.

A big congrats on your catch. Talking about those size they look like giants compare to the size I fish.
LittleJohn

Good job on the new and uncharted water. I'll take them fish any day.

Originally Posted by dhaire

Hey, Ketchn, is that chart shot side view? If so, how do you get it so clear? My Helix 10 will not do that.


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Post up a few of your scans and I'll see if I can give ya some tips....

Lols like some nice Crappie to me. I would catch those all day long!


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Originally Posted by dhaire

Hey, Ketchn, is that chart shot side view? If so, how do you get it so clear? My Helix 10 will not do that.


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SK adjusted it some and then that day I made a few of my own .....I had Tex reduce the distance we were side imaging because I know from other folks graphs it enhances the image . It was set on 100 feet out and the images were just tiny in that forest , so I told him drop it to 50 ....Big difference in images for old eyes ....lol

Originally Posted by SpeckledSlab

Good post and pictures. I wonder what factors are in place that is keeping their size down and for Texas Parks and Wildlife to believe crappie are non- existent?

2 things , I am not sure when the last survey was done there , I didn’t check the date , but another bud who hit it some said what they had on the website as well . No significant numbers ?
The water is gin clear and there wasn’t a school of bait anywhere we graphed and real clear water isn’t always the best thing for baitfish propagation .
As far as fish size , yes there were a bunch of eater size legal fish , just no real large slabs in the mix . I hope to visit there again though and see if we can find the grand parents to those we did find .

how big were those fish? 10 or 11 inches? what's wrong with that? plus if you are seeing good sized schools suspended in deeper water that's a good sign. Not seeing bait balls is not of course. that's when I open their stomachs to see what they are feeding on. it's good to try to new waters. good report Outlaw.