Thread: Question time

I enjoy catching any size crappie but it’s nice to have a larger one ever now and then.

I am a numbers guy.

I'm a just happy to be fishing guy. But, like everybody I like that slab grabbing too.

I take what the good lord blesses me with.

I take quanity over quality but if I know they are going to be small I break out the size 500 reel with 2lb test and microlight rod. I use to fish a pond with stunted crappie and I would have a ball catching 9 inch crappie.

I like catching the big ones but here in Indiana those are rare. Biggest one I’ve ever caught was a 2.70.
Lake I’ve been fishing lately is full of 10-12 inch fish with occasionally a 14.
I loaded freezer with 10-11 inch fish for the winter. Lake has zero structure and plum full of grass.
Water temp Monday and Tuesday was 37-39 degrees and they have quit schooling. I only had 1 fish each day. Very shallow lake with 12.5 being the deepest part.
They are now buried in the grass. The ones that aren’t deep in the grass are very spooky and you can’t get within 25-30 feet from them before they go back into the grass.
Sorry for the long winded reply.


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I like to catch 9" and up. If much smaller after a few fish, I'll troll on to the next spot.
Reminds me of an old blowdown I use to fish. For years nothing but babies. 6-8.5" fish. It's still that way. They'll hit anything. They'll take every minnow you got.

I like most fishermen, like catching big fish, having said that I just enjoy fishing, catching is bonus.