Greeson

I'll take that bet.

Nice mess of fish Jerry. Cant wait for Crappie camp.

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Originally Posted by fishingpox

dayum.....you need a first mate...i promise to be quiet....

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Jerry,

I agree with the new water comment, but I've seen several screen shots showing minor depth changes that I think would be really critical in shallow water. Also the pic on the main board that shows the spawning beds is pretty amazing.
I wonder just how straight a course you have to run to get a good read.

Thanks for your thoughts as the "guru of all things sonar"

Titleman

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Originally Posted by Jerry Blake

Hey Mike:

The side imaging sonars look great to me. I would think they would be indispensable for someone fishing new water all the time but I don't know how much they would benefit for someone that sinks all their own cover. I'd like to see on in operation - in areas I fish. Maybe we can get someone to bring one to Crappie Camp and demonstrate it for us.

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We did most of our catching today pitching jigs over shallow bamboo beds, brushpiles and lay-downs. Most bites were only 2 or 3-feet deep.

Some of the males are really dark already and we're finding more and more females shallow. They'll be spawing real soon if we don't get a major cool-down. Ended up with 27 Crappie and a couple Bream. The Redear was 11-inches long but I neglected to weigh it - about a pound even I would guess.

We also had a Blacknose Crappie with 6-dorsal spines and fuzzy blotches like a few we catch that I believer are Hybrids. It didn't have the vertical bar pattern of a White Crappie and it had the body build of a Black. I'm sure it was a hybrid cross between a Blacknose Crappie and a White Crappie.

http://www.actionfishingtrips.com/3-12-07.JPG

Got a good report on Hamilton so we are going to fish there tomorrow.

Wow, pretty dog gone good day right there.