While the Deer Hunters are Away

While the deer hunters are in the woods I slipped out after the fog burned off this morning. A 10am departure is fine as few if any will be on the water where I was heading. Arrived at the launch and not a truck in site. A couple of locals who don't need to use the public launch were out but I think they were squirrel hunters. Anyway a monkey milk BGBS stuck on my Ketchn influenced Bucky Blue custom painted 1/16 jighead sporting a size 4 Eagle Claw #570 hook. Sticks them every time. This Crappie was 16 inches with a little to spare.



Caught the big ones around 1pm then covered them up with 10-11in Tacos. Good thing I took the picture early as I got to talking at the ramp with some just launching their boat and forgot to take another picture. The fish are still biting around here.

I'm thinking adding some ground Ginger to my Corn Flake coating of the two slabs' fillets, topping a Asian Angel Hair slaw with the cooked fillets, and making a Thai Chili Sauce / Toasted Sesame Oil / Mayo to dress the tops of the fish with. Time will tell as tomorrow is Fried Crappie Tacos' day.