Thread: Needed a gaff at Blackshear today

Yep. A gaff was used to land this crappie eating machine. I keep one in the boat for when I go to the salt water flats. Never thought I would use it while crappie fishing. We didn't time the battle but it was long and I can tell you BNM ProStaff rods are TOUGH! Caught on a jig tipped with a minnow right after my son landed a good 1.58 lbs crappie. He makes one heck of a 1st mate. He cleared the deck for the battle and I wish he had been the one to grab up the rod. He weighed 20.21 lbs after he ate one of the crappie in my live well! I would have thought the gaff in the head would have cured his appetite but it just goes to show how much of a eating machine these fish are.







Oh, and yes we did catch crappie too. 1.58 lbs was the best today and 1.76 yesterday. Kept 25 yesterday and 24 today. Pushed jigs w/minnows along the channel and ledges and most fish were below 12'. Color didn't seem to matter as much as depth. I counted 62 boats between the State Park and the power dam Saturday. Never seen so many boats on Blackshear fishing. I guess Crappie.com is reaching a lot more than the reports reflect.