Quote Originally Posted by gabowman View Post
Jim b, I dont like fishing where there are so many boats either so usually I move on looking for better places. Way back when I was young a GOOD crappie fisherman once told me to save my hotspots and always be looking for new places to catch 'em. If that fails then you can always go to your hotspots to catch a few. He never tried to fish a spot out, he would just catch a few and move on to the next spot. He wa a good fisherman with some great ideas.

Nice cooler of fish. I'd take a mess of bigger fish over a cooler full of little to medium fish. Congrats.
I have always left time to check out new waters on my day of fishing. Its the best way to learn and don't be afraid to ask fisherman for some help!!!!