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    They have a 9 in limit on crappie. Max of 10. It is tough to get all 10. There are some really nice gills, saugeye, and the cat fishing is good. Don't do a lot of bass fishing myself but there are always a lot of guys hammering the banks.

    Not sure how far it is for you but spring lake is 15-20 min from argyle. No limit on crappie (you can find some big ones off the main chanel or troll from the dock to the pump house and down to the dam on the drop off and pick up a ton of mid sized fish), big strippers and some nice cats, and if wiu is in lots of sunbathing. Between the 2 usually can have a good daycentral IL. ice thickness?????
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    I go there spring lake that is early in the spring Muskie and crappie , that's spring lake by sand ridge state Forrest
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    I'm talking about spring lake just outside of Macomb. They have some muskie in there too

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    Anyone been out on the ice

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    I went to Banner Marsh this evening, and have been several times in the past 3 weeks. I have always had at least 4" but mostly 5 to 7". You need ice creepers as there is very little or no snow on the ice. Unless it warms up and rains, there will probably be safe ice at least until March 1st. I have caught many short crappies, small gills and a 4# LMB. I have seen other people catch a few 10 to 15" crappies and some nice cats, but none for me. The LMB was absolutly delicious!

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    Only been out on banner once. Stayed at a camp ground there, rice I think? Picked the day they hand out duck blind spots in the morning. And there was a bass tournament that day. Didn't do well at all. I hear there are some nice crappie there tho

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    There are some nice slabs at banner if you know where to go. PM me in he spring boys we will go Its 15 minutes from the house

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    We have 12" on the upper and 9" on the lower. At lake camelot that is

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