Reply With QuoteBeen catching a lot of cats lately.
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Coolness. I appreciate the tip. My boat has been doing well the past few years in Southern Ohio lakes trolling Fat Free Shads and Flicker Shads. I typically troll idle speed or even use the trolling motor depending on their moods.
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Been catching a lot of cats lately.
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We caught two on Saturday that I couldn't resist cleaning. That should be enough for nuggets. We always do better trolling cranks when it's hot and sunny.
Does anybody else think the white bass have hurt the crappie numbers this year?
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only got 1 in and 2 came off yesterday
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To be honest as i can be 1187mg. I think it is a few things. for one i think the floods and odd weather we have had for the last couple of years. I think the white bass may have hurt the number or changed there patterns somewhat. But i think the #1 thing it is fished to death. 5 or 6 years ago in the winter month if you saw 2 boats it was alot and maybe 10 to 20 in the spring time. Now you may see 50 to 60 boats in the spring. The word has got out about green with the crappie usa tourneys and the other reason is why I started a page on facebook about green. That is all i will say about that.....and lets not forget HOLLYWOOD........LOL Pappy I hope I didn't say anything that you will have to delete and if i did i apologize ahead of time........
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I thought the KDFWR had lifted the "fish consumption advisory" on catfish at Green ... but, all current info still has them listed in the advisory @ 1 meal/month for the general population & 6 meals/year for the sensitive population. Though ... they now classify ALL "bottom feeders" in one category, so catfish are included along with carp, suckers, buffalo, chubs, and such.Originally Posted by 1187mg
As far as the White Bass "hurting" Crappie numbers ... I don't understand how they could
(I've heard people complain that the Stripers or the Hybrid Stripers were eating all the Crappie, from locals on several different lakes ... yet, those lakes have many times the angling pressure they did in the past, the lakes are older and losing their original cover, and still the Crappie population & size continues to grow.)
I believe that most all lakes go though many changes over the years. Sometimes it's boom or bust, and sometimes it takes a few years for the population dynamics to dip or rise. Weather, floods, and the cyclic nature of the fish are probably more to blame than another species of fish being present (the exception being invasive species like the Asian Carp).
