SLAB TALK, LET'S TALK NUMBERS ON AVERAGE...

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I use 2D sonar with A-Scope or RTS Sonar turned on up front and Sidescan on the console. A Panoptix transducer is used at times but most of the time it is turned off. Old School Fishing. I catch north of 50 Crappie most trips but 6-9in fish are common catches every trip. I keep 10in to 10.5in fish and up depending how much I move for 25-40 in the cooler for 4-6 hours of Single Pole fishing in deep cover. I'm fishing out of a 14-48 Southfork aluminum boat, flat bottom, most of the time so I can testify 14ft boats work just fine fishing. Keeping count is always a problem for me but I've learned to live with it. As room for more ice on top in my cooler wanes I quit as I like to clean my fish the next day.

@Rojoguio... NIIIIICCCCCCEEEEEEEE I see you are slanging slabs!! I remember those RTS days and that was our Live Sonar and still is for a lot of people. I use sit and anticipate that red blob coming from the bottom 100's of times... Great Times. You Sir are no stranger to getting your fair amount & can take 1-10 trips with lesser yields because you know how to fish. 25-40 in 4-6 hours single pole fishing are above average #'s & with you doing it without Forward Facing Technology you are cemented in us trying to get Slab to change your position to 2nd Star General PROMOTION TIME!!! Thanks for sharing your experience. Somewhere you just gave hope to someone with the same set up letting them know IT'S POSSIBLE! .

[GreenLine]

Personally, I don’t worry about numbers or size. I’ve got nothing to prove. I’ve caught 100s in one day, I’ve caught 0. To me it’s about getting on the water and enjoying nature and fooling a fish with a jig and not thinking of life’s problems.


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[SuperDave336]

Personally, I don’t worry about numbers or size. I’ve got nothing to prove. I’ve caught 100s in one day, I’ve caught 0. To me it’s about getting on the water and enjoying nature and fooling a fish with a jig and not thinking of life’s problems.


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Although I try very hard to not be skunked. Either way I'm enjoying my time otherwise I wouldn't do it.

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Although I try very hard to not be skunked. Either way I'm enjoying my time otherwise I wouldn't do it.

@SuperDave but you absolutely know what it's like to Hammer Fish also. You could have 15 bad outings and still be just as eager to go out to spank them next time because you can fish. The names says it all.... Duhhhh... YOU ARE SUPERDAVE!!!!!

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Personally, I don’t worry about numbers or size. I’ve got nothing to prove. I’ve caught 100s in one day, I’ve caught 0. To me it’s about getting on the water and enjoying nature and fooling a fish with a jig and not thinking of life’s problems.


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@Greenline I get it & understand that 100%. I can truly respect that & there are plenty of times I just want to get on the water to say bye to the land lover circumstances. However, with all respect I addressed that in the beginning. I embrace every comment because I want to interact but this post doesn't particularly line up with a person of your skills. You see a person that catches fish or does anything above average can handle X amount of less lack luster times over & over because they understand you have ups and downs. However, if you went fishing 100 times & spent thousands on fishing gear & never caught a fish you wouldn't be singing the same tune, you'd be switching past times or just convert to boating vs fishing.

The people I'm really leaning toward here are that majority of fisherman that don't share their experiences, don't really catch fish, but spend a lot of time watching, reading, viewing videos of people that are nailing fish getting trapped in the mindset that way more people are better than the talent they possess. When they take in consideration most of those people are Guides, Pro's, Semi-Pro's, Retired where they do this 5 times a week, or Video Content makers for money they doubt their own potential not realizing the average person is right there at the same 8-14 fish per outing also. That's all I'm saying.

If I watched bowling videos & I see only videos of people bowling 210+ when 300 is a perfect game while I bowl 140-165 I would think I just stink. When in reality a rookie bowler isn't bowling 100 per game. You just won't know that if the people who bowl lower scores won't speak up. Some may say I just bowl to bowl, some may want to be better, some may be extremely competitive. If there is no communication we don't know who really wants to what. I hope this post just opens up some of the lesser experienced people who love our past-time of fishing to share & chat it up more on this fabulous free site that I just discovered 9-20-23. ALL THE WHILE REALIZING THE AVERAGE PERSON FISHING ISN'T EVEN A FISHERMAN, NOR ARE THEY CATCHING 20+ FISH PER OUTING WITH OR WITH FORWARD FACING TECHNOLOGY.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

Our health limits our fishing time lately but when we do get fortunate enough to go we usually get 10 or so up here in the Buckeye. Can’t speak to 4 times a month cause it just doesn’t happen…

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Our health limits our fishing time lately but when we do get fortunate enough to go we usually get 10 or so up here in the Buckeye. Can’t speak to 4 times a month cause it just doesn’t happen…

@Buckeye I can understand that as well as understand with that type of situation you are really considering it a blessing to be able to fish at all. So even when you don't produce fish, you have the money to buy produce at that market so you enjoy the time you were able to contribute to the great outdoors. I'll keep you in prayer Brother. Now I have been call on wheels so I'll get some Godly people to pray for you to give you a better chance of the prayer reaching up there for ya.

[Rojo]

Our health limits our fishing time lately but when we do get fortunate enough to go we usually get 10 or so up here in the Buckeye. Can’t speak to 4 times a month cause it just doesn’t happen…

With that last welding project leaving Buckeye I plan on this Fall's fishing being 4 times a week. The limiting factor here is the Saltwater intrusion is so bad we all are fishing 10% of the water we normally fish. Getting crowded on the Pearl these days.

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With that last welding project leaving Buckeye I plan on this Fall's fishing being 4 times a week. The limiting factor here is the Saltwater intrusion is so bad we all are fishing 10% of the water we normally fish. Getting crowded on the Pearl these days.

@Rojoguio Ole Kiln Ms. is close to Ole Biloxi. I'm originally from Jackson Ms. & spent time on Keesler Airforce Base with my brother where we would wear out the Sheepshead & Specs in brackish water. So I get it! We would fish a Bay 1 week & catch fresh water, then come back & it be a whole different Species where you needed a steel leader because the fish ate 20lb test like taffy. You have a real challenge in that situation when rain & seasons change Best to ya.

[Gone Fishin']

In the spring, I'm probably averaging 20 per trip, I limit from time to time.
Other times of the year, I struggle to find them a lot of times and my average drops dramatically. Got skunked last time I went.

Ketchn' is my crappie hero. I will probably be able to match his numbers, but it's fun trying.