Quick Report

crat...you are the man....I would not be a bit surprised..if a new state white crappie record is set by one of our own crat's "hump" fish.

I'd settle to be 1/2 the fisherman you are Crat. my guess is if I keep hanging around long enough some of it has to rub off. To repeat myself "again"....Good Job. Another great day on that mysterious hump.

PG

Thurs062509
"Raleigh Area Lake"
5:45pm
8:05pm
Water Temp: 88.9F
22 crappie
released
10-15" (15"=1.97 lbs)
1-8' down in 7-9'
#6 Vanish Transition


*1/16 glow ice fishing jig
1/16 blue and chart
1/16 gold chart
split shot and #2 aberdeen
slip bobber and minnow


First of all, let me say this about PG24...
He is in the 4 lb club. If he is 1/2 the fisherman I am, that means I am in the 8 lb club. Clearly, I am not a member of any such club.
A word of caution to my C.com comrades...PG24 uses flattery as a tool of diversion. He doesn't want people to recognize him for the skilled and accomplished fisherman that he truly is. He has the nerve to post 3+ lb crappie pics and act as if he has no idea what he is doing. He is merely attempting to pass the lime light on to a greenhorn like me. Do not let his smoke and mirrors fool you. His tactics are uncooth. The next time you see PG24 in his plush pontoon, that is where the fish are! Check his livewell, because once he gets home the evidence of his success quickly disappears. Also, please do not assume that the 14' grey and white Polar Craft is within 100' of good fishing:)

Ok, now on to the fishing report.
I caught seven keepers as shallow as 1' down in my first spot, and they were 10-12".
On the hump though...
15 more keepers! The 3/4" ice fishing bait caught the biggest fish today, and a hook and minnow lost the biggest fish of the day. I had several bad hooksets today on both the aberdeen and on the jig, but I still managed to land all but one--you already know the one that got away. I caught 5 fish 14" or better--all of which felt so good to set the hook into!
The jigs worked very well until the last 15 minutes of the bite, when the minnows took over. Then nothing...nothing to complain about, but time to go home.
3 of 5 14"+ fish hit the blue/chart jig tonight. They hit so hard! Like setting into a black and white spotted brick.

All the fish were happy to be released, but angry that I ruined their day. Oh well--I thanked them for making mine.

On another note, it is really fun (and beneficial) to compare my C.com post from a year ago to today's results. It establishes a preliminary pattern.



Sincerely, thank you all for the supportive words!

Jeremy

Sat062709
"Raleigh Area Lake"
5:15pm
8:00pm
Water Temp: 92.2F
15 crappie
14 harvested 1 released
10-16.5" (16.5"=2.50 lbs)
1-8' down in 7-9'
#6 Vanish Transition

*split shot and #2 aberdeen
1/16 glow ice fishing jig
1/16 blue and chart
1/16 gold chart

Another good day of fishing. I went with my coworker, George. We both had fun. The two biggest slabs of the day hit at the same time--personal doubles! I really don't think my scale was accurate with the big one. It was acting up--and then registered 2lb-8oz for the biggest one. 16.5" and well filled out...either fate does not want me in the 3lb club or my scale was right on as usual. George and I saw the 1.66 lb crappie surface just before I set into the 2.50. I pulled on both for a few seconds, but soon came to my senses (and came to the realization that one fish need extra attention). I handed the pole in my right hand off to George. The big fish on the pole in my left hand made me smile really big. When I got it to the surface, I immediately noticed that there was no hook set! The hook was under its top jaw like a grappling hook--it never penetrated its jaw! I reacted by putting more tention on the rod to horse her in, since any play by the fish meant freedom before photos.

All the big fish came off the hump...and...and...my PVC structure! Finally, a 14" hog out of the homemade structure!

When we pulled up on the hump, I got three good fish on in the first couple minutes. I lost all three--I was not focused on the fight. I should not have lost them, but I pulled too hard and/or turned the hook the wrong way when they broke the surface. I didn't let that happen again! Just ask George...I was livid at my initial performance!

I've got weekend watering duty tomorrow...but the boat will be behind me for when I'm done.

Big Fish pics will be posted soon.
It was hot out there!

Jeremy

good job jeremy....

way to go Jeremy!! sounds like fun!

Thank you, guys!

gotta love those nonhooked fish. Two of my favs have been a largemouth where the worm hook wedged vertically in his mouth and a king mackerel that hit a live bait in the middle and the treble hooks swung up on either side of his mouth and tangled with each other which left the cable running through its teeth like a horse's bit.

Sun062809
"Raleigh Area Lake"
3:45pm
7:30pm
Water Temp: 91.5F
11 crappie
Harvested
10.5-15.25" (15.25"=2.11 lbs; 15"=2.10 lbs; 15"=2.10 lbs; 14.75"=1.97 lbs)
3-9' down in 7-12'
#6 Vanish Transition

*split shot and #2 aberdeen
1/16 gold chart
1/16 blue and chart

Fishing was steady. There were no sudden discernable peaks in the action. I caught a catfish that must have been 8-10lbs--an interesting fight on a 12' capps and coleman trolling rod. Noteably, I and a friend caught 4 fish right at or just above 2 lbs. Caught most of the big fish on the hump, but picked another heafty 1.5 lbs fish off the PVC. Again, it was hot out there!

I'm kind of fished out for a couple days. I think I'll work in the garden a bit. I've got some pumpkins on the vine! At this stage they double in size every day. The vine is still looking pretty good, and at this point, I am on pace to beat my 250 lb mark from last year--but it is WAY too early to lean on that assessment.

I want to wish everyone an independent 4th of July! Count each one as if it were your last!

I'll post to big fish pics in the next couple days.


Jeremy

another great report Jeremy...you are knocking out all the barriers on the two pound club...I suspect you will be hitting the three pound club soon.