Thread: Quick Report

Crat, you better watch out. Chief is going to get you for those 2 and 3 day old reports. LOL!

The pontoon is great for night fishing I will admit. I do not care it so much when conditions are a bit on the windy side. Thing catches wind like a sail and it creates an awful strain on the trolling motor battery trying to control the boat. We ended up keeping 10.. prolly threw back 5 or 6 that were too short. I did lose a nice one at the boat was also the 1st fish of the day. I didn't see much need for a duplicate report being that mine were caught on same method

Originally Posted by Kellog

Crat, you better watch out. Chief is going to get you for those 2 and 3 day old reports. LOL!

Hey,

I don't see moderator next to chief's name...all I see is fairweather fisherman and part-time golfer :D

Originally Posted by crataegus

Hey,

I don't see moderator next to chief's name...all I see is fairweather fisherman and part-time golfer :D

You should have been with me yesterday. I was selling blue and chartruese tubes for $2 each. But then we wouldn't see a report until about Thursday.
Remember dominator is close to moderator.

good report Crat..thanks for sharing.

040410
Raleigh Area Lake
1:15pm
7:00pm
07 Keepers
12.5"-16" (14.25"=1.88lbs;15.5"=2.75lbs; 16"=2.56lbs)
07 harvested
Water 71F, normal pool
not murky
light winds
1'-3' down in 6'-10'

1/16"oz blk/gld/chart tube
***minnow

I had a good day on the lake (sizewise anyway). The fishing was actually much slower than the last couple times I've been out there...i think because the fish have become a bit finicky, and because they were up so shallow in the water column. I could set a bobber shallow, but anything >6" wasn't interested. I tossed them a jig, and did get 4 fish 12.5-14"; but they usually wouldn't hit until the jig was stationary--a 180 from the way things were a couple weeks ago. They preferred a #2 aberdeen and dorsal hooked minnow--no weight, no bobber. I just watched the line for a twitch--nothing like setting the hook into a 2lb 12oz and 2lb 9oz brick wall! Yes, the 15.5" crappie was heavier than the 16" crappie. I'm not sure I have ever seen a fatter and taller fish. I will post some big fish pics in a day or so--this one fish about covered the bottom of a 28qt cooler.

Last year's report copied below:

Originally Posted by crataegus

Sat040409
"Raleigh Area Lake"
8:15am
2:15pm
Water Temp: 62.0F
03 crappie
Harvested(3)
10.0-13.75"" (13.75"=1.70 lbs)
4'-10' down in 10'
#6 Vanish Transition


1/8oz chart tube jig
*slip bobber/minnow

Well the lake seems to picking up some. Two of three keepers came off the midlake hump. Later, I lost 2 fish back to back that each were over 2lbs. That is difficult to overcome. I'll have to make it up tomorrow afternoon.

Originally Posted by crataegus

Sun040509
"Raleigh Area Lake"
3:00pm
7:15pm
Water Temp: 65.2F
16 crappie
Released
10.0-15.75" (14.75"=1.86lbs; 14.75"=2.00lbs; 15.75"=2.40lbs)
4'-10' down in 10'
#6 Vanish Transition


*1/8oz chart tube jig
slip bobber/minnow

Here they come! The fishing was much like yesterday except for one really hot spot! I caught half the keepers in the last half hour. 13 of 16 keepers were white crappie. 18 total fish caught. The average keeper was definately 13"+ and around 1.5 lbs. 15 of 16 keepers were female hogs that may have been hybridized with a football.

I have never seen so many boats on the water! Spider rigging doesn't work as well when sitting in a boat becomes practice for riding a mechanical bull.

Good news: Caught 2- 2lb class fish to make up for yesterday's failure to execute.

Bad news: Lost 2 more good fish in the same spot.

Good news: One of the 2 fish that got off the hook today actually got re hooked in the pectoral fin muscle! Never had that happen before! So I guess I only really lost one today.

I think my boat may begin to follow me to work.

Two new pictures on "big fish" thread.

great report crat!

great report Crat...sounds you are getting the big ones dialed back in.