Quote Originally Posted by CRAPPIEHUNTER68 View Post
Thanks SteveJ for the insight I can use. So crappie fishermen as a whole are more laid back casual, recreational fishermen that do not crave the intense competition of competitive bass fishing?
How much does the fact that crappie are great to eat have to do with them being your fish of choice? For me maybe as much as 50%..
So what percentage of the crappie you catch do you and your family eat?
Well we keep quite a few as I have 3 daughters w/ families, 2 grand-daughter w/ families and my gas man (he brings me watermelons too) that like fish. So I keep some pkgs of frozen fish but Carol and I don't eat frozen fish so when she tells me she's ready I keep a mess for us. She only likes them fried. Eating really has nothing to do with me fishing for crappie tho other than bluegills it is the only fish Carol will eat. It is just more mellow for me. Now crappie fisherfolks being more laid back is just MHO, tho those tournament crappie folk are not too laid back. I was mainly speaking of recreational folk. Again this is just me, I'm sure others on here have different opinions.