5/19 Lake Barkley gills and crackers

[bow tek]

2 friends and I skinned over 140 gills and 18 big crackers. Had 3 crackers between 12 to 13 inches.

[ShellQuacker]

Y'all done good! Pretty fish.

[redearhoosier]

Wooo, talkin about a nice mess of fish, did I mention the shellcracker! Looks like a couple of those shellies are pushing 1 1/2lbs or better.

[bow tek]

Wooo, talkin about a nice mess of fish, did I mention the shellcracker! Looks like a couple of those shellies are pushing 1 1/2lbs or better.

We had three that would go between 1 1/2 and 1 3/4

[redearhoosier]

Those are trophy crackers for sure, I might even mount the biggest one. I'm sure they're much more imposing in person, pictures don't do fish justice IMO. It's amazing how Kentucky Lake/Barkley have become such shellcracker hotspots. I guess that's where I need to go to find my two pounder.

[bow tek]

Those are trophy crackers for sure, I might even mount the biggest one. I'm sure they're much more imposing in person, pictures don't do fish justice IMO. It's amazing how Kentucky Lake/Barkley have become such shellcracker hotspots. I guess that's where I need to go to find my two pounder.

your right pictures don't do them justice the one is big as a pie plate. I'm not in to mounting fish just eating them, but crackers are beautiful fish

[Illinoisgiller]

What a great mess of fish!!!! Thanks for sharing. I caught red ear all day today. Not a one over 11 inches but still a blast to catch. Thanks a ton for sharing. Illinoisgiller

[toolmaker]

Nice mess of fish!
Tell some of your fishing methods.
What were you using live bait or jigs?
Did you fillet them or just gut them?

[Pat]

Nice catch ! thanks for sharing the pic`s

[gone fission]

Whoppers indeedy. Was ya usin them cockaroaches?