What do you consider a keeper? I love any and all ultralight fishing. I mainly target crappie but occasionally go after bream or bluegill.
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What do you consider a keeper? I love any and all ultralight fishing. I mainly target crappie but occasionally go after bream or bluegill.
I release everything I catch, but anything over 8" is a nice gill, IMO.
You don't eat fish?????:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
I LOVE fish: grouper, flounder, tuna, mahi mahi, swordfish -- you name it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fisherman_Wantabe
Some folks say that if it has a pair of eyes and a butthole it's a keeper!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by RWood
Bream is the best eating fish that there is. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by deathb4disco
the boys been hittin pretty hard. the ones we keep are bout like these. we have cleaned over 250 of 8in plus gills in the past 2 weeks. aint no better eatin so anything over 8 gets the knife and grease round this house.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...uglasgills.jpg
triple
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...eplaygills.jpg
8" is just about right...
Most of the time it's 8"or above but if the freezer is empty of bluegill fillets, a 7.5 might be in mortal danger. For redears it has to be male and above 10 inches for me to keep it.
Man.....I like the looks of that Sea Ark boat.
thanks for the compliment on the seaark its perfect for me and the family. here is a picture from last week trolling for crappie.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...oopcrappie.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...op2crappie.jpg
front deck
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...atfish2010.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...slabmaster.jpg
Do y'all mostly use an electric fillet knife or use one of the "youtube" methods?
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Originally Posted by RWood
If a bluegill or shellcracker is big enough to attack my #6 hook or my 1/64 jig then it is usually big enough to keep. I keep the thick ones and those over 2/3 pound. They grow big in the deep south. Get the hot sauce ready.
Talk about corrupting kids!!!!!!! LOL Glad to see some boys out fishing and having fun!!!!!!!!
Fatman
I keep any that are five inches or bigger. It seems that in the river I fish at the fish are mostly the same size with a few over six inches.
bet those boys had a great time catching those gills.
them boys are corrupted. we caught 1400 crappie this spring and 500 gills. they like to catch anything that will bite including cats, drum, carp etc etc etc.:D:D
we clean all of ours with an electric knife.
we got the freezer full and everybody in the family has got fish so they have moved on to stripe and bass. its just about to get right. we are also mixing in a littel jug fishing as well. gotta raise em in the woods and on the river hopefully it will keep the trouble at a minimum as they grow older but boys will be boys!!!!!!!!!! i know i was!