Crappie World magazine

Excellant article in Crappie World magazine, summer issue, under
Where to find Big Slabs Now. John Hill & son Jj are mentioned and
contributed greatly to this article on how to "chain" boat control when
fishin for spec's with windy conditions.... this method is used quite a
lot on Crappie Tournament Trail by all pros. John & Son belong to
Florida Crappie Club and when not fishing tournament trail will be at
most if not all FCC tournaments...........Always avail for question &
answers. Also featured in article via pictues is Tim Eberly shown spider
riggin & handling chain. Another longtime member of FCC........
Get to meet and know these men they can be a real help to your fishing skills..
Glad to see the national magazines are reconsigning how good fishermen are from state of Florida....

That is pretty cool.

Saw the article. When they were talking about their jigs and they said they caught WHITE crappie. Im assuming they didnt do it down here. HAHAHHAH

Maybe you could get these pros to join CDC and share ideas with us and report catches etc. It's just my opinion, the magazine has some great pictures and every once in a while some useful information.......... but hardly ever about Florida fishing. I learn more from the CDC Florida than I ever have from reading the magazines. Just reading posts by SYG, DSH, Pontiac, Slabkeeper, STU, Huntin Slabs, Chunky, just to name a few has helped me considerably. No offense to the pros, but they're competing, most CDC folks are in it for the fishing fun. Besides, if it's windy enough for chains......I'm staying home and bugging momma or watching Marshall Dillon.

Again.... just my thoughts,
Mike

yep i agree with you Mr. Mike. I owe alot to CDC. I would also like to know why more members of the FCC dont get on here? Are us regular joes not worthy? I guarantee all of em get on here and read the posts just dont participate in the conversation. Im dont tournament fish but its not because i dont think im good enough, the tourns are just too far away, and me only being 25 in the military with a 1yr old i dont have the money to travel like alot of guys. Get some more tourneys up here man! lol. Oh yeah on a sidenote i went mullet fishing for the first time today, caught about 35 nice ones, got the hickory wood smokin and gettin ready to throw em on

SYG let me know next time you go out for mullet. Umm smoked mullet. find them gizzards when you gutted um?

They were fishing the waters in Alabama & Mississippi on tournament trail.........
White Crappie do not survive in Florida due to heat............Only Blacks down here.

John Hill in the Article fished a two day tournament came in with over 30 lbs of crappie
and finished 7th.............he had in his catch 3.2 lb & 3.7 lb. of which he brought home
to have mounted. 38 lbs plus won the tournament...

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Originally Posted by Southern Young Gun

yep i agree with you Mr. Mike. I owe alot to CDC. I would also like to know why more members of the FCC dont get on here? Are us regular joes not worthy? I guarantee all of em get on here and read the posts just dont participate in the conversation. Im dont tournament fish but its not because i dont think im good enough, the tourns are just too far away, and me only being 25 in the military with a 1yr old i dont have the money to travel like alot of guys. Get some more tourneys up here man! lol. Oh yeah on a sidenote i went mullet fishing for the first time today, caught about 35 nice ones, got the hickory wood smokin and gettin ready to throw em on

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UGGHH!!! I can't get close enough to a smoked mullet to smell em much less eat em. I know people like em and hats off to em. But not on my smoker. Don't even like using em for bait when I have to. Actually I like using em for bait just can't stand the smell of em.

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Originally Posted by fishin813

Excellant article in Crappie World magazine, summer issue, under
Where to find Big Slabs Now. John Hill & son Jj are mentioned and
contributed greatly to this article on how to "chain" boat control when
fishin for spec's with windy conditions.... this method is used quite a
lot on Crappie Tournament Trail by all pros. John & Son belong to
Florida Crappie Club and when not fishing tournament trail will be at
most if not all FCC tournaments...........Always avail for question &
answers. Also featured in article via pictues is Tim Eberly shown spider
riggin & handling chain. Another longtime member of FCC........
Get to meet and know these men they can be a real help to your fishing skills..
Glad to see the national magazines are reconsigning how good fishermen are from state of Florida....

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Oh I bet they give answers alright, Some long drawn out line of B.S. to keep ya as far off track as possible.

Well several will be tournament fishing Lake Griffin, off Herlong Park Ramp, this weekend, thats not all that far
from you huntinslabs. Go to the weigh in, introduce yourself and/or ask a few questions
of the competetors when its over.Darryl Cole is President, he will be in charge of weigh in and
pay outs. Each individual team will be anounced, weight of fish and their big fish.
Walk past their rigs, look at how they have them set up. These people, Men & Women
are avail for you, and their common goal is Crappie fishing.
Poles come out of water at 2:30 PM, weigh in should start around 2:45 - 3:30pm
depending on how they come back to ramp and load up...............

If can't come to that one, July 9th, tournament will be on Lakes Dora/Bau Clair/Carlton
entry & weigh in will be at Gilbert Park Ramp, and i will be there.

Better yet, why don't they sign in to CDC and join the conversations and come to a slabfest? And I have been to several tournaments and talked with the so called pro's. Like I said a long line of B.S. Can't say I blame em though gotta save the tricks for your own hat. And thats exactly my point. They might share something with ya, but it will probably be far from the truth or missing a few links to the chain.

i am with CDC and i am involved with the conversations, also make comments and
assist new commers to crappie fishing.........help on lakes, locating fish and try to
make their fishing trips a memory. Was unable to attend the "slabfest" this year due
to tournament commitments but will make arrangements next year or later this year
should there be any more................


These people are pros, true they will not become a brother /father to you and show
you everything........but will assist in your questions and give suggestions to help your
fishing.
You will get a better reception from these people more so than people on the bass
pro tournaments.................

813, they are pro's and I would not expect them to openly give their tactics. I wouldn't if I was in their shoes. Thats what I was getting at. I believe they will share some general knowledge but not specific to the point. Just like was stated before they were talking about fishing in other states. I could ramble on and on about fishin em in the spillway in Louisiana but it would not amount to a hill of beans when fishing here. And Bass Pro's or any other that fish or hunt for a living will not speak without being paid. And well, who can blame them, thats how they make their living. And of all of em I have met, I would rather not be around most of them. And to take their words on a podium as far as tactics and accept it as gosple, no chance.. I will keep to the likes of the people on here and continue having a good time and making new friends at every slabfest. And I am not on here looking for a brother/father to show me everything. In fact I very seldom ask technique specific questions as to me that crosses some lines with many people. Someone wants to openly post it, so be it, but I ain't askin. And I sure as heck ain't gonna spew out someones spot they showed me or a different technique. People work to hard to gain an edge or learn something new to post in a public forum.

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Originally Posted by fishin813

well several will be tournament fishing lake griffin, off herlong park ramp, this weekend, thats not all that far
from you huntinslabs. Go to the weigh in, introduce yourself and/or ask a few questions
of the competetors when its over.darryl cole is president, he will be in charge of weigh in and
pay outs. Each individual team will be anounced, weight of fish and their big fish.
Walk past their rigs, look at how they have them set up. These people, men & women
are avail for you, and their common goal is crappie fishing.
Poles come out of water at 2:30 pm, weigh in should start around 2:45 - 3:30pm
depending on how they come back to ramp and load up...............

If can't come to that one, july 9th, tournament will be on lakes dora/bau clair/carlton
entry & weigh in will be at gilbert park ramp, and i will be there.

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i will be as well i would love to chat . Just come on and show up will answer any thing and show u what i was using .. What you guys need is everyone try to come to one and just put u out there you will learn on how others dothing almost the same but dif, and then you can see how you could do somthing your own way .. Sowhat i say to ppl that wants to know more you have to put the time in to get somthing out

Well said Mike...........you put the time in and it will reward you in long run. What i have
learned over the years, helps when arriving at a new lake i have never fished. Look for
similarties this lake has to ones have fished, get a tofo map, use your GPS, pin-point
starting points, watch wind conditions day of arrival and down road few days. Watch
how it effects the lake. Time of year, etc, etc, etc. all of this is in every book you will
read, but until you take it from the book and put into action, record what was good, or
didn't work, etc... You will be watchin the birds, blue sky, watchin bobbers and telling
youself what a fun time your having fishing, how calm your mind is and no stress.
I'm done, off the soap box............

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Originally Posted by jamin696

i will be as well i would love to chat . Just come on and show up will answer any thing and show u what i was using .. What you guys need is everyone try to come to one and just put u out there you will learn on how others dothing almost the same but dif, and then you can see how you could do somthing your own way .. Sowhat i say to ppl that wants to know more you have to put the time in to get somthing out

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Huntinslabs is talkin about advice from PROS not people who fish in tournaments, there is a BIG diff. I have not seen a PRO on the Florida forum yet

i can`t fish regular and can`t learn as much as some that live on or close to a lake that can fish every day they wan`t to . that is why this site is good for fishermen like me . not tha i wan`t to take away from a turnament fisherman just lear how and when is the best time to fish a serton way that is best for the time of year.i lear more from thos site than a magazine that has the same artikles over and over .just in a different prospetive . that is why i don`t buy the magazine i just send Ed a donation so he cam make it bigger and better .

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Originally Posted by papasage

i can`t fish regular and can`t learn as much as some that live on or close to a lake that can fish every day they wan`t to . that is why this site is good for fishermen like me . not tha i wan`t to take away from a turnament fisherman just lear how and when is the best time to fish a serton way that is best for the time of year.i lear more from thos site than a magazine that has the same artikles over and over .just in a different prospetive . that is why i don`t buy the magazine i just send Ed a donation so he cam make it bigger and better .

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Perfectly said!!!

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Originally Posted by Southern Young Gun

Huntinslabs is talkin about advice from PROS not people who fish in tournaments, there is a BIG diff. I have not seen a PRO on the Florida forum yet

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Exactly!! I ain't talkin about some podunk club tournament that anyone that can drag, push or pull a hull and pay an entrance fee can fish. I am talking about the guys making a living fishing.

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Originally Posted by huntinslabs

Exactly!! I ain't talkin about some podunk club tournament that anyone that can drag, push or pull a hull and pay an entrance fee can fish. I am talking about the guys making a living fishing.

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Sorry to bust your bubble but everyone of those PROS that fish for a living start in guess what???? podunk club tournaments!!! Oh yeah and by the way most CrappieUSA and CrappieMasters tournaments have amateur divisions and semi pro divisions where people pay their dues to the organization pay an entrance fee and fish.

Thats where they started, but not where they are at now. I am done with this thread as it is starting to sound like a FS forum thread.

Harold thanks for running the FCC tournaments. Dont worry about the guy that only talks and posts SALTWATER pics on CRAPPIE.COM