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Well the cold snap did not effect the fish to much, they realized they still had to eat and I was serving the main corse as bait, mid south tube jig, they eat it up, I ain't never seen a pink/chartreuse baitfish but I ain't knocking it, it's a good color.
That place would have some world class fishin if they would impose the 12" size limit like in Sippi.
BRM
nice limit of fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
I agree with you BRM, however I am not in it for world class fish, I am in it for table fare, all of those fish are 11" or better, the picture is kinda decieving. I also release 95% of all the fish over 13" that I catch. They are not as good eating as the 11" to 13" crappie. I have caught lots of crappie over 3lbs. They don't excite me to much cause I know I am going to release them, If people fished for only world class fish, and then they fillet them, then all that is happening, is now your brood stock has become the target size fish to eat, that has no benifit, the argument has two sides just like any coin, for what I want fish for the size I keep is best, however what I do by releasing the big fish helps the trophy fisherman out. The big ones are fun to catch don't get me wrong, but they are also fun to release, the mid sized crappie are fun to eat, that's the fun I am talking about.
NIce Fish GURU.. I am on both sides of this argument.. It really just depends on how hungry for fish me and my family are!!! ;)
To comment on your pink/chrt jig selection just about anything with those 2 colors is a good choice. Blue/chrt, Blk/chrt, red/chrt have all been good choices for a long time now.
Congrats on a great catch in tough times!
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Jlittle23
Another good day for you, guru! :Hands Clapping Do you ever have a bad day? Thanks for the post and the pics. Thumbs Up
Good fish and a good day of fishing. Maybe you could bring a few of those up to Beaver and release them. That way they could teach these how to act when it is cold. :fish
Those are some nice crappie..I didn't fare quite that well yesterday...lol
X2 Guru on your comment. Nice catch. And thank you for releasing the 3lbrs. Believe it or not I have never caught a 3lbr. I have caught a lot of fish and if I keep it up, it will happen. A 3 lb crappie is big and will go on my wall instead being released. Sorry guys
Pink and chart. Is a good color this time of year, try the solid white glow as well with and orange head, I believe you will see some good results as well. Good job on the catch!
3 lb fish are exciting to catch for sure. But, I agree with you regarding the best eating size. nice catch.
I agree with the eatin part, and I'm glad to see some release their larger fish, but unfortunately most don't. Far to many fishermen catch tons of fish and let em go bad in the freezer.
Nice catch, and no argument intended. I was just sayin.
BRM
I will give it a try mid south man.
Well said, guru....I too have seen, some folks take little crappie, I'm talkin hand size....but, I too, release the bigger slabs, so they can spawn....and produce healthy offspring.....
Nice catch, if I'm fishing with tubes I almost always use an orange head on it.
Well said Guru. Some of us just enjoy fishing and hunting. Its not always about catching a state record fish or killing a trophey buck. I hardlly ever catch a limit and follow all the size limits for each lake I fish.