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Fished from 7 am til 2:00. Caught some very nice fish 2 just short of 16 inches. Kept 31 all were over 11 inches. Two of us in the boat, caught some on minnows the rest on blue and white or purple and white jigs. Water dept was around 15 ft deep with fish chasing bait in 6 to 8 feet. I'll try to post some pics but have never done this from my phone.
Great report and to catch 2 fish close to 16ins. is a rarity at HD, at least for me WTG! Good luck with the pics.:highfive
Good job
Hillsdale startin' to give up some better fish
WTG Great report.Glad to hear bigguns coming from HD.
With the weather conditions yesterday that is amazing!
lets see them pics i have been fishing hd for about 20 years and only seen 1 crappie break the 16" mark Im not saying I dont believe you just wanna see those bad boys.
a guy sure can't just say he had a great day without showing pictures anymore. there are plenty of:fish 15's and 16's in hd if you know where to look. :santa:santa:fishQuote:
Originally Posted by going deep
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Originally Posted by jayhawkcrappie
Wind was brutal yesterday
Actually a guy can say he had a great day, but when a guy starts mentioning size like that out of HD none the less and has pictures on his phone? I am with going deep I would love to see two fish of that size in one day caught by one boat. But apparently they are plentiful???Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappie Commander
Sure would like to find some of those Slabs at Hillsdale. Since this is my local reservoir. Caught one 16 inch one about 20 years ago. Only 16 inch crappie I have ever caught. My buddy was begging me to get it mounted. Im like, no, I will catch me a another one someday. Im still waiting on that day. I did have a good day Thursday afternoon up the creek. Not much on number but, I had 2 that wouldnt fit in the measurer and they overlapped the top of the bucket. I will call them 13 inch fish. I got some pictures as well but, have to wait on the wife to help me. Good fishing to ya.
Crappie commander I would seriously consider paying you to guide me to those plentifull 15 and 16 inchers from hillsdale. because I sure cant find them and on average I fish that lake 4 times a week spring through fall. I can usually luck into a 13 or two and sometimes a 14 but cant remember the last time I caught a 15.
Attachment 85907First time doing this, good thing I have thick skin with some of the comments made douting my catch.
You have to have armor on around here...Quote:
Originally Posted by fish whisperer
No offense, honestly, but I would have to see it myself to believe two 16's came out of HD. I know 5 or 6 of the best fisherman i know that consider HD their home lake and not one of them has pulled a 16 out in 5 years.
If you know it happened that's what matters!
In defense.....a friend of mine...(yes, I have friends).banghead....pulled up on the ramp at Marysville the morning of my fundraiser tourney last Oct....checked out where we were fishin' and left...he drove somewhere around the Big Bull branch where he could easily access the bank.:yikes...45 mins after leavin' he texted over a pic of a 16.5 incher he'd just caught.:biggrin...I'm just sayin...:deadhorse..
don't fish hd much those are some awful nice specks wtg
WTG. Thanks for the picture. What really stood out for me was seeing the nine blacks in there amongst the fifteen crappie. I've caught blacks in Hillsdale (even a couple of short black nose crappie) but never that high a percentage as you did. Good job. It sure looks like I should be spending more time in the nether regions of Hillsdale.
Sorry I doubted you I dont know how long you been fishing hd but that is rare to come across fish like that. I would say anything over 14 is pretty rare. Nice fish thanks for the pic.Quote:
Originally Posted by fish whisperer
Nice looking fish... I would imagine that there will be plenty of people out at HD this weekend chasing the fish around