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Lake Greeson is turning on. We caught these this morning on Rosey Red minnows from 11 to 18-feet deep on bamboo condos we just dropped in the last couple weeks.
Surface temps are in the mid 70s and the lake level is holding so they should just keep piling in!
That's just plain wrong...Takin' those folks out on the lake on a beautiful morning and coming back in with that nice mess of crappie, all while I'm stuck in a classroom. I can't wait for CC. My grandfather used to ask me what the monkey said when he got his tail cut off. "It won't be long now!"
Hey ceb:
It was a beautiful morning! Sorry you were stuck in class but it will all be worth it someday.
Crappie Camp is just around the corner. I like your granfather's saying - I think I'll adopt it.
Great catch. Nimrod is still on a slow fall . The few decent fish I caught were shallow (3' to 6'). The ones that hit the jig hammered it , just tough finding any yet. I'm ready when they do start.:D Glad they've started somewhere.:)
you wore them out Jerry,looks like a fish fry coming up to me.
Yeah, they were talking about having a fish fry - trying to decide who they were willing to share their crappie with. :)
Since I've had time to do some fishing between building and sinking condos I've been feeding a lot of fish to my family. I'm trying to find out how many days a week we can eat it before we get tired of it. We've had crappie baked, fried, blackened and in crappie dip and we've had bacon wrapped white bass. No one is complaining yet. It's a lot cheaper and probably better for you than beef or pork from the grocery store. When I fry up a mess I usually have enough left over for fish sandwiches for several days. I guess I’ve eaten crappie nearly every day for about the last three weeks and I aint no where near tired of it yet.
I didn't think that was possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry Blake
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Originally Posted by Jerry Blake
It's kinda like the Hokey-Pokey...That's what its all about. I make it a point to fry more than an army could eat just for that reason. I might even like it better the second time around.
Nice catch Jerry, how big was the middle bottom one, looks very healthy.
Hey J:Quote:
Originally Posted by jlaughlin72
The biggest one was just under 15-inches but it was really thick for a white crappie. The lady caught the biggest two crappie and mentioned that fact several times. :) We also kept three small blue cats but decided not to put them in the picture after one of them ripped it's self off my other picture rod.
I LOVE leftover crappie sandwiches. I put a few fillets on some aluminum foil in the toaster oven set at 400 degrees and by the time I get some mayo and dill relish on some bread they are ready to go. Had some big ole hamburger buns for the last round and they made really good fish sandwiches!Quote:
It's kinda like the Hokey-Pokey...That's what its all about. I make it a point to fry more than an army could eat just for that reason. I might even like it better the second time around.
could eat three or four of those with hushpuppies and cole slaw. good show
We always cook too much fish. If we have company for a fish dinner they are usually carry'n left overs when they leave. I thought we ate lots of fish ,twice a week is plenty for us. They always are best fresh caught though. Between Commercial fishing and sport fishing there is fish in our house all the time. At times I've wondered about our mercury levels . This lake has an advisory on LM Bass over 15''. They don't mention Crappie . :confused:
I have wondered the same thing about the bass vs crappie issues regarding mercury. A 15 inch crappie has to be 2x as old as a 15inch bass so why would they not be included in the advisory? I think I heard or read somewhere that as crappie are a pan fish they eat more bugs and things that dont have the mercury in them than the bass do.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
All I know is I drive way to fast to waste my time worrying about mercury levels in fish.
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Originally Posted by gooch
In one of my older books, I think I remember seeing your pic next to Darwin's theory of natural selection. I really can't believe that you've made it this long (after hearing some of the stories). Maybe one day down the road you will win the Darwin's Award.:D
As gooch said, I think that crappie are excluded from the list based on thier food preferences. It may be that the mercury levels of concern are found in the larger baitfish (e.g. gizzard shad), which more bass and catfish eat. Will crappie eat something the size of a gizzard shad?:confused:
Ceb Crappie eat shad of both kinds, Gizzard before they grow too large and threadfins. It appears they are one of Crappies perferred foods on Nimrod Lake . It is normal to see Shad 3 '' to 4 '' in Crappie here. In the spring before hatches of young shad and Crappie are aggressive to catch them on large spinnerbaits Bass fishing. By large spinnerbaits I mean Double #5 willow leaf blades on a 3/8 head !:eek: When they hit them they mean bussiness , they clobber it . I fish Umbrella tubes and 1/8oz leadheads 99 % of the time here for Crappie. Won't use the wimpy little jigs most do. They will inhale that big jig with no problem. I can remember dad using 3'' stingray grubs or Bass minnows years ago. He did not want them dinky Crappie minnows .:D
Jerry congrats to you and your customers on that great catch. Seeing that makes me want to go soon. P.S. Can I come and eat with you? hahaha grizzly
Thanks GrizzlyQuote:
Originally Posted by grizzly
Come on anytime but beware, it's every man for himself when the crappie come out of the grease!
Grizzly, Jerry can cook crappie. If he was a woman, I'd marry him just for his cooking. :rolleyes: You won't regret setting at his table.
Here's my take on the whole mercury/crappie thing. I used to hunt Felsenthal Wildlife Refuge in south Arkansas years ago. To the best of my knowledge it was here that the whole Mercury thing got started in Arkansas.
I mean they plastered signs at every oxbow and launch area on the surrounding waterways. And geuss what fish they had a picture of on the signs? Yea a crappie!!
Well a few years later after they all learned more about which fish were more affected by the Mercury they lifted the restriction completely off the Crappie!
Every since then I don't worry about the crappie! I may be a little spoiled living on one of the best crappie lakes in Arkansas but I don't eat Bass AKA(Trash-fish) anyway!! I apologize to those of you who do enjoy bass fishing also.
Also my wife and I both have to go to various doctors and specialists for different and unrelated illnesses and thru all the various tests thru the years the question of Mercury poisioning has never came up.
By the way, like Nimrod said, when we are really catching 'em we'll usually eat 2 to 3 crappie dinners a week.
Hang those fish from their tails inside your freezer for a bit, yank em out and cut off there heads. No more mercury problems :D
Jerry, that just makes me SICK...I haven't gotten to go fishing in WAY too long, like a week or more....I think I"m dying seeing all these pics! Good catch. Here comes the weather!!! 31 degrees overnight here tonight in NWA is what they are calling for, WOW!
Man don't ya just love this typical AR weather. I thought it was only supposed to bounce up and down like this during the spring...:DQuote:
Originally Posted by minnowman
Sorry Man, didn't mean to make ya sick? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by minnowman
This cooler weather should get'em serious about putting some weight on. I think the gooduns are going to start showing up a little more regular in the next few weeks.
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Originally Posted by ceb
What is the forecast for tomorrow? Snow or molton lava? or both? hahaha!
I am better now, I just found out I am going to be out there at about 7 a.m. in the morning---maybe 6 --- ole' Jason (JT) is out there now, I was going to take off half day and go, but decided tomorrow a.m. would be best.....no lake lice out this time of year (ski'ers and surf'ers or whatever they are, hahaha)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry Blake
Yank a good one out for me, will ya Jerry?