Another great camping/fishing trip with my granddaughter

We headed out Friday at 5:30 to Beaver lake. We spider rigged for a couple hours and didnt get a bite. We then went into our little cove and anchored our toon and cooked a some hotdogs and enjoyed supper. After dark we set up our beds and began tellin ghost stories, her favorite part of the trip.
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Then off to bed and up at daylite. Spider riggin again for a few more hours and no fish. I moved to another spot and bam!! It was on. Attachment 131381
We started catchin crappie. Then she caught her first waleye.
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Then she caught her first striper
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Between all the LMBass,crappie,gar,waleye,and such she probably boated 20 fish and has a big day.
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Then we went swimmin for a while and that done her in.
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I filleted the fish.
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And cooked supper and we called it a good day. She's ready to go again.

Great story and pics. Thanks.

Thats the way to do it grandpa.

Great story and photos.

VERY COOL!! Thanks for the photos!!

Thanks for sharing. Those are great pics!

Lucky man. Love that toon.

Great pics!!!

:highfive:fish

Hate being the internet cop but cleaning that crappie on the boat where there is a 10 inch minimum could have ruined a great outing if Mr. Green jeans was watching and wanted to write you up.

Now that's a great post, man! Thanks for sharing that with us. That's what I like about Crappie.com! :HandsClapping

I was told that if you have your poles put up and are not fishing that you can clean the fish. I would like to hear any response any one has to this.

be nice to know.

Now as I see it you can clean them as soon as you quit fishing. whatever the warden might consider that.

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Originally Posted by mb4850

I was told that if you have your poles put up and are not fishing that you can clean the fish. I would like to hear any response any one has to this.

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Fish Cleaning – While fishing in waters designated as having a length or slot limit on sport fish, you may not possess a fish that has been filleted or had its head or tail removed while fishing from shore, boat or while being transported by boat. Check your destination to see whether length or slot limits apply.

Sorry Mike, Gomer is right.

Isn't there a warden D10 on here that I read in a post where he asked his boss and he said as long as you were done fishing and poles were up that you could clean your fish?

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Originally Posted by mb4850

Isn't there a warden D10 on here that I read in a post where he asked his boss and he said as long as you were done fishing and poles were up that you could clean your fish?

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I wouldn't chance it. My previous post was copied off of the AGFC website.

Sweet !!!!

I'm not sure about this, but I don't believe this is true with regard to trout. But who cleans trout? :Rofl

Obviously the "rules", were sent as a helpful learning tool. The trip description was awesome and the pictures were great! You are a blessed grandpa.:angel:

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We went again Friday afternoon and she caught her flathead. I filleted that dude and got ready to cook it and realized I left the skillet at home. Had to eat a sandwich. Yuk. But we had another great time.

look like a great time

I bet she injured catching that thing! Great to see you taking her fishing. Mine lives 1,000 miles away, so I can't do that except when she comes to Arkansas to visit me. You will cherish those memories the rest of your life. Thanks for the post and the pics! (I'm with Nimrod, need to put something that says "Crappie.com" in the photo and enter it in the contest on the kid's forum)

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Originally Posted by ski trip

I bet she injured catching that thing! Great to see you taking her fishing. Mine lives 1,000 miles away, so I can't do that except when she comes to Arkansas to visit me. You will cherish those memories the rest of your life. Thanks for the post and the pics! (I'm with Nimrod, need to put something that says "Crappie.com" in the photo and enter it in the contest on the kid's forum)

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"enjoyed". As someone once said, I do my best proofreading right after I hit "send". :Doh:

Ski I feel for ya. Mine lived the first 5 years with us and the last year a mile away. I can't imagine 1000 miles. We talk all week about our next camping/fishing trip. If I had known she would like it so much I'd a bought a pontoon boat a couple years ago. I just hope she likes crappie fish for real when she gets older then I'd have a fishing tournament partner when she's a teenager.

You bet! Took mine when she was four and let her catch some bream and she was hooked! This year I took her again and she caught some bream and a catfish, all by herself! When she comes back next year I'm gonna try to take her crappie fishing where I know, or am reasonably sure she can catch some fish. She really looks forward to fishing with "Granddaddy". She lives right outside the beltway in Northern Virginia (Fairfax) and not much chance of her getting to fish except when she comes to Arkansas. She sure does enjoy it, and so does Granddaddy.