Reelfoot 4/23

I had a couple of hours before dark so I decided to do a little scouting. Hit Kirby pocket at 5:30 and went to the trees. As seems to be the case this spring the crappie just were not cooperating but I kept getting tap taps from the bluegill so after an hour of no fish I switched over to a 1/64 feather jig in chartreuse jig and it was game on! for the next 1.5 hours it was one fish after another.
May is almost upon us and I am going to have fun in the trees whether the crappie want to or not!
Ended the day with 15 or so of these beauties.
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Nice. Those look hand size and bigger.

Nothing like a gill on a jig pole

very nice this is a crazy year at the foot that's for sure. Congrats on a good afternoon

I caught a few yesterday jigging for crappie. Glad you got on some gills because we need something thumping. :)

I'll take a mess of those any day

Big bream are on right now, good catch trey!

sounds like a fun few hours, congrats

Nothing wrong with a mess of big ole gills, the crappie are not cooperating for me at the foot either. Worse year for me in a long time, been fishin some river holes lately and doin pretty good...

Cooked them up last night in some of my famous fish cakes. Mmmm... delicious. :)

Details on the fish cakes??

Sure, love to share good recipes

Trey's Fish Cakes
1/4 cup Mashed potatoes
1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
3/4 pound boiled for 2-3 minutes fish fillets chilled and the broken up.....Bluegill is best with crappie coming in a close second.
1 beaten egg
Healthy squeeze of lime
Garlic salt and pepper to taste
Put all this in a bowl and mix with your hands and then patty into 1/2 inch thick cakes and place on wax paper. Into the freezer for 20 minutes or so to set up.
While they are setting up make an egg batter with 1 egg and an equal part milk
Breading recipe is
1 huge handful of potato chips crushed very fine.
1/2 cup corn meal
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup plain Panko Bread crumbs
Season salt and pepper to taste.
Dip the chilled fish cakes into the egg and then dredge in the breading mix.
Deep fry for 3-4 minutes

MMMMM sounds really good Trey!!