Conway's Black Crappie Madness

The black crappie were on fire.. as my clicker reads 86 I decided I had enuff. I am not talking dinks either. All were fat blacks from 10-12 inches. It was crazy and I had soo much fun today caught and released some nice fish also missed some good ones. They seemed to be bitting all over the lake and I haft to wonder where they all come from? Out of 86 fish caught...I only caught one white. The black crappie are on Full Throttle and my Ozark 10 foot jig pole and Arm are still vibrating from all the hard thumps. LOL It was crazy. Here is the 20 I kept, But threw back many others as good as these. It was a crazy day on Conway and I still had over three hours of daylight left to fish when I stopped.

Sweet!!! Thats mess!!

Good report, Russ. Those are the days that keep you pushin through the tough days.

An awesome day for sure congrats CP and thanks for sharing!

Nice day for sure!

WOW! That was a great day Russ. Sometimes it just happens like that and there is just no logical explanation but they definitely make up for those "dry runs" that we all have from time to time. The good thing is that you were ready for it when it happened and made the most of it. Maybe there was a little yellow butterfly sitting on the peak of that hat you were wearing that you never saw or knew about, LOL!

Goodness Gracious! That's a big time.

Numbers sound like here but our Black Crappie are dinks. Good catch , keep bragging .:Rofl

Great catch !:HandsClappingi'd swear the two your holding are three pounders.

Wacking and stacking

Great catch!

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Originally Posted by pesce

i'd swear the two your holding are three pounders.

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As Kenny Rogers said, "You got to knoowww how to hold em....":Rofl

Your gotta know how to feel em'
Know how to reel em'
Know which trees hold fish'
Know which have none.

You better count your crappie
With your clicker while your fishing
If you don't, you'll regret it
When the warden comes.

Wow.

I bow before you!

What a day Russ. Thanks for the great report.

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Originally Posted by RCC

Your gotta know how to feel em'
Know how to reel em'
Know which trees hold fish'
Know which have none.

You better count your crappie
With your clicker while your fishing
If you don't, you'll regret it
When the warden comes.

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Words Of Wise Wisdom Right There son. RCC You crack me up beyond repair. Love Ya man.:Rofl

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Originally Posted by RCC

Your gotta know how to feel em'
Know how to reel em'
Know which trees hold fish'
Know which have none.

You better count your crappie
With your clicker while your fishing
If you don't, you'll regret it
When the warden comes.

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Yup!!!

Wow! Nice Pic Pro!

Pretty specks Russ !!!

good fish Russ.

Great day right there.

I loves me some black crappie. I always thought they fought harder..........

Hey Matt........years ago when we fished Greeson every spring, we'd get into some black ones and a FEW of them were........well, totally black! I've never, ever, seen a crappie look like those. If you looked real close, you could see normal crappie markings, but barely.....mostly it was if they'd been dipped in black paint. We never knew who to ask, or why this happened, and I've never seen it since. Ideas???

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I loves me some black crappie. I always thought they fought harder..........

Hey Matt........years ago when we fished Greeson every spring, we'd get into some black ones and a FEW of them were........well, totally black! I've never, ever, seen a crappie look like those. If you looked real close, you could see normal crappie markings, but barely.....mostly it was if they'd been dipped in black paint. We never knew who to ask, or why this happened, and I've never seen it since. Ideas???

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Like these?
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Yes sir, very close. I can remember distinctly a FEW that were even blacker than that.....almost NO white specks visible without holding up to the light.

I just assumed they were like people..........some have different melanin than others. But I don't know.

Here's a mess of Conway blacks caught a few weeks ago off the bank.

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oops one white slipped in there

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Here's a mess of Conway blacks caught a few weeks ago off the bank.

Attachment 168238

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Had to be over a few weeks ago with the snow on the ground.

summertime speck fest!!!! WTG!!!!!

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Like these?
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Looks like really dark male crappie during the spawn.

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Looks like really dark male crappie during the spawn.

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Those fish were caught in Florida on Feb. 1st. and were ready for the dance!! They get started early down there.

All of those pics sure show some nice fish.

Great catch. Way to go.

Always love it when u go fishin!!! That is a great day on the water!!

Those are some great fish Russ. Thanks for the pics and report.

Awesome slabs

Nice report Russ. You going to make me and Hawgdawg take a road trip.

Wow! No bananas in that boat! I went with a friend Saturday morning the fishing sucked. Found out my buddy had brought bananas into the boat. Couldn't remember what to do next so we left early. CP I can't remember the last time I felt that many thumps. I still bet not everybody on Conway that day did that well.

CrappiePro when you gonna take me to Conway and show me the ropes????? I know how to beg, and not ashamed to do it!

Well LP I would make it after the weather stabalizes a bit and maybe it get's back to those 90-100's. I feel like this cold spell really hurt the bite for me. Only 13 keepers this morning fished 8Am-1:30PM still probly could have had a limit if I grinded it out. Water temp dropped from 89 to 83. The bite is back to a slow grind for me right now. Did much better before the front came rolling in. But WOW does it feel good out there. LOL

Yes sir this weather is GORGEOUS for just being in a boat! I can see where the fish would get lockjaw with the sudden climate/their habitat changes.