Redeemed on Ivan Lake

Yesterday evening my son and I decided to try Ivan Lake before the cold front arrived. Naturally I was after crappie, but Chris was casting for sewer trout. After watching me pull in four crappie in rapid succession he picked up a jig pole for the first time in his life. With the gray ghost jig and red crappie nibbles Chris was soon on the fish. In about a half hour we had nineteen, and the distant lightning was telling us it was time to go.

With his newly acquired taste of jig fishing Chris said he felt like a kid who was tasting candy for the first time. He's hooked! :crazy:

good job....maybe he is converted now lol

Yea it is fun to switch those "sewer trout" fisherman isn't it?!

RMGeorge that ole grey ghost does get addictive. Good job on converting him.

Nice haul

Good post

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Originally Posted by RMGeorge

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With his newly acquired taste of jig fishing Chris said he felt like a kid who was tasting candy for the first time. He's hooked! [/SIZE]:crazy:

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I can relate to that. I traded in my bass rods for jig poles about 15yrs ago and I still get that rush every time I set the hook. :biggrin

Good job. Im a bass turned crappie man myself. That thump will mess you up. Did you catch them in open water or around brush?

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Originally Posted by homercrappie

Good job. Im a bass turned crappie man myself. That thump will mess you up. Did you catch them in open water or around brush?

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We were fishing willow tops in about seven feet of water. Fish were at about five feet. Their size was not too impressive, but not dinks either.

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Originally Posted by shadow

Yea it is fun to switch those "sewer trout" fisherman isn't it?!

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It is for sure! I bet by the end of the week he'll have his own jig poles and about a year's supply of crappie nibbles.

Had 14 one day last week after work. They will thump a jig hard. Glad when they get a lil bigger though.