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That you all for the warm welcome. I will post an intro in the New Members section to introduce myself.
Rob
Doahhhh. Just realized this IS the New Members section so here goes.
Hello all, My name is Rob and I am from Boerne TX....which lies a little North West of San Antonio.
I am a complete newbie to Crappie fishing. I grew up in Middle Georgia so I have heard of Crappie fishing but was never fortunate enough to have experienced it first had. In my little world salt water fishing is all the rage. I do it as often as I can but I live 2-3 hours away from the water which makes trips less frequent that I would like. I have been randomly fishing fresh water with the family to fill in the gaps... mostly catfish at our area power plant lakes. As it would turn out cat fishing is a bit slow for my two young sons (6 & 9 yrs old) so they put up a fight every time they see the boat hanging off the back of my truck. A light bulb finally went off about Crappie fishing when I was doing some random internet searches on Tin Boats and ran across this site. The possibility of fast action when the bite turns on presents hope that it is something that will keep my boys attention...a pretty tall order these days thanks to modern electronics.:-(
Well I figured the best way for me to learn a little about the sport is to get with a good guide for the first time out. I have a trip scheduled with Mr. Barry Dodd (Teach 'Em to Fish Guide Service) for my wife and myself later this month. It looks like we will be right on the front edge of the spawning season which I hope will be fruitful for my wife's sake. Me...I'm just there to learn the tactics and how to read the electronics for the required structure and water temp. Wish us luck and give praise to Mr. Dodd for offering to take some complete newbs fishing.
GOD Bless,
Rob
A few pictures of some of our past fishing experiences.
One of my wife with her largest fish to date...a fresh water red drum caught at Braunig Lake south of San Antonio.
One of my oldest with a dead Gar that he found in the woods at Caddo Lake in East TX. Gar is his favorite fish to talk about so this was an awesome find.
One of both my boys at Caddo Lake.
And finally one of me last Thanksgiving.
Rob
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Great pics! thanks for sharing. I see the red drum fish was caught in a lake. I am assuming it is fresh water. The reason I say this is because until about a month ago I thought red drum was a salt water fish only. I learned about a month ago that one of my local lakes is planning on releasing 1 million red drum fingerlings sometime this year. The lake supports a coal burning power plant so the water temperature doesn't get as cold as other lakes in the area and it will support other species that are not native to the area. How do these fish behave and spawn in a lake?
The fresh water Red Fish here in Texas are stocked in the power plant lakes by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The spawn for the fresh water fish is identical as the saltwater variety in the late fall. From what I have read they are not able to reproduce though. Don't know the reason.
They are fun to catch in either salt or fresh water. They pull like no other and are incredibly fast.
Rob
Thanks for posting the photos and your going to be in good company with your guide. Good luck and hope the boys catch a bunch.
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