Crank Bait trip

Cuz and I went to Mississippi and pulled crank baits in the HEAT Thursday afternoon and Friday. I know this is the GEORGIA board but I also know yalls passion for crappie fishing. Anyone that can needs to experience pulling cranks at least once. Here are a few Pics of some decent white crappie. We only kept ones over 13 inches. We caught 45 with 8 keepers Thursday afternoon and we caught 98 Friday morning with 22 keepers. Here are a few pics. Attachment 244898Attachment 244907Attachment 244899Attachment 244900Attachment 244902Attachment 244904

WTG! :highfive

Very nice. Congrats on a fun couple of days.

Congratulations on a fun trip and thanks for sharing the pictures. I want to go but may have to wait until next year.

Now that's a cooler full of whoppers.

Would love to see some pics of the cranks U use. Been wanted to try it just for something different.

Not bad for two "OLE GEEZERS". Glad y'all had a safe trip. Some mighty pretty SLABS!!!! Andy-1 Cove

yes some one needs to do a video on pulling cranks .

Very nice! Must be A;LOT of big fish in whatever lake you guys were fishing. Congrats on some great catches.

We were fishing Lake Enid in Mississippi. The crappie have to be over 12 inches long and there is a 15 fish limit per person per day. Clarks Hill needs to look at these guidelines with the size fish in that great lake!

Nice catch and great report. Thanks for the post.

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Originally Posted by EARL KITCHENS

We were fishing Lake Enid in Mississippi. The crappie have to be over 12 inches long and there is a 15 fish limit per person per day. Clarks Hill needs to look at these guidelines with the size fish in that great lake!

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i think there should be a length limit on all lakes and enforced .
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I think the way things are now is good for crappie fishing. We need kids to be interested in crappie fishing and if they have to throw back most of their fish they lose interest in this hi-tech world. Crappie fishing is good in Georgia and I wouldn't change a thing except for there to be more Rangers checking live wells. Kids are the future and the hope of the outdoors. Just my useless thoughts.

I agree with Slabby although I do enforce my own limits.

Nice report and great pictures!!!!!! Do you think trolling crankbaits will work on Oconee ?

jim.b , I do not know. White crappie tend to be in open water and not as dependent on strutcure and shade as Black crappie are. I have caught around 250 white crappie in two trips to Mississippi and only one black crappie.

Heck of a report. I wish I could do this 4 I meet the man.

I would like to add to my earlier post in which I failed to mention that I agree with Earl in that the Biologists should pick our best lake according to their studies and place a length limit on it and maybe lower the amount of fish you are allowed to keep. They could study it and see the results and then we would know if it would work in Georgia. There are many factors in a fishery which will have an impact on the results of the changes. If it works in Georgia on the test lake then maybe use the limits on a couple of other lakes, leaving some lakes to take kids to catch fish for fun and get them interested in fishing. Earl I am sorry to change your great fishing report post to a limits debate. You had a great crank bait trip and a wonderful time in Mississippi. My wife's parents were from Mississippi and I sure would like to go there and give it a try. Great report and y'all had a outstanding fishing trip.