Minnowman Posts First Crappie Pictures!! (04/10/07 - 23:30)
For all those that have been on me this is for you, terrible picture quality off my Alltel - LG phone, haha. I have two excellent digital cameras but wouldn't have been caught dead with those last night with conditions the way they were --!! Caught 6 or 7 crappie all right at 11" give or take, caught not one single fish that didn't keep all night. Hits were VERY aggressive, mostly in I'd say about 8-12' of water, 3-4 feet deep. Fish were suspended above drops, and then way down deep in "warm pockets"....all just south of Hickory creek. Not one single male, all were females, some half full of eggs others full of non-mature eggs, they fought like champs! Got on a school of Kentucky bass or something caught 3 that were 13" right about back to back to back....even hooked into a double with my buddy. We were mixing it up with baits....I used one poll with minnow & cork, used 2nd poll with chartreuse/silver shinee hinee---, he used one poll with minnow & cork at diff. depth, he used 2nd poll with flourescent orange/silver shinee hinee and TORE THEM UP....I converted and they hit that orange/silver jig all night basically---! Hope this helps for those of you on/around Beaver going out this week. Water temp was right at 53-55 degrees in most parts. Strolled up to War Eagle, water temp was 55-56 degrees...they wouldn't bite up there, just turned off. Enjoy crappie picture quality!!! MM
(VERY wet and cold about 11:30 p.m. at Hickory Creek Marina on Beaver)
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(little closer up picture, cut us some slack was miserable conditions, and dark!)
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(fish on the cutting board at the marina...as you can see, they were good looking fish, really healthy, best looking bunch i've seen in a while, healthy-looking wise...)
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