For All Those Skeptics!:)

Since today was my only day off work this weekend I wasnt going to let a bunch pf pleasure boaters keep me off the water so I was unloading at 6AM this morning. Wasnt long before I had lines out and was catching fish. Like planned, I stayed until the sun got warm and had the boat back on the trailer at 9AM and headed home as planned.

I only seen 2 other boats that was longlining and 2 more pleasure boaters out before I called it quits. I kept the first 6 small fish I caught to eat off the bone and then I culled TWICE before quitting. It's bad when you have to throw back 12" fish because they are the smallest. HA!

Anyway, here's a pair so you can see the size of some I caught...
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...and the Georgia limit that came home.

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Total caught was 85 crappie with 30 in the box. IMO not too bad on a holiday and for 3 hours of fishing.;):)

Old man still got it! Man that's bad

You are a brave man, but the reward was worth the risk. Our boat moved today only so I could access the air compressor sitting behind it. The lakes around here are so crazy on holidays I "willingly" stayed here and pressure washed the house. October can't get here soon enough.

Glad you had a blessed day..

:yikes You did great! And beat the heat and the crowd ! Awesome job!

Wow, very nice. I’ve intentionally stayed away from the lakes this weekend. Great job.

Thanks for sharing your great day on the water!

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Hate you had to work hard on your day off ? Great catch Butch!


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Too cool! That’s the way to get it done!


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GREAT DAY !!!


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That’s a great catch at any time of the year. Well done Butch!

Wow,Catching fish under these current conditions is awesome!
You da man!


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Outstanding Butch! I love this time of year (other than all the pleasure boaters!). Most springtime crappie fishermen have called it a season with the end of the spawn, but the crappie are still there as you keep showing.

Had a fantastic Friday and Saturday of catching as well, but no pictures as it wasn't me doing the catching! :biggrin

Gotta love it, congrats.

Glad you showed us nay sayers up! Instead of fishing I had grand kids to sleep over for the pool this weekend and had Brisket sandwiches on Monday for lunch. Great live well shot and also great fishing trip!:highfive
Thanks for the :biggrin

Longlining?
I tried it for a while today.
2 perch

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Well done sir. That's exactly what I used to do to beat the pleasure boaters. I hardly ever had a problem unloading early in the morning... but many times had problems getting loaded and leaving mid to late morning when I'd be ready to go. Like you say: If it gets much past 9:00 in the morning... you are going to have increasing challenges.

Great catch Butch thanks for sharing. Just can't bring myself to put the boat in and try them

Awsum !

Nice Work

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Originally Posted by brettw

Longlining?
I tried it for a while today.
2 perch

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Yes, all I do is longline. If I cant catch 'em longlining then I don't catch 'em. I guess I'm too lazy to fish any other way.:biggrin

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Originally Posted by gabowman

Yes, all I do is longline. If I cant catch 'em longlining then I don't catch 'em. I guess I'm too lazy to fish any other way.:biggrin

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You seem to be doing well.
Any white crappie where you fish?

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Yes it is hard to cull out 12 inch crappie. Doug and I were just talking about that. Nice report crappie slayer.

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You seem to be doing well.
Any white crappie where you fish?

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There are white and black crappie in the mix. Mostly blacks though.