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Shore fished at Shenango today and iced 18 keepers including a 13.5”, 13”, and 12.5” along with some 12”ers. Action was quite steady on white triple tails and pink/white tube jigs. Plus a nibble of course. Enjoyed the fresh air and good action. Saw some boats running around as well on a beautiful day in PA.
I was there too. Had a good quick day. Launched at 9:15 and done by 12. Nice limit of slabs in the box. This is my favorite time to get those big white crappies that roam the basins where you can’t fish in the summer because of the speed boats. Wind is supposed to be up today so I’m taking a break.
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Good job to the both of you.
Tougher day today with more undersized fish, but Captain Joe and I boated 11 nice keepers including 2 more over 13”. Saw Chaunc at the end and chatted for a few minutes before calling it a day until next time.
Had a good day as I moved often and changed colors frequently to get my fish. Finally found my pattern and put my limit in the box including a 16 inch kicker. It was good talking to and remembering old times with GFT about the old get together we had on Shenango back in the older days. I remember the fillet demonstration with the electric knife. Good times.
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Ken
Any idea on the weight of that 16"er ?
Mike
Didn’t put it on the scale but it’s a 2 pounder for sure. Maybe a little over. Not uncommon for me at this time of year at Shenango. I’ll probably get a few more before it freezes over there. That’s why I love this lake in the fall.Quote:
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Ken
Thanks for the response. Would a fish that size be mixed in with the smaller ones you caught or would it be a loner? NE Ohio crappie club fished there 9/27 and their lunker was 1.91. Launched at the campground and the parking lot was packed.
Mike
Never know for sure unless you use livescope. I’ve caught bigger fish amongst the smaller fish but not often. Big fish like their own space but will move to follow the baitfish when they have too. Livescope is proving a lot of myths to be false. As for the big fish at 1.91, there’s plenty of bigger fish caught in the fall there every year. I’m not the only one that catches them.Quote:
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Good job guys, love reading your posts.
Ken
Thanks. I see a LiveScope in my future this spring. Are you happy with the screen size you picked, or do you wish you had gone larger as so many have said?
Mike
Bigger is always better, if you have the money to get it and the space to place it in your boat. My front end is so crowded I had to downsize my Bird 12 to a nine because my livescope was blocking a lot of my screen from where I had it placed. Didn’t have room to move the 12 safely so I got the 9 and moved it over about 6 inches. Can see my whole screen now.Quote:
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Action picked up today at Shenango. We iced 22 nice crappies and 1 chunky bluegill before calling it a day. A variety of jig colors did the job today.
I got my limit but decided at the dock that I didn’t feel like cleaning 20 fish. So I threw back everything under 10” and kept ten 12’s and 2 elevens. Had to move around quite a bit to get them. Wind was up so I had to fish my secondary spots. That’s what I like most about Shenango lake. You can always find somewhere out of the wind and still catch fish. Over fifty years experience on that lake helps tho. There’s more people fishing at this time of year than I’ve ever seen. Even mid week. I hope everyone is enjoying themselves as much as I am.Quote:
Originally Posted by gonefishintoday
Agree with your observation on the number of folks on the lake Smitty. When we left there were more trailers parked at the campground launch Wednesday than there were the prior Friday. I will guess that will drop once the docks are pulled. I think we are within approximately a week of that annual event. Captain Joe and I still plan another few trips to enjoy the fall action when the weather is favorable. My dad enjoyed seeing the 13-14” crappies through the window at the nursing home. We finally get inside next week in an isolated area to spend 30 minutes with him Tuesday.
Dude that's a beast of a crappie nice job!
That’s great you’ll be able to spend time with your dad next week. I’m not as fortunate. My brother died in his nursing home a few months ago from Covid. Was rough as we couldn’t even see him as he was leaving us. Anyway, enough of that. I asked the COE if they could leave the docks in a little longer this year as we haven’t been having early freezes in the last couple years this early. They didn’t get back to me so we’ll see if the do. They’re normally gone by mid month. With the lake dropping slower than usual, they just might not take them this early.Quote:
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That would be great if the COE could leave the docks in a few more weeks. It all still works without the docks, but they sure help the cause especially if the breezes kick up. We have never launched at Mahaney. I would guess it is tamer there versus the campground launch if a south or southwest wind gets feisty?
Another solid day on a beautiful calm lake at Shenango today. Captain Joe and I iced 36 nice slabs in 5-13 feet of water. Pink was the hot jig color tipped with a nibble. A little breeze kicked up and showered us with oak leaves so we decided 36 was an ample catch to take home and call it a day.
It’s always worth it getting caught in a leaf shower on this lake. Just clean them out before you get back to the ramp or people will know you’re fishing close to shore. Haha. Spent the day culling fish as I had my limit of keepers over 11” by 10 o’clock. No way I was leaving that early so I culled til 4. Threw back probably 50 all day and kept my limit of 12 to 14”ers. Going out today but I’m only planning to keep 10. My kids are coming by this week to fish my freezer. I’ll be lucky to have five bags left when they leave. Hope you and Joe get out again today. If I see you sitting in the leaf shower, I’ll stop by and say hello.Quote:
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I went to Erie today for some steelhead activity in front of a trib. I did hook a 25” steelie by the dorsal fin which is now happily swimming again. Just needed a little diversity today.
Had a good day on the big crappies today. Pair of over fifteens and four more over thirteen. Almost forgot to take a picture but I got some big ones in it.Quote:
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