Astor Last Week

My oldest son and me flew down for a few days last week. Fished with dad on the river a couple mornings. We were drifting with minnows and caught 11 keepers the first morning and 15 the next. Lots of throwbacks too both days and one 2# 4oz slab that got released to spawn. It was so nice to leave the ice and snow up north and enjoy a couple 80 degree days! The video is from the first morning and we had turkeys gobbling on both sides of the river.

St. Johns River CRAPPIE! - YouTube

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That's a hog Greenedog, it's been a cooler than normal winter down here, so you timed it perfectly....

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Super fish for sure. Thanks for sharing. Yep you timed it right


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Looks like you caught the weather just right. WTG with releasing the big female. You Rock.

Nice share TL- always enjoy your You Tube proficiency. Glad to see you'll be kayak sheep-herding on this visit as well. One species I haven't targeted down here.:ThumbsUp

Doug:fish

a fun trip

Good looking catch.
How do the Florida crappie taste compaired to yours at home?
Capps and Coleman, the fishing pros, said they did not like the taste of Florida crappie.

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Good looking catch.
How do the Florida crappie taste compaired to yours at home?
Capps and Coleman, the fishing pros, said they did not like the taste of Florida crappie.

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We like the Florida crappie just as much as the ones back home with the exception of the really big ones. Been throwing the 2# plus fish back for several years. We don’t think they taste as good as the smaller ones sometimes and also hope they turn into a 3 pounder!


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Good to see you back and stacking em up. Y’all have fun and stay warm.

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Nice share TL- always enjoy your You Tube proficiency. Glad to see you'll be kayak sheep-herding on this visit as well. One species I haven't targeted down here.:ThumbsUp

Doug:fish

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Thanks! We did try the sheep-herding but they didn't want to cooperate as well as they did last winter.

https://youtu.be/3S4JyBudMt8

May be considered as a lengthy YT response but, here goes...enjoyed the sheep vid(regardless of low-yield) especially the statement you made on Day 1 segment that made me question your true State of origin. Now T.L., either you are from the North(Indiana?) and have adapted to Southern/FL cracker lingo OR you are hiding(?) this State as your true birthplace!:Rofl Hopefully, you are now ready for this non-scripted, instantaneous response you made that yielded 30 seconds of laughter/15 minutes of post-reply. It happened when you were fetchin' up a feisty shrimp and an even feistier one Pole-vaulted from bucket and you stated "There's You One!!:Rofl Like Larry the cable guy(Nebraska born/Sanford,FL former resident) would say "Now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are!" With no hesitation, I smashed the subscribe button additionally because of your editing skills(loved the 2 yak/2 camera yield). Now, with all that "fertilizer", I'm hoping your skill level could over-dub your future sheep(Biggies) episodes with a possible personal YT theme song = Baaad boys, Baaad boys, wha' 'cha gonna do they filet you? Baaad boys, Baaad boys:Rofl Please refer now to Larry the Cable guy's trademark response!:highfive

Keep posting those vids= I now "got my subscriber" ticket!

Doug

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May be considered as a lengthy YT response but, here goes...enjoyed the sheep vid(regardless of low-yield) especially the statement you made on Day 1 segment that made me question your true State of origin. Now T.L., either you are from the North(Indiana?) and have adapted to Southern/FL cracker lingo OR you are hiding(?) this State as your true birthplace!:Rofl Hopefully, you are now ready for this non-scripted, instantaneous response you made that yielded 30 seconds of laughter/15 minutes of post-reply. It happened when you were fetchin' up a feisty shrimp and an even feistier one Pole-vaulted from bucket and you stated "There's You One!!:Rofl Like Larry the cable guy(Nebraska born/Sanford,FL former resident) would say "Now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are!" With no hesitation, I smashed the subscribe button additionally because of your editing skills(loved the 2 yak/2 camera yield). Now, with all that "fertilizer", I'm hoping your skill level could over-dub your future sheep(Biggies) episodes with a possible personal YT theme song = Baaad boys, Baaad boys, wha' 'cha gonna do they filet you? Baaad boys, Baaad boys:Rofl Please refer now to Larry the Cable guy's trademark response!:highfive

Keep posting those vids= I now "got my subscriber" ticket!

Doug

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That's hilarious! :Rofl I'm from southern Indiana which is a lot like the south, LOL. I did live in Florida for a few years in my twenties...maybe that's where I picked up the lingo? rotfl

Hey just curious how do the Sheep head taste compared to say Crappie?

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Hey just curious how do the Sheep head taste compared to say Crappie?

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I haven't fried any yet like I usually do crappie, but I bet they'd almost be as good as crappie done that way. The sheepshead I've caught the past couple years I've done grilled or blackened. Delicious!

The last video from our short trip to Astor. :fish

https://youtu.be/yn6u8fGWz0I