River Slab

Dad was fishing his dock in Astor this morning and caught a SLAB! 2lb 13oz, 16 inches and released to spawn. Also caught a 2lb 4oz and 1lb 7oz and a few more keepers. We fished the river and Dexter some this week and did ok. One morning we kept 16 but probably threw back 30 smalls.


Short video of the weight and release.
My Dad with a SLAB! #crappiefishing #floridafishing #stjohnsriver #slab - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRLusfN7xn8

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Awesome catch. Sounds like a really good trip.

Bigger than my PB. Very nice fish, and thanks for the release. I believe that big fish have better genetics and produce bigger fish. That’s an argument for another thread though. Hope it stays hot for y’all.

Wow! Congrats and kudos for releasing them.

Fish are biting today! We were eating breakfast and Gail said "you wanna go for a troll?" Sure! [emoji2]
Didn't put lines out until 11:22 but it didn't seem to matter. Trolled the river.
Mom and Dad stopped by on the way back from Woodruff and had 21.
Our biggest was right at 2 pounds and we had 13 keepers and plenty of dinks to keep us busy.
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Another day another SLAB for my girl Gail! This one weighed in at 2lb 9oz and was released like the other 2 pounders. We had another 10 keepers and plenty of dinks again. Longlining the river.


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Another day another SLAB for my girl Gail! This one weighed in at 2lb 9oz and was released like the other 2 pounders. We had another 10 keepers and plenty of dinks again. Longlining the river.


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Now THAT is a fish right there. Kaboom!

HOLY COW, those are some nice fish!

Dad and me fished Woodruff this morning. Kept 25 with quite a few throw backs. All packed up and flying back to Indiana in the morning. [emoji19]

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Good work! Hope we get to see some video in the next few weeks. :)

Glad y’all had a good stay and the fish were keeping you busy. The 2/9 that Gail showed was the same as my PB. Very nice fish!

Wowser, dang big. Great video and great job letting it swim.

That is a nice bunch of fish.

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Glad y’all had a good stay and the fish were keeping you busy. The 2/9 that Gail showed was the same as my PB. Very nice fish!

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You both have me beat! My pb is 2/8.

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Here's a video from one of our morning trolls with Dad. We wanted to go back to Woodruff that morning but stopped at Dexter because of the fog.

https://youtu.be/hvYb3FM5vC4

https://youtu.be/1eLzpK2dvAc

Good stuff, thanks for sharing.

And dads awesome releasing the big'uns.

Sounds like things have slowed since I was down there but Dad's still picking some up off the dock. Like this one just shy of 2 pounds today!

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Day 8 of our Astor Fish Camp trip! These past 2 videos were some of the most relaxed fishing we've done. We slept in a little each day, Gail made us a good breakfast, and it was a short, scenic, ride to our spot. It also helped that the weather was absolutely beautiful!


https://youtu.be/dhm38DsqQ6g

Dad's still catching his river slabs! These pics are from this morning; another 2 pounder and a toothy critter. [emoji16]

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This video was from my last day at our Astor Fish Camp. Saved the best for last!


https://youtu.be/LvJE3_vDljE?si=UXIZP9AE6x5lMWLz

Dad with a couple more SLABS yesterday! That's 15 catches at 2 pounds or better this winter. With that many caught and released, maybe next winter he'll get that 3 pounder!
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Very nice. Hope he gets one soon!