The Quest for 1000 Crappie this season...

I am going to try to keep the Iowa Board moving a little since it is 1 of the lowest State Posts on this site. I am going to attempt to catach 1000 crappie this season and post them here. In recent posts you will see my numbers now up to 115 after this post for the year already. I will move from Pond to Pond to lake to Lake. This doesnt mean I personally caught 1000 but My boat will bring in 1000. Wether I am with a Good Friend, Son, Brother or Dad, It will always be in 2's. (My boat is a 10' Bass Buggy for these Ponds)
Keep in mind. I have a full time Job (Decal Producer) Husband and Father of 4 boys. Coach High school Football. Coach my kids JR's Baseball team, Coach my 4 year olds Soccer team.. So I have to find time in between all of this...
But it is accomplishable!!!:)
Here is another 20 from 3/25.... Bobbers and Minnows in 8ft of water 4ft down in 48 degree weather. Winds were horrible gusts of 30mph. Surface temp was 50.. Rough day.
431 to Date updated 5/11
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Keep it going Team Adcraft. You are a busy person.
Still trying to decide to wait for my brother to pick up some Cheap 14' Jon boats (he sells and repairs boats and motors) or just buy one from someone else. I need to get one soon.
Keep this Iowa board going by all means.

Good luck on your quest to 1000!! Hope you get the chance to double that number!!! :D:D:D
Blake

need any help? I'm trying to get back in to fishing after about 30 yrs away from it. I need some instruction.

Been dead for 2 weeks with Horrible weather.. freaking Midwest.............

sounds like a cool plan. I plan on doing more this year ive been working on the boat toget ready hope to hear and chat more to all

Know what you mean Been Dead. Tried Storm Lake last Thursday and not a single one. Too darn much temp changes.

Updated 4/8/09.. 133
Added another 18 to the list.
A Green carp was added in the basket for whatever reason. Also ran into a snag, LITERALLY.. A Musgrat got snagged on my line.. Hit the foot.. Felt pretty bad as the line snapped before I could get the varmit in the boat. see the video (Caution Explicit language as we were beating them pretty good and the last thing my Brother needed was to be snagged on a River Rat)
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LOL!! Thanks for the laugh. Good luck on your quest for a thousand slabs.

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LOL!! Thanks for the laugh. Good luck on your quest for a thousand slabs.

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Looks like your well on your way.

Here is 3 days worth of Crappie fishing... Total was 109 for the 3 Days in our Boat.
Including mine that hit 16.75" (This place is Phenomenal!)
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The numbers souds good better than mine any way we have caught 117 cept 49 i need to work on size lol lol

Only had 2 hours to fish.. But had a chance to test the water temps and scout a few spots... Only 8 but was happy to see 5 at 14"! Sitting at 232
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Those are some nice crappie! Keep that number climbing!!!
Blake

Went to Browns Today at Lunch spent 2 hours picking these boys out of the Banks. temps 65 and they are n full spawn.. Lots of Fun... Kept all over 10" released any females that had Bellies as big as Porky pigs.. (probably 15 of them).... Should be fun for the next few days....
Update to 265.... Long ways to go!...

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Ok.. soo I GO TO WORK, check in, and go back.... Here is another 21....
286 and counting...
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Went Out the next morning Thursday the 7th to see if they will continue to be Hot. Needless to say we stayed out all day and the 5 of us totalled 119 and probably through back over 100 because of size or the Mommies had egg sacks the size of Golf Balls!!!! It was the craziest Crappie day I had ever had! Now at 405!!!
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Went Out the next morning Thursday the 7th to see if they will continue to be Hot. Needless to say we stayed out all day and the 5 of us totalled 119 and probably through back over 100 because of size or the Mommies had egg sacks the size of Golf Balls!!!! It was the craziest Crappie day I had ever had! Now at 405!!!
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Are you only counting the keepers???
Blake

I know you caught all those on my jigs! :):)

Are you talking about Browns on the Mississippi backwater?

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Went Out the next morning Thursday the 7th to see if they will continue to be Hot. Needless to say we stayed out all day and the 5 of us totalled 119 and probably through back over 100 because of size or the Mommies had egg sacks the size of Golf Balls!!!! It was the craziest Crappie day I had ever had! Now at 405!!!
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You must have learned from the best

Went back to the "Spot".. They are still there. Had 3 hours to fish. Hit 26 and 3 of them were 13"+...
431 and counting. Going back today for Lunch Break...:) Eberything has been Hairjigs with Minnows under slip bobber about 2 to 3 feet...
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