Crappie thread 2024

[Dustin Pate]

Little Jon, I go straight to ice, clean a few hours later.

Lately I have vacuum sealed with no water but use them within a couple of months.

I used to fill a ziploc bag with water and feel it helps them last much longer, but also takes up tons of freezer space and takes forever to thaw.

That's my $0.02

Vacuum sealing will last far longer than any other method. Meat has about a 3 year life span vacuum sealed. I personally tested that a couple years ago and the fish was as fresh as they day I caught them.

 

[cjones]

22 this morning in 1 hr before work !View attachment 1298972

That's awesome! I wish they would open BT Brown (nearest fishable water for me) before 8am - I would definitely do some pre-work fishing out there!

 

[fishingguy61]

Time for a new thread for the new year.

Went out today for about 4 hours. Marked a lot of fish but they had lock jaw. Water was 50* and most fish were in 16’-20’. About 5:00pm they started hitting some. Ended up with 7 crappie and a bass. Biggest crappie was 1lb 12oz. Took a guy I built a house for in 2022 that got me permission on a piece of land to hunt and has been asking me to take him to catch some “specks” (he’s from Florida. ) He’s got a decent mess for him and his wife. View attachment 1280354View attachment 1280355

Nice catch!

 

[Arrow3]

Got to the lake yesterday and the trolling motor batteries were dead. I scanned a couple of places and there were good fish there. Unfortunately I only got to catch a few drifting over them.

 

[Richf7]

Got to the lake yesterday and the trolling motor batteries were dead. I scanned a couple of places and there were good fish there. Unfortunately I only got to catch a few drifting over them. View attachment 1299238

Enough for 2-3 tacos!

 

[antharper]

Turkey hunt turned into a mess of crappie !

 

[antharper]

Turkeys were quiet this morning but at least these were biting again !

 

[KrappieKrane]

Turkeys were quiet this morning but at least these were biting again !View attachment 1300509

Tell your Dad hello for me! Good to see a successful day on the water with the Pops. Always fish on those pylons

 

[drhunter1]

Got to the lake yesterday and the trolling motor batteries were dead. I scanned a couple of places and there were good fish there. Unfortunately I only got to catch a few drifting over them. View attachment 1299238

The colors on that bass are beautiful and crisp.

 

[RamblinWreck]

Took dear daughter fishing today. We found some slabs, oh, yes. She hasn't fished since she was tiny, now a grown professional, but she quickly learned to run an ultralight spinning rig with a trout magnet, and was soon out-fishing her Dad. I still have to unhook 'em, though.

 

[Richf7]

I remember that. “Daddy get him off the hook. Ewwww.”

 

[antharper]

Tell your Dad hello for me! Good to see a successful day on the water with the Pops. Always fish on those pylons

Thanks bud ! My dad sent me this picture this morning , and said he was finally figuring that livescope out .

 

[KrappieKrane]

Thanks bud ! My dad sent me this picture this morning , and said he was finally figuring that livescope out . View attachment 1300986

Looks like I need to be Going With Him! It takes some time to figure it out but when you do, Ewww Weeee!

 

[KrappieKrane]

Lake Oconee 4-19-24
Water temps 68-72
Fish are grouping in the flooded timber with the bigger ones in open water between the trees. Target 12-23fow and 8-12 down.

 

[Dog Hunter]

How late in the year do you long line troll on sinclair?

 

[Arrow3]

I hit Clarks Hill today to see if the post spawn fish were starting to get on my brush piles yet. They were. I threw about 15 back and kept a good mess.