Abberz Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Managed to take a couple days off from studying for exams Sunday and Monday so I hit the lake for some spring Crappie with my friend Jeff. Water temp was perfect for the tasty little devils right in the 50-55*F range in the shallows. Both days were sunny, around 18*C with a bit of chop, but the Crappie didn't seem to mind. Pretty much got a bite or fish every cast. Caught probably 400 fish in 2 days, in and around 1 in 4 were keepers. Kept our limit of 60 each day....I know that's alot, but we love eating Crappie and rarely keep any fish during the summer other than the occasional Walleye. Bait of choice was BPS's 2-inch Squirmin' Squirts (micro tubes) in red/white colour using 1/32 ounce tube jig heads. Jeff found out pretty quickly to lose the float and stop tipping his bait with worms would keep the sunfish away. Here's a few pics from the outings......Kerr if your still checking OFC down in FLA I've got a ziplock of fillets for you! First 2 of the day on Sunday. Jeff with a couple dandy's. Bucket O'Crappie We think this was the biggest, but were not exactly sure.....a Slab never the less. This was the last fish cleaned on Monday.....as you can tell from the sweat dripping off my face. Fun couple days forsure, beats studying anyday regardless of how many you catch. Probably won't be able to get out again until long weekend in May. For those of you who go after these guys I hope you are blessed with the same luck we had! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 very nice. I know about the studying part, i will be done soon and cant wait to start fishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelcat Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Nice report and photo~! 400 Crappie in 2 days?! Man I've never caught 400 Crappie in my life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Great stuff, Abberz. Enjoy your meal(s)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinfool Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Abberz WTG nice bunch of Crappies. I am counting the minutes to this Fri at the cottage on Balsam Lake and hoping that these guys are in their regular haunt. I love eating Crappie more than Walleye and I always thought Walleye were unbeatable for table fare, that is until last year when I started fishing Crappie. Thanks for the pics, you got me going!! SS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glirw Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I can't wait to get out there myself ! Last exam on the 28th ! Sweet report ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelcat Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 This friday night will be like new year's eve for me From the weather network, Saturday will be a lovely day, which means crowded on shore and on the lake~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 YUMMMM..Crappie. That's darn near an oxymoron! Looked like a great day out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Impressive report and nice catch! You tired of cleaning the little buggers yet? I recently picked up an electric fillet knife strictly for cleaning a bunch of panfish. Never used one before, but am willing to try anything to make the chore easier. I brought a huge mess of perch back from Simcoe in February and it just about killed me cleaning them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Great catch beats studying and working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Nice slew of slabs you got there... Wtg and great report... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmaster4 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 nice slabs wtg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abberz Posted April 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Impressive report and nice catch! You tired of cleaning the little buggers yet? I recently picked up an electric fillet knife strictly for cleaning a bunch of panfish. Never used one before, but am willing to try anything to make the chore easier. I brought a huge mess of perch back from Simcoe in February and it just about killed me cleaning them... I guess I should have mentioned that I turned my Storm electric fillet knife into a smoldering piece of plastic on Sunday. Thank god it came on the last fish and I only needed to use my regular fillet knife to remove the skin off 2 fillets. CTC gave me a new one Monday AM, and it almost went after another 60 Crappie on Monday nite. I'll use the Storm until it craps out again, but I'm thinking of picking up the Rapala knife that plugs in and has a battery......anyone have this knife and if so good reviews? Glad you guys like the report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mistyriver1 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Very nice. WTG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 I guess I should have mentioned that I turned my Storm electric fillet knife into a smoldering piece of plastic on Sunday. Thank god it came on the last fish and I only needed to use my regular fillet knife to remove the skin off 2 fillets. CTC gave me a new one Monday AM, and it almost went after another 60 Crappie on Monday nite. I'll use the Storm until it craps out again, but I'm thinking of picking up the Rapala knife that plugs in and has a battery......anyone have this knife and if so good reviews? Glad you guys like the report! Hey, that's the one I just bought! I'll let you know how it is when I get the chance to use it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 (edited) You said the magic words ... WITH PICS. Ya got yourself some mighty fine lookin' slabs there I can almost smell them cookin' up from here. Edited April 25, 2007 by Rich Clemens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Now that looks like a lot of fun! Nice report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Congrats on the nice haul of slabs. 007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Great looking fish, I hope you enjoy the meals you get from them. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian_copper Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 SWEET SLABS BRO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abberz Posted April 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 Thanks guys. Might hit them again tomorrow if it doesn't rain. If I get out I'll let you guys know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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