well, i managed to get out in my rowboat today on the neponset reservoir in foxboro after being informed that the crappie would be safe to eat.

it was a late start and i did not have much time on the water. i started at noon and fished til 3 before i had to go to work.

i started drift fishing. one rod i used a float with a shiner under it, and the other rod i was throwing either a rooster tail or a small spinner with chartreuse grub.

i did end up catching 9 crappie, 4 pickerel, 2 bass, 5 redears, 6-7 bluegills, and a nice sized yellow perch. most of the crappie were caught on the spinner and i caught and lost a few with shiners.

i did, however, have a surprise catch. one of the bass i caught was just under the length of my two sized 13's end to end, so i guessed it at 24" and 6lbs and change. the photos i got of it do not do it justice. fat belly on it. i cannot believe it took a tiny little shiner. i released the bass and it thanked me by splashing my face as i did

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Looks like you caught a good sized mess for a meal. Congrats and thx for sharing the pics.

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thanks....yeah, i got into them as i had to leave for work so i could have caught a lot more, im sure. they are not real big ones but they'll be a good meal. i wish i got a better shot of the bass, i was alone and i needed to get it back in the water.

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Nice catches. Just out of curiosity - at about what depth did you find those crappies? I only really fish for them from ice out to early/mid spring and have never fished for them in July.

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nice catch congrats

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The fishing was good,it was the catching that was bad

I guess that is why they are called bucket mouths,Great catch and good pics.