It sure aint crappie fishing!!!

[Bigbill]

Well my buddy talked me into going spoonbilling with him this weekend and let me tell ya......It sure aint crappie fishing. I am so wore out and sore this morning its not funny. That spoonbillin is a lot of work, I now have bruises on my ribs can only just move my sholder....dang....but let me tell you snag into one of those big boys and its on!!!!!!! I managed to hook into two and fight them for about 5 min before i messed up and lost pressure on them ( dang barbless hooks ) all in all it was a hoot, but.............. i think i will stick to my crappie fishing. if you want me to post the 60 pounder my buddy caught and released let me know. Hope everyone had a great weekend and have been able to get out and catch some fish or at least chase em.......peace

[G.Gordon]

Yep, screw that mess. It isn't near as good as crappie either. I've been twice and I'm done. Got a lifetime of jerky jerky in those trips.

[Hookin'&Cookin']

That spoonbillin's alot of fun! hook in to one of them big ugly's and you can be in for some fight !
KCbrown I bet if you hooked in to one in that Yak you'd be in for a ride !!Rofl

[Bigbill]

Oh the two i hooked were a lot of fun, its the recovery today that hurts lol......and if you clean them right ( like youve never heard that before ) they are pretty good eating.

[G.Gordon]

That would be a blast, I'm looking to do some catfishing this year as well. Hooking into a 10-15# or heavier cat in 29" wide boat is a blast and takes skill.

[st041986]

I love me some spoonbillin! It's hard work but it's worth when you tie in to a fish nearly as big as you! I'm heading back down to the James River to snag for them again this weekend. I toss most of mine back and keep a few for friends and family that enjoy eating them. I'll stick to eating crappie! Snagging spoonbill and crappie fishing are the two things I look forward to doing the most come springtime.

These are my top four fish that I have pictures of. I may have caught a few others in the 70 pound range but I don't have pictures of them. I've only caught one that hit the 80 lbs mark.
80 lbs

74 lbs

72 lbs

70 lbs

[LSL Angler]

Wow, how do you get them in a boat?

[st041986]

A lot of guys use gaffs. We just grab them with our hands and drag them in. It get's interesting when you hook one right in the tail and don't have a gaff to land them. Some people are morons and like to run a gaff through the belly of a sub-legal fish and then they toss it back in the water expecting it to live. That really burns me when I see it happens.

[Bigbill]

those are some nice fish for sure. We fish the neosho, no gaff alowed in OK. It gets pretty wild when you hook into one thats for sure.

[south point]

some good "Redneck Bill-fish" for sure! I think snaggin is pretty fun. I go out some, here on the misouri river every year. the fish don't run as big here. a 60lber is the biggest I have seen come from the mo. about 35lbs is my biggest. but I only go once or twice a year, because snagging will put a whooppin' on ya!