I'm from the north, but fished the tournament... I know we caught some sick fish, but we caught over 200 I would consider healthy crappie, as well. The bass are crazy healthy, and heard of guys catching BIG redear. We noticed the majority of the 9-10" didn't look skinny, so figured maybe they're young enough to be raised on Asian Carp fry!?! Lake Michigan was supposed to be over run with the Gobi (small fish that eat roe, fry), and it was for about 4 years, until the smallmouth decided to eat them like wildfire... wouldn't it be great if the crappie and bass did the same thing. We seen a lot of shad fry on the surface, so that was a good sign. I'm praying for you boys... a lot folks but a TON of work into that lake.

I'll be coming back...