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    Freeze them fillets in water and they’ll stay good thru summer and fall. Nice catch.
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    Your right..
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    Freeze them fillets in water and they’ll stay good thru summer and fall. Nice catch.
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    If mine all would be gone in a few days. Shellcrackers eat fantastic blackened and served over grits, deep fried in fish fry, pan seared in a egg wash then served over pasta with a lemon /garlic / butter & herb sauce, you can even brine in a brown sugar & soy sauce brine then smoke in a upright hot smoker, taste like ham when done right. Really a wonderful, versatile, delicious fish. Great catch, Shellcrackers are a sucker for a red worm served at the end of a roll cast of floating fly line.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rojoguio View Post
    If mine all would be gone in a few days. Shellcrackers eat fantastic blackened and served over grits, deep fried in fish fry, pan seared in a egg wash then served over pasta with a lemon /garlic / butter & herb sauce, you can even brine in a brown sugar & soy sauce brine then smoke in a upright hot smoker, taste like ham when done right. Really a wonderful, versatile, delicious fish. Great catch, Shellcrackers are a sucker for a red worm served at the end of a roll cast of floating fly line.
    Getting really hungry after reading your post! I think I better start thinking about some breakfast!
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    PS Catching them on your fly rod is a real bonus!
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    Yep, I've been twice, they don't last long.
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    If mine all would be gone in a few days. Shellcrackers eat fantastic blackened and served over grits, deep fried in fish fry, pan seared in a egg wash then served over pasta with a lemon /garlic / butter & herb sauce, you can even brine in a brown sugar & soy sauce brine then smoke in a upright hot smoker, taste like ham when done right. Really a wonderful, versatile, delicious fish. Great catch, Shellcrackers are a sucker for a red worm served at the end of a roll cast of floating fly line.
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    I’ve been catching a few really nice shellcrackers lately while catching crappie on a flat, maybe in 6 to 10 feet of water. Only caught a few shellcrackers but tons of dink crappie. Any suggestions to target the shellcrackers? i thought of putting a redworm on a little jig and toss it out on the bottom but figured these dink crappie would be all over it.
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    I fish with red worm's, slip cork, set so that worm is dangling just off the bottom. It doesnt last long when they're biting
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    I’ve been catching a few really nice shellcrackers lately while catching crappie on a flat, maybe in 6 to 10 feet of water. Only caught a few shellcrackers but tons of dink crappie. Any suggestions to target the shellcrackers? i thought of putting a redworm on a little jig and toss it out on the bottom but figured these dink crappie would be all over it.
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