Ran into this trolling for crappie

[Central Minn]

Wow......That's a nice one, they're considered a envasive species in Washington aren't they?

[EWcrappie]

Depends on the lake. We have some great walleye fisheries in the state. Lake Roosevelt which is the Columbia, above Grand Coulee dam, is very good and the big big ones come below Mcnary Dam, which is the lower Columbia river. Now pike on the other hand, there is an all out assault on the them so they don't get established in the Columbia. They love trout and salmon.

[shipahoy41]

14.5 lbs. Trolling shad dancers in15 feet over the top of the weed bed. I catch quite a few walleye doing this, but not this size. Attachment 403875
Attachment 403876

What test line were you trolling with? I am guessing 6 pound since you were trolling crank baits for Crappie. A Shad Dancer is only 1.5 inches right? That is a trophy my friend.

Shad Dancer


Mike

[BarryG]

AWESOME!

[EWcrappie]

What test line were you trolling with? I am guessing 6 pound since you were trolling crank baits for Crappie. A Shad Dancer is only 1.5 inches right? That is a trophy my friend.

Shad Dancer


Mike

Was running 12lb mean green mccoy mono. I needed the extra test so they wouldn't run to deep. Over the top of the weeds at 10-12 feet in 15-18 foot of water

[EWcrappie]

Was running 12lb mean green mccoy mono. I needed the extra test so they wouldn't run to deep. Over the top of the weeds at 10-12 feet in 15-18 foot of water

And yes that is the bait. # SDD05. 2 inches. Great action trolled.

[ksnouf]

Wow. Great job. Must have been a great fight. Thanks for sharing.