SLAB TALK, LET'S TALK NUMBERS ON AVERAGE...

[keeferfish]

last monthly count I ran a few months ago was under 500 fish if I remember right , but I also go a lot more often than the average angler.

I really had to think about it and then like alight bulb........I can say the same! Yep under 500 last month for me also, and the month before, the month before that and even the months for all years and decades before, yep all under 500. I was thinking under 700 sounds better though.

[Ketchn]

I really had to think about it and then like alight bulb........I can say the same! Yep under 500 last month for me also, and the month before, the month before that and even the months for all years and decades before, yep all under 500. I was thinking under 700 sounds better though.

if you went 5 to 7 days a week it really ain't that difficult to ketch 500 or so when the bite is good in a month .... 20 times 25 you know,,,,

[Ketchn]

by the way , math this month indicates I am down to about 20 per trip this month .....might make 400 if I can hang in there .....

[GreenLine]

Personally, I don’t worry about numbers or size. I’ve got nothing to prove. I’ve caught 100s in one day, I’ve caught 0. To me it’s about getting on the water and enjoying nature and fooling a fish with a jig and not thinking of life’s problems.


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[SuperDave336]

Personally, I don’t worry about numbers or size. I’ve got nothing to prove. I’ve caught 100s in one day, I’ve caught 0. To me it’s about getting on the water and enjoying nature and fooling a fish with a jig and not thinking of life’s problems.


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Although I try very hard to not be skunked. Either way I'm enjoying my time otherwise I wouldn't do it.

[keeferfish]

if you went 5 to 7 days a week it really ain't that difficult to ketch 500 or so when the bite is good in a month .... 20 times 25 you know,,,,

by the way , math this month indicates I am down to about 20 per trip this month .....might make 400 if I can hang in there .....

All I know is my math tells me you're not going to be even close to sniffing the 20K mark with those paltry monthly numbers.

[UnLikeU]

I’m weird. I’m anal about a lot of things but keeping count of my fish I’m horrible. I have fish counters and don’t use. Most lakes here are 37 limit but I’ve never kept that simply because I hate cleaning fish. Shoots I fished my whole life and actually hated to eat fish. Threw back everything. Wasn’t until I had kids years back that I started keeping some simply because they like it. I still throw back most my fish and when I do keep I try to keep no more than 15. I fished 5 days last week on vacation. Was a finicky bite all week. Lots of looky loo’s and bait chasers. I would say I averaged 20-30 catches a day but only kept anything 12” and up with maybe a few 11” which I gave away each day. I felt I did bad because bite wasn’t like I wanted and wasn’t catching quality fish like I was wanting. I was humbled each day though as when I gave away my keepers each person was so happy and told me I had a better day than them.

@DrNip I LOVE YOUR COMMENT. Why?? Because its based on the NORMAL EXPERIENCE that more people don't post, show, write about, or comment. Think it about it. How easy is it to think about the fish caught if all of the post, reviews, videos, pics, comments are only people who are slaying the fish with big numbers? It warps reality. However, hearing more from people like you gives us other perspectives & takes that fisherman that fish below your catch ratio possibly more verbal with their experiences & making you fell less like you failed or had a bad day when you compare your day to the realistic day of average people. Then the chain reaction starts. The guy who caught less than you isn't embarrassed but is more eager & learns, you feel better about what you know & build on it. All of these experiences radiate positive trips through us to our peers & from there MORE PEOPLE ENJOY FISHING! With the rate it's going & how people all think Everyone is catching 15-25-35-50 fish per trip we are moving away from the reality of how many people are catching fish is all I'm saying. I took off last week as well & from Sunday 10-15-23 - Sunday 10-22-23 I caught over 200 on 4 different lakes. That may sound like a lot & is good but I know people who fish Crappie Trails & Tournaments that catch 25 Crappie in 45 minutes to an hour who casually catch 200 in 2-3 days!!! Fishing/The Outdoors is good rebalancing for the soul. PASS IT ON!

I appreciate you commenting "DrNip" & I hope you share more experiences because whether you believe it or not the average fisherman are the people keeping this sport, lifestyle, & outdoor passion ALIVE!!!! THANKS!!!!!

[UnLikeU]

Cool post. I’ve yet to get a limit.. my PB is close to 20. Average number of fish really depends on time of year for me personally.

Summertime, it’s so hot I don’t give them more than a few hours and am happy to come home with 6+ keepers. Spring and Fall seem to be most productive for me because I can spend a half day on the water without melting. I consider a great day 12+ keepers. Sometimes I will throw the little ones that barely make 10 inches back because I like a nice filet.

2023 will hopefully be the year I get my first limit.


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@Slab Apprentice thanks I LOVE HEARING FROM THE PEOPLE ENJOYING THINGS ON THE COME UP! You don't realize people at the top draw from people below them, as well as people on the rise draw from people further along than them. I know people that have fished for 10 years that have never by themselves caught 20 Crappie on 1 trip. Yea with other people and people putting them on fish they have but by themselves????? NOPE! IT'S NORMAL & NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.
I totally agree the time of year as well as time you were out fishing has a bunch to do with it also. Meeee??? I don't care it's 110 degrees outside when I go Fishing or Golfing. I'm gone for the day! If I get hot I jump in the lake and get out. I'm on the water ALL DAY! It soothes me! My problems hit me when I dock Landside. 12 Keepers is my number also when I go to a lake that I have not been or a part of a lake I've never been to & I'm scouting just learning the lake. Any double digit amount is over 20 Filets which is a good day. In rough conditions I think anything over 8 is a good day but my competitive drive makes me always want to strive to double digits. Let's face it.... Unless you are "KETCHN DA FISHING STAR OR BILL DANCE DA LEGEND" Da Fish Have Ta Win SOMETIMES!!!! Stay vocal with us Slab Apprentice you are actually the face of fishing. Think about it. The Pro's aren't keeping the Fishing Tackle Stores Open.. THEY ARE SPONSORED & NOT PAYING FOR THE EQUIPMENT WE ARE SPENDING HUNDREDS & THOUSANDS ON! The little guys make the sport!!! Each one Teach One & Let's enjoy it to pass on to the next generation. "The User Ketchn" doesn't have a fisherman on the planet that can absorb all the stuff he knows so he's a DINOSAUR & Gonna Fossilize into the lakes. He's built different.

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numbers of crappie depend on my location of choice in many cases , I really don't ketch lot's of giant crappie , fish over 14 inches are not common in the spots I visit .
If I were east of dfw and chased them with electronics and a boat my average fish size would go up tremendously is my thoughts , but alas it just ain't so here in this part of the world .
I use my phone camera as a counter and pitch about near 95% or higher of what comes to my hand back in the water . Sometimes I am after a large crappie ,but in most cases I am just after the crappie , lil ones entertain me and so do their mamas and papas , but it just isn't a worry for me about the size of the crappie as much as the speed that they get flung out of said waters .
used to average a really stupid high number of them when I boated frequently in my lil rascal whaler , but not so much these days (my lil boston whaler got retired in gladiator fashion a few years ago ), last monthly count I ran a few months ago was under 500 fish if I remember right , but I also go a lot more often than the average angler.
my concern though has never been total fish or size of fish ,it is just about the bite for me , I wanna get bit ! it's just that simple and yet complex at the same time ......
on a side note: orange is a great color I love to use at times , so don't go and get worried about me funning around about anything in the pursuit of said fisheez , I don't take the banter or give it out with any malice in my heart

Ketchn you are talking to a Man with Dinosaur Hide for skin & I highly enjoy your banter, thoughts, & comments. Man you couldn't offend me keep being who you are. I love it. You are exempt from this because you are in that group that "CATCHES FISH" so when you have an off day you charge it to the game and try to pound them the next time. I love your comments period, but you are one of the people that posts often & fishes extremely well so I know it's not about the numbers for you. The people I'm talking to may not Limit 1 time out of 10 outings & there experiences are what would help balance out what's really going on when people go out to fish.

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I use 2D sonar with A-Scope or RTS Sonar turned on up front and Sidescan on the console. A Panoptix transducer is used at times but most of the time it is turned off. Old School Fishing. I catch north of 50 Crappie most trips but 6-9in fish are common catches every trip. I keep 10in to 10.5in fish and up depending how much I move for 25-40 in the cooler for 4-6 hours of Single Pole fishing in deep cover. I'm fishing out of a 14-48 Southfork aluminum boat, flat bottom, most of the time so I can testify 14ft boats work just fine fishing. Keeping count is always a problem for me but I've learned to live with it. As room for more ice on top in my cooler wanes I quit as I like to clean my fish the next day.

@Rojoguio... NIIIIICCCCCCEEEEEEEE I see you are slanging slabs!! I remember those RTS days and that was our Live Sonar and still is for a lot of people. I use sit and anticipate that red blob coming from the bottom 100's of times... Great Times. You Sir are no stranger to getting your fair amount & can take 1-10 trips with lesser yields because you know how to fish. 25-40 in 4-6 hours single pole fishing are above average #'s & with you doing it without Forward Facing Technology you are cemented in us trying to get Slab to change your position to 2nd Star General PROMOTION TIME!!! Thanks for sharing your experience. Somewhere you just gave hope to someone with the same set up letting them know IT'S POSSIBLE! .