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Have to agree with Ketchn, looks more like a black to me. The white crappie out of my home lake have unmistakable vertical bars.

great catch , wonder what it weighed ?

MO

Fish that go live to ice chest don't need to be bled. IMHO
I take a filet knife and cut just behind the gills on each fish as I remove them from the livewell and put them in a bucket.
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Fish that go live to ice chest don't need to be bled. IMHO
I take a filet knife and cut just behind the gills on each fish as I remove them from the livewell and put them in a bucket.
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I checked on a item from amazon that I ordered last week , status was " appears to be lost "
I ask and was granted a refund and re ordered, Amazon states if it shows up , keep it at no...

I bought 3 lithiums on Amazon , Tried to save some cash. They worked great when they worked. sometimes one or more would test
dead after charging. Let them sit long enough and they would test...

I love catching green sunfish from a pond , unfortunately I have not had access to a good pond in a while .
Greenies that size fillet up nicely and are good eating.

MO

Just installed a Force Kracken, with two new Garmin 126 ultras. Just got everything connected and so far I love it,
Due to the long shaft length , the Kracken is not for everyone, but works...

I learned how to filet fish when I was 12 ( about 60 years back)
I don't think I have scaled a fish since.

:biggrin

MO

One great feature of the 126 units , the screen fits in a cradle, You leave all the cables connected to the cradle ,and just press a lever on the
back of the cradle to remove the screen. Takes...

I got fed up with Motorguide and Lowrance not connecting. So dumped my Xi5 , and hds carbons. I now have two Garmin 126 units and
a Kraken. So far I like the set up. The kraken has a 63 in...

12 LB mono , loop knot , leader is 24-36 inches. another plus for me is when I see the bead hit the top of the water , I can start my " swing" of the
fish into the boat.

MO

I use braid , bead , swivel, leader. Several reasons , bead and swivel show up nice on livescope ,
Keeps the grandkids from reeling the fish up to the rod tip. I find I get lots of...

Blue, black or white with chartreuse are the colors I use most of the time.

MO

Seems like most on this board use MinKota, but I have always used MG Xi5, I am having connection problems
between my Lowrance and Xi5. I am just about fed up enough to spend the money go all...

I grew up crappie fishing with a " texas toothpick" you take a welding rod , scrape off the flux , flatten each end and drill a small hole.
split ring , snap swivel with crappie hook. ...

I tried 3 no name from Amazon, on a 36 V TM. Worked great when they worked , BUT , often one or more would
shut down after re charging. Voltage would read 0 on one or more of the 3. ...

I like that gold color, don't see that on my home lake

MO

my go to is Suffix 832 hi vis

Mo

I've been in the Tyler area since 1982, Lived on Lake Palestine since 1998. I have heard of 3 lb crappie ever since I moved here. I have not seen one
personally. 2.78 is the best I have been...

Just like every other year ,
still looking for that 3 lb crappie :)

MO

I don't measure the big fish, just weigh them . Slabs start around 1.75 lbs.
your mileage may vary

MO

On my end of the lake , the river channel is 40 + with lots of 35 ft water, lots of water less than 20. In a few weeks , I will be able to eliminate all the 20 ft water For some reason , I can...

What brand TM is it ? What brand fish finders will you run?
Lowrance interfaces with motorguide and lowrance , Humminbird with humminbird and garmin with garmin.

once you have...

I am just north of the mouth of Stone Chimney Creek. It is about 2 miles to the dam , about 6 miles to the big bridge.
In the past , I have just fished areas where they have been caught...

I bit the bullet and bought one a few year back , it is made of Starboard like material , The end flips up when you want to use it , folds down
into a recess when not in use. It is Permantly...

The only times I have used mine since livescope is when I'm building brush piles. Typically we will put out the buoy , hit a waypoint, then drop
bundles of brush on the 4 compass points around...

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From my back yard

MO

How deep are you fishing ?

I have observed so many different reactions to my jig, there are days when the best bite is to pitch past them and let the jig
pendulum over their heads. Other...

My boat dock is about 6 miles from the big bridge, I have not fished it in years, Too loud , too many people , it is always more cold and windy
under the bridge. But yes , it does hold fish. ...

another question -- How fast are you moving those baits ?

MO