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Ranger,

I was fishing a private lake that is approximately 40-50 acres. It has great fish in it! Caught the crappie in 1.5 foot of water! near the bank. Lots and lots of short fish but was happy...

Finally caught a boatload (and I was fishing from the bank) of crappie this morning! I kept 12 fish that were over 12 inches (biggest was 15) and tossed back at least 75 that were over 9! The total...

I think the autopilot will be in order! Going to wait until spring before buying it so I can sell some junk on ebay to pay for it without the wife having a fit! haha! (honestly, she said just buy...

Thanks All! I think it is going to be the Minn Kota! Probably look at the 24 volt options... I appreciate all your input!

Bo

FANTASTIC! Great Family Time Had By All! Thanks for sharing!

Steve

Sorry for all the questions but my trolling motor is going to be in need of replacement either yet this Fall or at the latest next Spring. I currently have a motorguide that came with my tracker pro...

thanks all! I just know I'm doing something wrong! Good Luck!

Hey All,

I have finally realized that I need some more help catching these critters! I fished yesterday morning for 5 hours and caught 1 short fish. Others fishing the same lake did MUCH better...

snal,

I have mainly acoustics and acoustic/electric. I have a 2 Fender electric, one strat and one tele. the rest are ovation, washburn, epiphone, etc... I have an old Gibson acoustic that is...

As a newbie to the board I would like to summarize:

Life is full of hard decisions as a crappie fisherman...


Good Luck All,

Bo

Mo, depending on what chickens are selling for you might be able to sell those and buy some more gear! Chickens should be selling for more than hogs were a few years back... lol

This cracks me up! Im glad Im not the only one with all that gear! The wife thinks I am starting a bass pro in Mayberry Illinois! She has recently asked why in the world I own 10 guitars... Its a...

HAHA! Not a chance she reads this forum! (i hope...) My garage is only so big so I dont have much choice as to where to put them. Its only a 1 car and there is not room for a car. Just fishing,...

I am new here and have enjoyed reading hundreds of past posts and am looking forward to learning more in the future.

Here is my question. My wife about had a cow when she started counting my...

Kevin,

Last thursday I put in at Bo Woods and fished hard for 6-7 hours without pulling even a short fish over the side of the boat! I saw a lot on the finder but couldnt get a bite. I am not...

JT,

GO CARDINALS IS RIGHT MY FRIEND!!! Central Illinois is horrible too with low H2O levels... I too have seen some things in many farm ponds that I didnt know existed. I guess we will just...

Ken,

I replied to your PM a few days back and hope you received it. Are you familiar with Clinton Lake? (illinois, for those that are reading this and know something about it) I fish it often...

Snal,

Thanks Again, I will give it a try in a few weeks!

Bo

Snal, I truly appreciate the info. I have a tracker pro 17 that I would love to get cleaned up before putting it away this winter. Someone recommended that I use wire wheel cleaner (very very...

Snal,

What brand of aluminum brightener did you use and where can it be purchased. I have tried the elbow grease with some iosso paste and it turned out to be countless hours of wasted time... ...

ifish,

I have about 7 or 8 BnM poles and absolutely love them. Most of mine are 10' but have a few that are 12. (I think) Go to www.bnmpoles.com to check them out. I am sure there are others...

thanks guys, any other thoughts from everyone will be appreciated!

Hello All,

Brand new to the message boards and crappie.com. I fished Lake Shelbyville (Central Illinois) yesterday for approx. 5 hours and caught 0 (yes thats zero) fish. Not even a baby...