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When I fry a large batch, I put a cookie sheet in the oven at 170 degrees and layer it with paper towels between each layer of fish. Keeps them hot and all can be served at one time.

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I did a terrible job of asking my question. I know that others fish the lakes and probably take out over a thousand or several thousand fish a year - including winter ice fishing. That is what I...

I fish a couple of small lakes in the area. One is less than 75 acres and the other may be 150. I can usually limit out (25) decent crappie. But I am wondering just how many crappie can be taken from...

I use an egg wash also, but I learned from a good chef to use rice flour instead of regular flour. It does make a difference. After the egg wash, I dip them in chrushed Ritz crackers - great flovor....

Does anyone on this board fish that area? Some friends invited me up for a few days for camping and kayaking, but I am considering taking my boat instead and trying to catch a few crappie while they...

Represent us Michigan anglers!! Good luck and have a safe trip.

I was in Gander Mountain today and saw some very small stinger hooks that looked like they might work on a jig and minnow. They are produced by Northland under their John Petersen's line. Very small...

Hi:
Tried to PM you but your space is full.
Would you please send a new catalog to:
Jerry Cassell
716 Delaware Court
Lawton, MI 49065
THanks!!!

Lynn:
If the boys just want to "veg-out" on the beach, a condo on St George Island will be OK. There is a real lack of other things to do and good restuarants if you like to dine out. Apalachicola...

Thanks for all the tips. I've got enough to get a good start. That Lake Taleguin (sp?) looks fantastic but Yahoo maps show it 148 miles from Destin and I doubt I get that far this year. If I like...

Just what you FL guys/gals want to hear - another snowbird coming down to fish your water, but, hey - I would really appreciate any info about crappie waters in the Destin area that can be fished...

Dutch:
Thanks for the tips on Swan and Jeptha. I'll have to get up there sometime. I had some free time yesterday so I went to Cedar to see what might bite there and ended up with 22 keepers -...

dutch:
I see you are from SW MI - so am I. Not too many of us on this board.
Do you fish any other SW MI lakes? I go to Baseline several times a year. Crappie aren't big but there are some huge...

9mmruger1:
Your comment about "soft crappies" is what I hear all the time when I mention I am going crappie fishing. "How can you eat them?" "THey aren't any good this time of year!" Etc.
When I...

I do some crappie fishing here in SW Michigan, but I have been totally occupied with taking care of my sick mother and have been out only once this summer - OUCH!!
Hoping to get out more in August....

She sure is a 'keeper'. And tell her I'd pay a years pay to have that hair. Nothing wrong with that.

Turkeyfoot -- A fisherman who sometimes stretches the truth?????
Please say it isn't so!!!!!!
Shoeless Jerry

Used to waterproof all my maps for Canadian canoe trips using Thompson's water seal. It works on paper as well as wood. Soak the paper for a minute and then hang on the clothesline to dry.

Last year I found a HUGE school of crappie that seemed to fill a whole bay on a nearby lake but the size was only about 6 to 7 inches. I went back to the lake yesterday thinking the size might be...

Diamond is way down in the southwest corner of the state. A long way from Alpena.
Can't help you on the Alpena area. There are two nice lakes north of ALpena but I don't know how the fishing is. In...

Where you fishing at? Lakes - what part of MI.

How long do you grill the beers?

It will be interesting to see if that helps turn them back on.

Len:
Yep, that was the guy - Horn.
I've got to get down to Diamond this summer. I hear it is bad on weekends with all the boat...

Bottom line: If it works good, guys/gals will buy it. If it doesn't, they won't.
If it works, people will try and imitate it with cheaper knock-offs.
Good luck!

Len: THere was a nice article about crappie fishing on Diamond in the Kazoo Gazette. Guy catches a lot of crappie there - he and writer of article caught over 50 crappie on two seperate days.
Using...

68, huh? Long way from Tet to Monroe. Hope you had a good ride and can enjoy some time catching some slabs.
Good luck this summer.

I used them last year several times and was pleasantly surprised. Using the minnows, I caught walleye, bass and a few crappie and bluegills. THe problem with the crappie and gills was that they kept...

White - 5/6 dorsal, black - 7/8 dorsal is I remember correctly.

I have fished a couple of walleye tournaments in North Dakota and Arkansas, the tournament rules were the same. Length of fish with tail closed (it can add a little bit) and the tail only has to be...