Grenada Lake, Mississippi monster slabs

[duckydoty]

Took a family trip down to Mississippi to get on some big crappie.  Something I’ve been wanting to do for years.  Why have I waited so long?  It was incredible!  We arrived Friday late afternoon for check in and got settled in our cabin.  Went down to the outdoor pavilion called “The Slab Shack” for dinner.  1 inch thick strip steaks, sea salt crusted baked potatoes, coleslaw, grilled asparagus, garlic bread, key lime pie, and home maid pineapple ice cream.

Woke up early next morning for sausage biscuit sandwiches and headed for the water.  Spider rigged till about noon for some monster slabs picking up 28 keepers over 13 inches.  Had sandwiches on the boat and pizza waiting for us back at the slab shack.  Put all the fish on ice for pictures the next day.  Dinner the second night was hand cut pork chops, salad, baked beans, coleslaw, corn and onions, blackberry cobbler and homemade blackberry ice cream.  

Up early again for breakfast down at the Slab Shack of fried ham steaks and biscuits, then on the water by the crack of daylight.  Caught my largest crappie ever of 16 3/4 inches and 31 more in the 14-16 inch range.  Back to the Slab Shack by new to grill burgers and chips for lunch.  Big photo shoot of both boats of family and fish for two days of fishing.  We ended up boating 122 keepers.  After pictures, the guides went to cleaning fish.  They got that dialed in.

Final dinner was smoke ribs, coleslaw, baked beans, bread, pasta salad, cobbler and ice cream.

I will be going again!

 

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[Jerry Rapp]

those 3 lakes always produce good crappie, year after year.  How are those lakes managed to achieve this?

[Devan S.]

Its really incredible the fish they produce and they are fished hard by catch and keep. IIRC 12" length and 15 fish per person. 

We did the similar trip a couple years ago but had to bail on Grenada due too an east wind in the 30 mph range. We fished a north/south cove on Enid and still managed a pretty good haul of 13"+ fish with waves coming over the front and back of the boat. 

Was a good time and would love to go back with a jig pole and waders and hit up the stake beds in the spring. 

Also really like the biscuit pit there in Grenada. 

[Quillback]

My uncle lives in Collierville TN which is about an hour away from Grenada and I have fished that lake a couple of times with him.  We always pull Bandit 300's and always catch fish, and some good ones.  It is amazing how those lakes produce crappie.

Glad to hear you had a great trip DD.  Haven't eaten at any of those places you did, but sure sounds tasty!

[Flysmallie]

1 hour ago, duckydoty said:

After pictures, the guides went to cleaning fish.  They got that dialed in.

I always love watching those guys at the saltwater cleaning stations. They have had lots of practice.

Great trip!