4-4-15 report.

[J-Doc]

Well that's interesting. Thanks for the report back!

[Guest]

"One mans trash is another ones treasure"

The same applies to smallmouth up north. The Yankees would cuss those "trash fish" (smallmouth) whenever they couldn't catch walleye on their live bait.

Just goes to show, that you can't knock it until you try it.

[M_Taylor]

I knew a guy who had a very bad/racist name for white bass. His loss for sure!

Most fish in the water, salt or fresh, if prepared correctly is perfectly fine. I've heard smoked carp is hard to beat actually.

[Dillen]

We caught a decent mess of crappie sunday despite the cold rain it was well worth it

[J-Doc]

I knew a guy who had a very bad/racist name for white bass. His loss for sure!

Most fish in the water, salt or fresh, if prepared correctly is perfectly fine. I've heard smoked carp is hard to beat actually.

I'll take fried white bass over catfish anyday. For that matter I can't eat catfish anymore. It tastes nasty to me.

Some may think I'm crazy but catfish to me has a dirtier flavor than natural white flaky meat from crappie or bluegill. And bluegill is much harder to beat. No fishy taste. Just good natural seafood flavor. Fresh water seafood that is. :-)

[Chillfish]

Drum are great, but tough if overcooked. Slice into thin pieces across the grain to fry them, or just blanken the loins. Used to troll and fill the cooler with 3-5lb drum and not think twice about it.

Plus, there's no need to worry about other people muscling in on your spot!

Anyways, what speed do you troll, and what size baits? My trolling game is way off recently, and I need to change that.

I am going to deep fry the other fillet tonight in fingers.

I was using number 7 flickers trolled right around 2 mpg. There was a hump between two channels that my baits would tick over, and most of my bites came right before or after my flicker went over that hump. That, and there were some stacks of fish on bottom structure that produced, but all the crappie were on the transition.

[beaverbeater]

"One mans trash is another ones treasure"

The same applies to smallmouth up north. The Yankees would cuss those "trash fish" (smallmouth) whenever they couldn't catch walleye on their live bait.

Just goes to show, that you can't knock it until you try it.

It goes for lots of things. Did you know at one point lobster was considered peasant food and was highly looked down upon?

[Feathers and Fins]

Nothing at all wrong with them as one former cracker to another they do taste like reds. Now wait till you eat gar

[Chillfish]

Nothing at all wrong with them as one former cracker to another they do taste like reds. Now wait till you eat gar

That is another one I have been interested in trying. Saw a video on how to clean one, and have been thinking about it ever since.

[Feathers and Fins]

Hammer Nail, Tin snips and you're good to go, 3 to 4ft are best as they are easiest to pin and clean. But only fresh I tried to freeze some and the was a mistake I've chewed on leather less tough.