Fish24/7 Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Fished from 1-6 No electronics today so I dont know the water temperature. I caught 8 big ones 😊 average size was big! but, I broke off 6 I never saw and were just as heavy 😣. . Lost a personal best 3+ pound crappie when it got hung up in the anchor rope. 😡 Biggest crappie I've ever seen in 40+ years of fishing Bull.🤬 I need to beef up my crappie gear. I was using ultra light and didn't have the rod or line power to turn these fish away from snags. Next time I'm using a medium power rod with 6 or 8lb braided line. Fish were buried up in the brush and you had to go in after them with your jig. It was bad, 6 times I got bit and they would just pull like a train and instantly wrap me up or I'd break my line just trying to to turn their head away from the cover. Makes me sick losing so many big fish ..The ones I got in the net were all males like these , no females. At times the wind was almost too strong. The fish were pretty deep still 10-15',and I could only get bit on a 1/24oz jig . Tried a 3/32 and 1/8 but they wouldn't eat em. This one measured 16 1/4" but looks shorter because of the camera angle makes his tail look stubby .⬇️ dpitt, Johnsfolly, nomolites and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted April 4, 2022 Root Admin Share Posted April 4, 2022 That sounds challenging. Fun too. Hope the water level stays decent for you guys down there this spring! Thanks for posting the report!! mixermarkb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsfolly Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 11 hours ago, Fish24/7 said: Fished from 1-6 No electronics today so I dont know the water temperature. I caught 8 big ones 😊 average size was big! but, I broke off 6 I never saw and were just as heavy 😣. . Lost a personal best 3+ pound crappie when it got hung up in the anchor rope. 😡 Biggest crappie I've ever seen in 40+ years of fishing Bull.🤬 I need to beef up my crappie gear. I was using ultra light and didn't have the rod or line power to turn these fish away from snags. Next time I'm using a medium power rod with 6 or 8lb braided line. Fish were buried up in the brush and you had to go in after them with your jig. It was bad, 6 times I got bit and they would just pull like a train and instantly wrap me up or I'd break my line just trying to to turn their head away from the cover. Makes me sick losing so many big fish ..The ones I got in the net were all males like these , no females. At times the wind was almost too strong. The fish were pretty deep still 10-15',and I could only get bit on a 1/24oz jig . Tried a 3/32 and 1/8 but they wouldn't eat em. This one measured 16 1/4" but looks shorter because of the camera angle makes his tail look stubby .⬇️ Sounds like a lot of fun mixed in with that frustration. Congrats on landing that great looking crappie! Can't wait to see some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devan S. Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 16 1/4 is getting awfully close to 3lb anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish24/7 Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Johnsfolly said: Sounds like a lot of fun mixed in with that frustration. Congrats on landing that great looking crappie! Can't wait to see some more. It was very frustrating. Especially losing that one in the anchor rope it was way over 3 lbs because 3 years ago or so I got a 3lb crappie and the one I lost was a Lot Lot bigger. That 7' micro light rod I had with me just wasn't strong enough to handle it. I wasn't expecting to be fishing right in the thickest stuff I could find , I was planning on trolling the entire time but the wind wouldn't let me so I had to anchor up and fish in the junk. Johnsfolly and Bassin4fun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish24/7 Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 12 hours ago, Phil Lilley said: That sounds challenging. Fun too. Hope the water level stays decent for you guys down there this spring! Thanks for posting the report!! They are trying to keep it down so far. Generation has been heavy around the clock for weeks . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish24/7 Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Devan S. said: 16 1/4 is getting awfully close to 3lb anyways. Yep, I've caught 1 3lb crappie ,and it was a 19" male. So a 16 1/4" female full of eggs would be pretty close. Bill Jr. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Jr. Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 That is an absolute toad! Sorry you missed out on a fish of a lifetime but for sure you know they are there. Can’t wait to get back and try my luck again with the crappie as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassin4fun Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 I may have to try for some crappie this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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