Sunday fishing

thorhammer · February 04, 2019, 01:29:06 PM

Had a break in the weather and finally finishing up some renno work that has eaten my free time, so we splashed the sled for a couple hours. No wind, sunny and mild, water still stained from three months of floods but we decided to spider rig some minners and float around. Got some nice hand size perch,a cat that broke a Bream buster and this nice slab...I haven't really crappy fished in years, and this was probably the biggest one I've boated in 20. He was as wide as my gut, that's something lol.

thorhammer · February 04, 2019, 01:30:07 PM

Someone please rotate this.

thx

foakes · February 04, 2019, 01:47:03 PM

Rotated, John —

Nice Crappie!

Reminds of the story in our local newspaper about 20 years ago —

Guy gets off work, decides to fish the San Joaquin River just North of Fresno by the railroad trestle — buys a dozen minnows — catches a 5 lb. 2oz. White Crappie — promptly takes it home, cooks and eats it.

Not realizing that it was a State record at that time. If he would have had it certified, he would have been in the record books.

Best,

Fred

Benni3 · February 04, 2019, 02:56:56 PM

Great job man,,,,,

what's the trophy size in your state for that fish,,,, Virginia 2lb or 15",,,,,,

Alto Mare · February 04, 2019, 03:03:21 PM

Great pic John! nice to see you're getting out.

Sal

mo65 · February 04, 2019, 03:12:34 PM

Love that Crappie feeshin'...nice slab John!

thorhammer · February 04, 2019, 03:33:38 PM

Quote from: Benni3 on February 04, 2019, 02:56:56 PM
Great job man,,,,, what's the trophy size in your state for that fish,,,, Virginia 2lb or 15",,,,,,

You know, I don't know....she was for sure 15". I'm on Kerr Lake so I was actually fishing some of water just 130 miles away

Full of roe, and released.

El Pescador · February 04, 2019, 06:02:57 PM

To The Great and Powerful Thorhammer!!!

Without the Gleam of Sunlight off your Noggin...

I didn't recognize you!!!

Looks like a great day, and I would love to catch some crappie someday. Bluegill is what we have around here.

Wayne

tomclark · February 04, 2019, 06:25:06 PM

Hardcore weather fishing there!!!

Love 'em crispy fins! We get some "lunker" Specs in Central FL

Darin Crofton · February 04, 2019, 06:27:19 PM

Nice one, John! Time to eat...

Shark Hunter · February 04, 2019, 11:18:15 PM

Nice crappie my Man!

steelfish · August 21, 2019, 08:40:47 PM

how I missed this, great fish JOhn

that fish looked really healthy

Gfish · August 21, 2019, 10:41:03 PM

Nice! The only fishin contest I ever won was by catchin a big Crappie. Ate a River Runt plug while I was tryin to catch Northerns. Lookin a little cold there hoss. Probably on-par for Feb. Think about joinin the ghost-lookin throngs of touri(real white-sun starved, caucasian & Asian tourists) that come here in winter from colder places. 2 days in and the redheads are turnin into redskins!

Newell Nut · August 21, 2019, 11:33:35 PM

Nice crappie. They are all exciting no matter where they are. Good therapy too.

Dwight

ReelFishingProblems · August 21, 2019, 11:49:45 PM

Glad you got some time to fish.
Nick