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Post by kboatman48 on Apr 20, 2006 11:56:42 GMT -5
fished marsh creek yesterday with a friend and we got about 140 big blue gills 60 crappies one 13 3/4" yellow perch and one bass about 20" all in all we had a good day.
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Post by Gheff on Apr 20, 2006 21:33:16 GMT -5
Where you the 2 guys back in the one cove fishing next to a guy and a girl on a boat who were also catching crappies?
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Post by kboatman48 on Apr 21, 2006 9:39:17 GMT -5
yes that was me and a fishing freind.in the carolina skiff.
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Post by needtafish on Apr 21, 2006 9:40:50 GMT -5
very nice report kboat...what were you using for bait?
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Post by kboatman48 on Apr 21, 2006 12:15:40 GMT -5
trout magnet and honey worms red in color worked best for me.
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Post by Gheff on Apr 21, 2006 14:49:06 GMT -5
Yeah that was me and my girlfriend fishing next to you. We probably caught about 30 crappie and a 12" perch. A lot of the crappie were females full of eggs. We threw all back but 8 male crappie which we had for dinner. Minnows seem to be the key.
-Tom
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Post by love2fish on Apr 21, 2006 17:07:56 GMT -5
Hi, great report! How can I tell a female crappie from a male crappie? I would like to also throw all the females back; gop t keep the population up!
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Post by kboatman48 on Apr 21, 2006 17:34:56 GMT -5
we threw all of ares back didn't keep any just for fun yesterday.
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Post by Gheff on Apr 21, 2006 21:18:31 GMT -5
During the spawn most females will have a big belly and the males will turn dark, sometime even black, on its throat and gill plate.
I fish almost every day in the spring and summer and I release 90% of the fish i catch. I just keep a few for a nice meal once and a while.
-Tom
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