Lone Star Oct 12, 2009

No hunting today for me… woke up at 4am feeling like crap.

I reset the alarm and woke up again at 8 feeling better…
went fishing instead.

Surface Temp 69*
10ft Temp 64*

On the water by 9am fished until 3 (started raining)
Only caught a few (better than getting skunked)

1 Bream

1 Cat

1 12" White Perch

And 1 dinky Crappie

Ok, so it aint so dinky…14"

On Ice for filleting

I guess I’m going for quality over quantity… yeah… yeah… THAT’S the ticket.

Bad start of the day turned out not to shabby.

Looks pretty good to me. Nice job.

looks like you and that boat and all time rigging starting to come together for ya …Congrats on the catching …them water temps are getting rite for sure..

Nuthin wrong with that! The deer are really moving around here. Stirred up and cool weather I’m sure. I got a small block of trace mineral salt today I put out and have 3 feed sacks of ear corn I will tie a few ears to the fence every few days by the husks once winter is here for real. Was sure a nice day.

That’s two quality fish for sure!

looks like you and them minners are getting along just fine:cool:

By the way… Thanks to Tap for mentioning the 2’ rise submerged island… I was hunting for lumps, bumps, slopes and took the crappie on a slope rising fom 16’ to 10’ with a brushpile at the top of the slope… was rigged at about 8’and let drift over the slope… crappie hit and I thought I had hung the brushpile.

It’s a process… like learning anything new… but I’m tossing it all into the salad… new lake… new boat… new way of rigging… multiple rods with mutiple hooks…

I’m getting there.

What is citation size for White Perch by the way?

1lb. 4 oz. or 13"

Good job PF!

Good job!!

story of my life… still need another inch:rolleyes::eek:

Nice job with the 14" crappie. Crappie that big are really rare in our area.

Thanks Tap… and thanks to you for tipping me to the way I found it.

Nice job there. Glad you were able to catch a few nice ones!:slight_smile:

Nice job, one big one is way better than nothing.

I’ve been transitioning from Walleye and Bass fishing, to serious Crappie fishing; and I’ve experienced the same issues. Fortunately, there are enough posters on this board to help you with the transition, and those who don’t actually help, still lend moral support.

I’m extremely grateful that I found this board, and hope to pass along what I learn during my “extended transition”.

Regards and tight lines,
Cal

I’m coming from a 1 ultralight rod and jig mentality and going to a multi-rod/multi-hook way of thinking. But if you ever stop learning it’s time to look for a hole.

Yep. I usually catch three or four of those a year. Biggest was 14 3/4". Can’t find a 15" crappie to save my hind parts. CF