jigngrub
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Got the boat out on the water for the first time since the restoration yesterday and did some trolling for Crappie. Didn't catch anything for the first couple of hours, not even a sniff and was fearing the skunk!
Then all of a sudden the fish turned on and I had some pretty good action with the majority of them being Crappie, but Spotted Bass, White Bass, and a few little saltwater Stripers thrown in. I ended up with 11 keeper Crappie (9"+) and threw back 5 short fish, also threw back 5 Spotted Bass and 3 little Stripers, and kept 2 nice White Bass all in about 2 hrs.
Water temp was 60*F. Fish were caught in 8-12' of water trolling a 1/16 oz. jig with a 2" curly tail grub @ 0.8-1.1 mph.
When I left they were still biting, but I wanted to get home to clean the keepers up for a fish fry.
On the cleaning board (bad cell phone pic).
Fish frying procedures started.
I like to fry my fish at 360*F
It makes them nice and brown and crispy!
The rewards!
Yeah, that's fried Crappie, tater salad, and baked beans!!! I made a pig of myself and gorged!!!
Then all of a sudden the fish turned on and I had some pretty good action with the majority of them being Crappie, but Spotted Bass, White Bass, and a few little saltwater Stripers thrown in. I ended up with 11 keeper Crappie (9"+) and threw back 5 short fish, also threw back 5 Spotted Bass and 3 little Stripers, and kept 2 nice White Bass all in about 2 hrs.
Water temp was 60*F. Fish were caught in 8-12' of water trolling a 1/16 oz. jig with a 2" curly tail grub @ 0.8-1.1 mph.
When I left they were still biting, but I wanted to get home to clean the keepers up for a fish fry.
On the cleaning board (bad cell phone pic).
Fish frying procedures started.
I like to fry my fish at 360*F
It makes them nice and brown and crispy!
The rewards!
Yeah, that's fried Crappie, tater salad, and baked beans!!! I made a pig of myself and gorged!!!
