Polo crappie round #2 -meat fishing 10/17/2006

[polo-dog]

I tend to fish for fun and yesterday DK and I had a fantastic trip to Chickamauga fishing for crappies. Today I went to get my hair cut and spoke with someone there who was excited about getting some fresh crappies to eat. The family has been dealing with lung cancer and the patient has been too sick to go fishing. Hopefully he will be well enough soon to go fishing with me. Anyway, I called up DK to be sure that he wouldn't mind if I took some crappies from one of his stashes for this family and he said it would be fine. If you remember, yesterday was rainy but this morning was miserable with heavy rain. When I looked out from the barber shop the rain was stopping and I figured that was a sign that God was going to bless me with a break in the weather so that I could take some fish to this family in need. When I got home it was still barely drizzling but I checked the weather channel web site to be sure that things weren't going to get bad again soon. The doppler radar showed continued rain but it was barely raining outside. I got on my rain suit as I didn't want to get stuck out there freezing like yesterday but it barely rained on me out there. The fish were thick on a dock in Harrison bay but were a little bit deeper, 10-15 count drop and the biggest concentration was over shallower water today. Not one fish today was caught out away from the dock, they were all under the dock and the walkways thereof. I used the same bait as yesterday, 1/32 oz leadheads with small bass assassins with the tail chartreuse in color using dippin dye. Most of the bites were still very subtle and usually came as I was ever so slowly just cranking the jig in and then would stop it for just a second. The line would stay " too straight" when I stopped and there would be a fish on. DK and I talked about how subtle the bite was yesterday too and it was the same today. I caught close to 30 in an hour and a half 1/2 to 3/4 of them keepers and took between 15 and 20 to the family for a good meal. What a blessing to be able to bless others and have a great time fishing while one is doing it. I would have filleted the fish but they wanted them whole, something about them tasting better that way. The fish are out there and are biting, go get some.

 

[drumking]

RE: Polo crappie round #2 -meat fishing

Great report, Polo. I am thankful that the family will have a good crappie meal because of your thoughtfulness and compassion. We all ought to strive to be like that. I didn't have to teach you anything yesterday. You already know more about life and fishing than most. It is my great joy just to be in the boat with you and I thank the good Lord that he has allowed us to become friends.emoAngel emoGeezer

 

[polo-dog]

RE: Polo crappie round #2 -meat fishing

I feel the same way, sir. We are blessed people! Passing around some of those blessings is supposed to be one of our biggest jobs. Sometimes I lose focus on that, it's easy to do. See you tonight at the map meeting.

 

[Guest]

RE: Polo crappie round #2 -meat fishing

Blessing folks in need with fish is more fun than catching them, or eating them.
Good report polo.

Cheez

 

[2jigs]

RE: Polo crappie round #2 -meat fishing

emoAngel emoAngel emoAngel emoAngel emoAngel emoAngel emoAngel emoAngel emoAngel emoAngel Amen!

 

[Gator]

RE: Polo crappie round #2 -meat fishing

Congrats on such a good catch and such a GOOD DEED.
That's what it's all about.
Gator

 

[Biofisher I]

RE: Polo crappie round #2 -meat fishing

Good job Polo. Keep on blessing people every chance you get.

 

[BigFishGuide]

RE: Polo crappie round #2 -meat fishing

I saw in our local newspaper in Jasper that they were changing the limit to 10 per person. Have yall heard anything. I think they are voting on it some time this month in Knoxville.

Good job Polo! Those crappies are almost as good as a sauger. There's nothing like a good batch of fresh fish. Good report to. What size line are you throwing that small of a jig on 4lb or 2lb.

 

[rsimms]

RE: Polo crappie round #2 -meat fishing

Proposal to reduce crappie limit to 15. Being discussed at TWRC Meeting in Knoxville at this instant. Official vote comes in the morning.

 

[drumking]

RE: Polo crappie round #2 -meat fishing

BigFishGuide - 10/18/2006 4:21 PM

Good job Polo! Those crappies are almost as good as a sauger. There's nothing like a good batch of fresh fish. Good report to. What size line are you throwing that small of a jig on 4lb or 2lb.

4 lb Mr Crappie Hi Vis Yellow line.emoGeezer

 

[polo-dog]

I was using 8lb high vis line. It was line that I bought about 20 years ago in a 3000+yd spool. I keep it in a zip lock bag and it has been fresh ever since. My line is an old co-polymer line by Fenwick, I can't recall the name but I think that they stopped making it and Gander Mtn. had a big sale way back when. I think that the higher wt line slows the drop and DK and I discussed it, they seem to want almost no movement other than a very slow forward movement and an occasional pause. It's fun to know that the fish are there and just playing around until you figure out what it takes to get them to bite. Being able to see the line is very important as when those fish are not aggressive they are on an off before you know it if you don't see the subtle movement or lack thereof of the line.