Lake Fork crappie

sure are odd looking.

I bet that stretched the old line!!


Gman

She gave the drag a good workout too. That Mr. Crappie Hi-Vis is good line.

Although fighting those things are fun they sure do get in the way a lot.....
Wish more folks released'em in Lake Crisco.....LOL

Trashfish!!!

They're fun till they're stealing your keeper crappie! Had one get 5 last year during the TFF fun tourney on Fork last Nov and we didn;t have 7 in the boat! Dang thieves!!

Ran into one of those a few weeks back

Pesky critters aren't they.

I told a couple guys under the bridge once fishing with brim to make sure they keep 'em if the are over the slot. They said they'd just let them go. I sure don't. I like my crappie more than the bass that steal them on the way up. When I see the tail of a 14-15 inch crappie sticking out of a basses mouth I grab the oar and start a swinging.

That sounds like a good way to get beat up at the ramp fishing Fork!!!

I release all of them back into the lake......
Not sure if that's the ingrained CPR (Catch, Photograph& Release) that was still lingers from my bass fishing days or the fact that I don't often keep crappie, as I have all that Belinda & I can eat for a couple of months in the freezer.......
To be truthful, I now feel sorry for the bass......This June will be 2 years that we have been here at lake Fork and I see daily how much they get pounded

A six pound bass grilled on the halfshell is a mighty tasty meal... We eat eat every legal bass that comes in the boat. Now I'm not talking about ten pounders,haven't caught one of them yet.

Those are fun, good fish!

That is hilarious!

+1 I landed a buffalo over 40lbs with 6lb Mr. Crappie good stuff!

Yea, me an TBox have went round an round about that sort of thing a few times...I keep them too, not because I prefer them over crappie (Only if I died and went to Hades would that be the case), but from a management standpoint, you get rid of the big ones so the smaller ones can continue to grow...It's a small lake management thing, more pounds on the table per year, healthier remaining population...and Besides, Bass on the half shell is a good appetizer at a get together...especially if it weighs over 8 lbs! And of course, I eat them because they eat crappie! LOL

It's an age old difference of opinion,and I completely understand both sides of it.We all have to do our part to maintain the health of the fisheries.Most folks have a stricter conservation codes than the state's. This causes a problem with there management efforts. The state needs x amount of fish taken, and hardly anyone keeps bass.I also fish on a small private lake,and we try to manage it as closely as we can.I knew a guy who caught a 11pound bass and ate it,but had something to say about me keeping two 8" crappie that my son caught...when you break it down nobody's right or wrong.Personal Opinions should be respected...just do what you feel is right, and legal of course...Like a wise man once told me..."son just cause somethings legal, don't mean it's right"