Talked him into it

We had group of turkey hunters from Maryland and one of them loves to crappie fish so it wasnt to hard to convince him to come fish with us.
It turned out great, we had tied some new color combos that needed to be tested. He has fished with our old style jigs in the Chesapeake Bay in the past and did very well.
Our guest, Brian caught his first ever rio grand cichlid. What a trophy for a first! It measured 10 1/4 inches

He also caught a few crappie and bass as well.

Leo and I caught a few fish also. Here are a some more pics.









Their teeth aren't as viscous as they look.

Fish were caught in 12fow holding by brushpiles. Most were big females. All fish were caught on JIGLYF jigs. We kept 26 crappie, we kept a few and gave some to the turkey hunters for a yummy Texas crappie fish fry. The rest of the fish were released to swim another day.


We had a great day fishing with Brian!

What a day Yesenia...Brian is one lucky man to hook up with you two fish slayers !

Nice looking bunch of crappie

Could not have said it any better!


Side Note: Looks like a nice bunch of Rios survived the "BIG FREEZE" !

My kind of fishing. Awesome job.


Side Note: As always catching a nice variety of fish on the JIGLYF Jigs!

How often are you changing out colors during a trip?

Thank you Vogey!

Thank you Luke57, there was some nice ones in there!

Yes!, theres lots of nice rios that survived. It would be cool to see who catches the biggest rio this year

Thanks Laker One!
We try to catch at least 2 fish with each jig. OR if the color is on fire we use it till we loose it to brush or a solid tree under water.

Nice work...gotta love those slab crappie! One of a kind eating

Those are some super slayer jigs you tie PL !!! Good going !!

They sure are! Thanks for the reply Action_Jackson!

Thank you doc!

Awesome job as always!

Thanks!

Thank you pop r!

I use a three fish count. I figure if I can catch three fish in a short period of time on a particular jig, that jig is going to workout. However I have seen on a lot of my crappie trips that certain colors work better at different locations of the water body I am fishing. Go figure.

So how did the turkey hunting go? Is turkey hunting something you offer or is he just a good friend that you let hunt them?

You all are having a banner year so far. Great post as always.

We notice the same thing...that in one spot they hir one color and down the river they hit another. We beleive its the forage they are keying on.

Actually he shot 3 turkeys. Brian is a good friend and does animal research for the Smithsonian Museum and has been out here before. The Rio Grande turkey specimen that is currently in the Smithsonian is from this ranch, The Tularosa Nueces.
Brian has asked me to catch 4 Rio Grande cichlids for specimens and take fin clippings and measurements. They are to be sent to the Smithsonian to be studied, mounted, and displayed.

Side note: It will be cool knowing I will have a rio displayed in the Smithsonian

Its been an awesome year Gitter Done! Thank you for the reply!

Glad y'all got the Mid Atlantic fella on some fish. From my small experience up here, they don't have anything like the majestic Rio Grand Cichlid up here! Hopefully soon I can get the family to the Smithsonian and see y'all contributions!

Yes me too! You are right jagg, they dont have these beautiful rios. Thanks for the reply!

That is totally awesome on your displayed Rio at the Smithsonian.

Side Note: Ask if they can put the jig you caught it on in it's mouth as part of the display.

You two are so awesome, great fisher people, jig tiers and even in the Smithsonian

The Rio isnt there yet only a turkey. Brian is waiting on the Smithsonian to start mailing and receiving and he would get back with me.

Thanks Ben, but not there yet. Like i told Gitter Done, just waiting on the museum to start receiving and shipping.

Turkey is

When that happens Yesenia, you have beaten me "HANDS DOWN"! Having a fish at the Smithsonian will be hard to beat!

Nice catch and .... .

Yes, turkey is.

Thank you jsinn01

Great thread, congrats!

Thank you Dfitz!