Croppie Fishing

**SNAP Hunter** · 12-03-2020, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by DRDUCK

Ha, you right, he can catch um

I have been killing them lately. 6 limits the last three trips out. I have been pulling jigs and killing them with the livescope.

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**SNAP Hunter** · 12-03-2020, 08:40 PM

There is so much information to learn. I couldn’t explain everything to you in a day. It needs to be trial and error. Here are the last few trips out.

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**Duck cutter** · 12-03-2020, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by Baggy

Brush and rice are your friends. Check your pms DC.

havent seen a PM yet

**DRDUCK** · 12-03-2020, 09:18 PM

He got a phone #, you need it?

**bbhntr48** · 12-04-2020, 07:31 AM

Rod and reel combo of choice?

**SNAP Hunter** · 12-04-2020, 07:44 AM

Originally Posted by bbhntr48

Rod and reel combo of choice?

I use Jenko Fishing crappie rods. Specifically the slab city and spider troll series.

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**Baggy** · 12-04-2020, 01:20 PM

Check now DC.

**Duck cutter** · 12-04-2020, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by Baggy

Check now DC.

I got it, been busy for a Friday I’ll get back with you later today

**bigtee** · 12-07-2020, 03:38 PM

We mount one of these crappie fishing lights to the side of our transom and just drop lines. We don't do as much crappie fishing in the winter as we do the summer, but I imagine they are deeper in the winter time. I've never tried trolling for crappie but it sounds interesting.

How effective is trolling in the winter?

**murraywader** · 12-07-2020, 06:19 PM

When do they quit biting? Probably the best tasting freshwater fish up near a walleye IMO.

**SNAP Hunter** · 12-07-2020, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by bigtee

We mount one of these crappie fishing lights to the side of our transom and just drop lines. We don't do as much crappie fishing in the winter as we do the summer, but I imagine they are deeper in the winter time. I've never tried trolling for crappie but it sounds interesting.

How effective is trolling in the winter?

I will troll for them from now until the first of May.

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**SNAP Hunter** · 12-07-2020, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by murraywader

When do they quit biting? Probably the best tasting freshwater fish up near a walleye IMO.

Best freshwater eating fish.

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**Duck cutter** · 12-07-2020, 07:36 PM

Which of you heathen moderators changed the spelling of my thread title?

**coonsqualler01** · 12-07-2020, 09:05 PM

Got a buddy bringing cold water crappie filletts to drop in the grease this wknd. They are damn fine eating. Carry on.

**mallardman25** · 12-09-2020, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by murraywader

When do they quit biting? Probably the best tasting freshwater fish up near a walleye IMO.

Never. We put a few 1000 in the boat this summer alone. In my opinion summertime is the easiest time to catch them in numbers.

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**fracas714** · 12-09-2020, 02:46 PM

Texas fishermen caught with 173 crappies over limit facing charges and civil restitution

Texas officials were acting based on an anonymous tip

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That’s officially too many fish.

Authorities recently confiscated a massive haul of fish filets from two anglers in Texas who had violated the state’s possession limit. According to the reports, the two fishermen had more than 173 fish than legally permitted.

Texas game wardens seized 350 crappie fillets from two anglers in Upshur County, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. The wardens were responding to an anonymous tip when they made the discovery.

The daily bag limit for crappies is 25 per person, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s website. Anglers are legally allowed to be in possession of twice the daily bag limit, which falls far short of the 350 fillets the two men were found to be in possession of.

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The Texas game wardens confirmed via Facebook that after being seized, the filets were donated to multiple area families. As for the fishermen, charges and civil restitution are reportedly pending.

The fish were confiscated at Lake O’ the Pines in Upshur County, KSAT 12 reports.

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While these two fishermen may not be having the best season, it's been a better year for hunting and fishing across the country.

Fox News previously reported that states have seen a spike in sales of hunting and fishing licenses this year. The news of this trend was credited to the fact that these outdoor activities offer a solitary environment where people can eschew face masks, and usually not fret about social distancing.

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“All of the things that hunting offers to people and the varied reasons people hunt all fit in with the pandemic,” said Louis Porter, Vermont’s fish and wildlife commissioner.