Hal, Chick, Crappie, 12-06-09, Catfish1

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Determined to fish today, Catfish1 and I put in at about 6:45 and went on a hunt for crappie. It was a balmy 24* at the ramp and I looked like an Eskimo goin' seal hunting instead of an ole southern boy goin' fishin' emoTongue Even with the temps it was a good day, not too much wind and only a handful of fishermen out today, did I mention that it was COLD emoQuestion emoSmile Jim said that he thought about it but was havin' too much fun to feel the cold, emoSmile <br />I think it may have been Catfish1's best day ever for crappie because we caught some really nice ones along with him catching a nice TARP Black Crappie, emoThumbsup <br />Did I mention that it was COLD, naaww, only when the boat was goin, emoCool <br />I didn't catch a TARP today but had one that was 13 & 7/8" and one that was 13 & a half with several 12's.<br />We ended the day with an even 50 total crappie and 2 little 'gills. Jim took 28 home with him that were all over 11 inches so they will have a nice fish fry when he thaws out, emoSmile Did I mention that it was COLD when we started, emoSmile It did warm up to about 35* by the time we quit and headed for the trailer. At least we didn't have to dip the rod to get the ice off toward the end of our day, emoThumbsup <br />Water temp was 49*-51* and fish were caught mostly in 18 to 30 FOW on about a 6 count early then moved down to a 12 later as the sun got up. Bait of choice today was BG crystal shad, some with tail lights and some without.<br />It was an enjoyable day, (Did I mention that it was COLD when we started emoQuestion ) emoSmile But most of the time we didn't feel it while catchin' several doubles and at one time I had six casts and six catches, emoBig That was fun emoThumbsup <br />Enjoyed Catfish1's company and he's welcome to keep the backseat warm anytime, emoThumbsup