guitarglynn1 Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 Yeah buddy!!!!!!!!! I went to a new spot today called Drakes Brook and was hoping to fish for trout but there was nothing but a bunch of mutant minnows or whatever the heck they are? There was a decent sized pickerel there and I was using mini flukes with a drop shot and got it to take my fluke and both times he took it I pulled it right out of its mouth. I was having trouble setting hooks all day! That spot was beat. Lost a bunch of lures to boot. I went to my old standard Lake Musconetcong and I could see adult sized bass swimming around and they were bigger than I normally see there. I was trying spoons and mini flukes and i could not get anything going. It was frustrating because they were there but I couldn't get them to bite at all. I only had spoons and mini flukes with me and so i finally decided to do a straight mini fluke with no weight or anything. That got them going! I had a few bites but couldn't set the hook and then finally I caught a bass. Caught about 5 smaller guys. Then I saw a fish follow my fluke in but turned away at the last moment and I cast out in front of where I saw it go and bam!! Got that sucker! I thought it was a bass. I had my ultra lite with 4lb test and it put up such a fun fight! When I got it out I wasn't sure what it was? Figured a crappie but I was not 100% sure. i looked it up and there are black crappie at the lake and the pics matched my fish. too catch a species of fish I never caught and on a day that wasn't going so well on the fishing front made it a special night of fishing for me. And mini flukes FTW! I just started using them and once I went straight fluke the fish wouldn't leave it be. I wasn't doing anything special, just casting and slowly reeling in with a couple jerks here and there. And the crappie ate my entire fluke. Luckly not my hook though 8) Sorry for the "crappie " pics, but you get the idea.lol A few of the fish wiggled off before I could snap pics. 1 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted October 13, 2014 Super User Posted October 13, 2014 Yeah, pics are blurry. You sure that's not a white crappie? Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted October 13, 2014 Super User Posted October 13, 2014 Yea, I'm with slonezp.. I believe that's a white too. Nice fish though... Quote
guitarglynn1 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Posted October 13, 2014 Thanks guys! I am not 100% sure but I think it is a black crappie. I have never caught either a white or black so this is my first time dealing with them. I searched around a bit and based on some features like the coloration and mouth it points to black. I did not count the spikes on its dorsal fin which is said to be another clue. I'll be back out there today hopefully catching another :-) Quote
paleus Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 Looks like a black to me. White crappie have pretty pronounced vertical bars of spots whereas black crappie have spots all over. Quote
Rivers Edge Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 That is a black crappie. White crappies have the spots, but or in a more vertical pattern 1 Quote
Super User Darren. Posted October 13, 2014 Super User Posted October 13, 2014 Congrats! It's a fun fish to catch. Wait till you catch the bigger ones. Just don't jerk 'em too hard as they're also called "Paper Mouths" for a very good reason. 1 Quote
Super User gulfcaptain Posted October 13, 2014 Super User Posted October 13, 2014 Fall bite on crappie can be really good as they stack up in certain areas. you catch one you normally can catch a few more as well. 1 Quote
guitarglynn1 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Posted October 13, 2014 Congrats! It's a fun fish to catch. Wait till you catch the bigger ones. Just don't jerk 'em too hard as they're also called "Paper Mouths" for a very good reason. Thanks man! And will keep that in mind about their mouth. It was a blast to catch that thing. It put up a nice fight and i would be happy catching them any day of the week Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted October 15, 2014 Super User Posted October 15, 2014 100% Black Crappie Quote
*Hank Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Wow nice fish . I was out at santa margarita lake ca. And I caught a 2.5 lb. crappie using a grub it was pushing the lake record. 1 Quote
guitarglynn1 Posted November 12, 2014 Author Posted November 12, 2014 Wow nice fish . I was out at santa margarita lake ca. And I caught a 2.5 lb. crappie using a grub it was pushing the lake record. Thanks That is huge!! Bet it was fun to catch huh. I have caught a handful of them in the past few weeks about the same size as that one above. They are so much fun to catch Quote
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