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Crappie Fishing with the Prince
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:52 pm
by Lonnie
So CPrince took me up on my offer, to 'show him the ropes' of ice fishing crappies.
I set him up with a vexilar and brought out the two-man Frabill.
When we showed up on the spot, there was another couple guys set up exactly where we wanted to fish... oh well, always need to be prepared with a plan B.
It took us a good hour or more to find some other fish, but eventually started picking away at them. Fishing was a lot slower than is has been, but we got about 20 nice crappies between the two of us, and we lost count of the perch.
All in all a great day, and as you can bet, when CPrince is involved... it's always assured to be a lot fun!!
Cheers,
LK
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:28 pm
by cprince
Thanks for having me out with you Lonnie! I had a blast... watching those red/orange/green bars try to hump my red/orange/green bar...
Seriously... a lot of fun!!! Those Vexilars are quite something once you figure out that the light show is NOT an acid flash back from the Montreal Planetarium presentation of Pink Floyd Ummagumma
...!!!
Next time... we have to beat that little red car to the happy hunting grounds!
For anyone else *thinking* about crappie fishing... go with someone who knows what the heck they are doing. It makes it much more fun and a serious education. Watching Lonnie slay the slabs was like watching a carpenter at work.
Thanks again Lonnie!!
Craig
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:03 am
by Spezza_Fan
If that's what you call a Crappie outing I'd love to see a good one! Sorry for the bad joke. Looks like u guys got a decent spot in the end. Congrats on the nice outing guys!
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:01 am
by Wallyboss
Another fisherman falls for the mighty crappy!!!!!They can be really fun to hunt down. Congrats on the good outing.
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:04 am
by fishin mission
WTG Prince now your a real fisherman
looking forward to this weekend at LSM if i can talk the girlfriend on going with me. Again nice crappies Loonie and Prince great post.
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:59 am
by RJ
Looks like ya found some! Nice.
RJ
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:15 am
by fiiish
Nice work guys. So cprince, when are you buying your flasher?
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:08 am
by cprince
fiiish wrote:Nice work guys. So cprince, when are you buying your flasher?
Buy one? Buy one... buy one.
Nope!
Too easy.
I am going to make one!
Ingredients:
Microwave parts
Ottawa river water
1 Galaxian game
1 Weasel
And, of course... some duct tape!
Craig
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:10 am
by wolfe
Those Vex's are mesmerizing, aren't they!?
Glad you got into some, despite having to set up in an alternative spot.
W.
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:51 am
by SeaMonster
Somewhere in there, there's a joke that goes "A King and a Prince go Crappie fishing...."
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:58 am
by Dore
Great report fellas !
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:00 pm
by Wallyboss
You might want to try one of these cheap flashers, not sure how long they will last on the ice though.
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:38 pm
by rdjprice
Looks like an awesome day out...Crappie are a blast!
I'm curious if the slabs will come out of the hole pre-cooked with the micro-flasher?!
Flasher verses Crasher
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:47 pm
by fishin mission
That's not a flasher ........that's a crasher Craig
flasher=100% improvment in your fishing trips trust me this is my first year with one after pondering it for a couple of years
cat's meow dude don't know why i went so long without one
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:08 pm
by rdjprice
Prince - they are just butt effective on the boat as well when back-trolling, jigging, slip floating, and drop-shotting.
definite game changers.
-tight lines