Fly reel question

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:01:27 -0700, "bassrecord"
wrote:
[snipped]
PS: In 58 years I've NEVER caught a crappie on a fly rod. Perhaps others
can help.

Well, I've caught 'em on a flyrod by accident...using small, really sparsely
tied streamers fished a few feet below the surface...

/daytripper (you do have to be where there actually are crappies, though ;-)

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:22:45 GMT, daytripper
wrote:

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:01:27 -0700, "bassrecord"
wrote:
[snipped]
PS: In 58 years I've NEVER caught a crappie on a fly rod. Perhaps others
can help.

Well, I've caught 'em on a flyrod by accident...using small, really sparsely
tied streamers fished a few feet below the surface...

/daytripper (you do have to be where there actually are crappies, though ;-)

I used to catch them on a black nosed dace when I lived in Kansas, but
I expect any minnow imitation would have worked as well. The trick
with crappie is to fish at the correct depth.
--
Charlie...

"daytripper" wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:01:27 -0700, "bassrecord"
wrote:
[snipped]
PS: In 58 years I've NEVER caught a crappie on a fly rod. Perhaps
others
can help.

Well, I've caught 'em on a flyrod by accident...using small, really
sparsely
tied streamers fished a few feet below the surface...

/daytripper (you do have to be where there actually are crappies, though
;-)

I've caught about a dozen this year. On big Green Gurglers, on top, around
docks. I caught a couple more on a trolled black wooly bugger while
paddling my canoe to and from other fishable spots. They were all 9 to
14". And it's always a surprise! If I were actually fishing *for*
crappies, I would be using something like a Cap Spider in yellow or
chartreuse. And I would probably never catch one. I just got a bunch of
those from Big Dale and I'm going to try them tomorrow. I also tied up some
honking big (size 4 6xl streamer hook) gurgle buggers in black that I hope
to finally catch my big bass of the year on right after dark...

--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

Stan Gula wrote:

They were all 9 to
14".

a 14" crappie??!! jeez, isn't that like catching a blue marlin on
pro-rata, equivalent tackle?

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 22:07:27 -0400, Jeff Miller
wrote:



Stan Gula wrote:

They were all 9 to
14".

a 14" crappie??!! jeez, isn't that like catching a blue marlin on
pro-rata, equivalent tackle?

http://www.assabetriver.org/streamwa...ckCrappie.html

4 pounds 10 ounces. We get some big damned crappies up here...

/daytripper

"daytripper" wrote in message
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a 14" crappie??!! jeez, isn't that like catching a blue marlin on
pro-rata, equivalent tackle?

http://www.assabetriver.org/streamwa...ckCrappie.html

4 pounds 10 ounces. We get some big damned crappies up here...

/daytripper

I'm not sure how much the ones I catch weigh, but they aren't that thick. I
can't imagine there's a lot of food for them in the winter - these are all
long and thin, like somebody stretched them out. I wonder what that 4.6
pounder looked like. I caught one at Lake Mattawa a couple of years ago
that probably went 3 pounds and it was freakishly huge.

Stan Gula wrote:

"daytripper" wrote in message
...

a 14" crappie??!! jeez, isn't that like catching a blue marlin on
pro-rata, equivalent tackle?

http://www.assabetriver.org/streamwa...ckCrappie.html

4 pounds 10 ounces. We get some big damned crappies up here...

/daytripper


I'm not sure how much the ones I catch weigh, but they aren't that thick. I
can't imagine there's a lot of food for them in the winter - these are all
long and thin, like somebody stretched them out. I wonder what that 4.6
pounder looked like. I caught one at Lake Mattawa a couple of years ago
that probably went 3 pounds and it was freakishly huge.



That's one hell of a Crappie! The Colorado record is just over three pounds.

Willi

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
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Stan Gula wrote:

They were all 9 to
14".

a 14" crappie??!! jeez, isn't that like catching a blue marlin on
pro-rata, equivalent tackle?


Now that's hilariousg. But is *is* fun on a 3 weight.
--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

Stan Gula wrote:
"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
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Stan Gula wrote:


They were all 9 to
14".

a 14" crappie??!! jeez, isn't that like catching a blue marlin on
pro-rata, equivalent tackle?



Now that's hilariousg. But is *is* fun on a 3 weight.

whew... i was afraid i might have been a bit too heavy on that one...but
you got my meaning. a 14" sunfish is a tugging machine... and unusually
big from my limited crappie, bream, bluegill experiences. oldtimers down
here call them speckled perch too (something i only recently learned),
and they are considered one of the best fish to invite to dinner. g
when the crappie are on the spawning beds, it's interesting to watch
folks in small boats after them...they'll have 8-10 rods with cork
bobbers, worms, crickets, minnows...and they will catch a limit. many
cook them on the bank...it's a good place to stumble upon, if you know
what i mean.

jeff

Stan Gula wrote:


Now that's hilariousg. But it *is* fun on a 3 weight.

and i hear a marlin on those winches they call reels are fun too...