Fly reel question

"daytripper" wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:01:27 -0700, "bassrecord"
wrote:
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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...

Jeff writes:

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

yeah, they are. Two or three magnificent leaps and off toward England they go!!
Never got one back to the boat yet, myself, but one of these years.....
Tom

Stan wrote:snip 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.

Thru the years I have caught very few crappie on Cap Spiders. I have the best
luck using a rabbit leach or seaducer on size four streamer hooks. They work
best for me early in the year before the bluegill make their beds. I find depth
to be critical as they most often suspend at unpredictable depths. Work near
brushpiles or around here folks sink old christmas trees to attract them. Some
farm ponds have them sunk on a grid and they work great to attract crappie and
other fish for several years. Ole Papermouth can be a lot of fun on a flyrod,
but most of the time they are simply too deep to be much use to me. I don't
enjoy using a fly rod at those depths. I would rather catch bluegill off the
surface.

Big Dale