Bull gills and a limit of crappies

  • deerwoody
    Deerwood,MN.
    Posts: 285
    January 19, 2009 at 1:34 am #1218081

    I made my first panfish outings since early ice this weekend and man what a bite!We started Saturday morning on a small lake outside Crosby targeting bluegills and only drilled 6 holes all day,thats nice for a change.The fishing was outstanding with around 100 gills caught and over half were 8 inches or better with a couple bonus 14 inch crappies.With our gills down we switched to crappies on Sunday and pulled 2 limits in a couple hours on another small lake north of town,6 more holes .The gills were suspended outside the weedlines in 15-20 fow and killing a diamond jig with a waxie or plastics.The crappies were a little deeper and suspended a little higher,these fish also were caught on the diamond jig and waxie.I must have tried a dozen different jigs both days and the diamond was the killer hands down.It was nice to not have to rip holes all day to get some fish,but I was due for one of these days.
    Til next time…..

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    January 19, 2009 at 1:38 am #738766

    Sounds like a great day of fishing with little effort.

    Richard V.
    Somewhere over the rainbow
    Posts: 2596
    January 19, 2009 at 2:29 am #738796

    8″ gills and 14″ specks that spells success

    sliderfishn
    Blaine, MN
    Posts: 5432
    January 19, 2009 at 3:03 am #738813

    Thanks for the report Aaron
    Sounds like a great weekend

    troy_blackstad
    Hastings MN
    Posts: 263
    January 19, 2009 at 3:26 am #738826

    Good job. Thanks for the report..

    luke_haugland
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Posts: 3037
    January 19, 2009 at 4:55 am #738843

    Sounds like a blast! It sure is fun when it is easy! Gotta love those diamond jigs!!

    drakesdemise
    Residing in St. Paul, MN doing weekly travel throughout the five state Upper Midwest
    Posts: 976
    January 19, 2009 at 1:16 pm #738875

    Nice report and what an outing
    Do you ever hit the mining pits in that area during the winter?
    cheers

    deerwoody
    Deerwood,MN.
    Posts: 285
    January 20, 2009 at 12:26 am #739176

    Most mine pits are stocked with trout and are off limits during the winter I do fish the surrounding lakes alot.

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