Went out last night with my dad and cousin from 4:00 till 8:30. Drilled a few holes, put the vexy in the water and it was lit up like a Christmas tree. Crappies were pretty finicky until around 8:00 but from 8:00 till 8:30 they couldn't get enough of out fatboys tipped with minnows.
We iced around 120 fish total and probably kept around 25 each. This was my share of the bounty. The gills ranged from 8-10 inches and the crappies were all 9-13.
These were my 2 best fish of the night. I put a 2L bottle in the middle of them for size reference.
And finally a shot of their new aquarium, well at least until they thawed enough for cleaning. All in all, a great night to be on the ice.
Later,
Smitty
