What’s a 2 lb Crappie Look Like?
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http://www.blogsmonroe.com/fishing/?p=261
A two pound crappie doesn’t turn many heads down south, it is like going out to Erie during the summer and catching a healthy four lb walleye, folks just say, ” Nice fish. ” , and go back about their business. Up here where the cold waters of the north grow crappies slowly over years, a 2 lb slab will turn some heads and usually end up at the local taxidermist, with a final destination on the lucky angler’s wall.
Barry Williams is one of those guys who goes about his business and doesn’t try to impress, but when he talks about fishing, people listen. One of the Brooklyn gang who made up Team Wolverine on the old Ice Team circuit, Barry is a skilled angler, who also turns out some outstanding jigs and flies meant for use through the ice. The original “Iceman” just goes out and fishes whenever he can, where he can.
Recently he went out with his partner in crime, Dave Hunt and tackled one of the local lakes in the Irish Hills. Dave sent some of the pictures from the little expidtion back to me in an email. Barry’s crappie actually went over 2 lbs, by another quarter of a pound to tip the scales at 2 lbs and 4 ozs. Now some pics are pretty useless when it comes to studying methods and means, but others tell a story. They can be evaluated and studied like a textbook. Pick them apart, learn and ask questions. Look at the rod, the reel, the line and the lure, envision the technique and form your hypothesis, then go out and test it. You might not do it exactly the same, but my bet is that you will have fun with the results.
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