Had a blast! First time I have ever caught so many nice crappie crankin'. Took my dad out for some crappie/bass fishing and actually did both at the same time. Found submerged timber a little off the beaten path and thought it looked promising for some crappie fishing to satisfy his cravings for fresh fillets. I like to catch, cut, cook, and chomp on some crappie, but I usually would rather be bass fishing :>) Of course after catching a few crappie, I decided to start probing all the surrounding areas w/ a flatDT in parrot. I caught a few keeper bass and then IT happened. I thought I had caught a bluegill or really small bass. When I lifted the fish toward the boat I realized it was a crappie. Not just any crappie either. It was just over 13" and plump. No monster or trophy, but great for the table. This continued throughout our two days on Rough. Find a "fishy" looking spot, catch some decent crappie, catch and release a couple keeper bass. Made for a fun little two day trip. Even found crappie on a rock wall on an outside bend with very little brush marked on the graph. Had a ball catchin all those fish w/out changing lures. Tried live minnows and caught a few keeper crappies, same with w/light jigheads and crappie tubes, but nothing compared to what we were doing w/the crankbaits. Anyone else having similar results w/crankin crappie? I've caught a few on shad raps and such, but never anything like this. I've read about people trolling cb's for crappie but didn't ever think it would work on a lake like Rough, maybe Ky or Barkley I could see, but on Rough. Man, I wish I had tried this a lot sooner! Sure left these two fisherman w/ big smiles at the end of our little trip. Love to hear anybody else's similar results.
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