Cedar Rescue

[Bonefish]

Wednesday, my fishing partner took his boys out to Cedar to fish, and while fishing, they noticed one of the big herons circling a commotion out in the middle of the lake. They moved the boat to the area, it was a LM bass trying to swallow a 9 inch crappie. They dipped him and after releasing the crappie which was stuck in his mouth, they weighed him at 6.8 lbs. After taking pictures, they released the fish. So, to those who are skeptical that there are big bass in the lake, this may change your mind. Happy New Year!

[RoadToad]

THAT is a really cool story. Must have been an amazing sight to see!

[biggw]

Wednesday, my fishing partner took his boys out to Cedar to fish, and while fishing, they noticed one of the big herons circling a commotion out in the middle of the lake. They moved the boat to the area, it was a LM bass trying to swallow a 9 inch crappie. They dipped him and after releasing the crappie which was stuck in his mouth, they weighed him at 6.8 lbs. After taking pictures, they released the fish. So, to those who are skeptical that there are big bass in the lake, this may change your mind. Happy New Year!

UMM big fish in Cedar that is interesting

[rustedhook]

UMM big fish in Cedar that is interesting

I would like to catch one.
rustedhook

[smljaw]

I've heard a few stories like that and have experienced it once. While fishing Lake El Salto back in 2005 our guide swerved over to a big bass on the surface. It was about an 8 pounder (dead) with a huge tilapia stuck in the mouth...

Good save at Cedar!!! I'm glad the bass was still alive.

[BanditMan]

I'm carving my 9in madcow crankbait as we speek. LOL MOOOOOOOO. That's cool they rescued the big girl.

[know1]

So, to those who are skeptical that there are big bass in the lake, this may change your mind. Happy New Year!

I'm not skeptical that there are big bass in the lake...but I am skeptical that there are 9" crappie!

Michael

[Wormin]

I'm like you the bass did not phase me but a 9" crappie.WOW

[crappiepappy]

Hey "gurl" .... maybe that's why there aren't so many Crappie over the size limit --- the Bass are having 'em for lunch ... LOL!! The bank bound/weed hiders are semi-safe from the Bass ... but, the larger Crappie are more deep water oriented, so they come in contact with the larger Bass more often.
Wish they'd concentrate more on the big Shad ... and leave the Crappie alone ... LOL!!

... luck2ya'll ... cp

[Moose1am]

CP:
Check out the new In-Fisherman Books about Crappie Fishing. Crappie Fundamentals and Crappie Location. Book #1 and #2 are out already. I am still waiting on Books #3 and #4 to be publiched.

There is a lot of new information about where crappie spend their lives from age zero to Slab.

The young of the year are open water fish according to In-Fishermen.

And they are finding slabs in shallow water and in the weeds or submergent vegetation.

If you study the shape of a crappie (flattened body) you will understand that they are designed by nature for quick turns not open water. The flat shape of the crappie vs the long torpedo shape of the muskie or northern Pike (open water fish) are considerably different. The former is designed for quick turns in and around obsticles while the latter is designed for long straight runs in open water.

This is why Crappie spend a lot of their time in and around brush piles. They can maneuver in and around the brush piles much easier than the larger fish.

Now a bass is somewhere between the shape of the Crappie and the Northern Pike or Muskie.

[Moose1am]

Here is a diagram that shows some of the different body forms of various types of fishes.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...oungfishes.jpg

[crappiepappy]

CP:
Check out the new In-Fisherman Books about Crappie Fishing. Crappie Fundamentals and Crappie Location. Book #1 and #2 are out already. I am still waiting on Books #3 and #4 to be publiched.

There is a lot of new information about where crappie spend their lives from age zero to Slab.

The young of the year are open water fish according to In-Fishermen.

And they are finding slabs in shallow water and in the weeds or submergent vegetation.

If you study the shape of a crappie (flattened body) you will understand that they are designed by nature for quick turns not open water. The flat shape of the crappie vs the long torpedo shape of the muskie or northern Pike (open water fish) are considerably different. The former is designed for quick turns in and around obsticles while the latter is designed for long straight runs in open water.

This is why Crappie spend a lot of their time in and around brush piles. They can maneuver in and around the brush piles much easier than the larger fish.

Now a bass is somewhere between the shape of the Crappie and the Northern Pike or Muskie.

Yeah, Moose .... I know all that. But, this lake (Cedar Creek) is only 780 acres --- mostly flooded timber (probably 60+%), and grass/moss beds. The only Crappie in it are Black Crappie (no White Crappie) and they aren't growing very well, for some reason. It's primarily a Trophy Bass Lake project, so the Crappie/Bluegill/Shellcracker/Channel Catfish are just there for biomass balance and predation balance. Gizzard Shad have been introduced, either by someone or by having survived the kill-off (when the lake was being formed) ... which has allowed the Bass and Channel Cats to thrive very well, but the Crappie and Sunfish aren't being preyed upon as much as they need to be. There should be a good number of 10-12" Crappie in this lake, by now ... but, one rarely sees any over 6-8". It's gotten to the point where the KDFWR is removing the 9" size limit in 2008 ... just to thin out the Crappie population.
This lake is unique in many aspects, and it's a project that's undergoing some serious tweaks.
With all due respect to the Lindners and the In-Fisherman crew ... they've never fished this lake, and they're only generalizing the information they put out about Crappie behavior and such. That's all well and good, but ... every lake is a little different, and the fish acclimate to those differences, or perish.
Something's not quite right, with the Crappie growth rate, on this lake ... which is why the astonishment replies are directed at the Crappie's size vs the size of the Bass.

.... cp