02-04-2013, 02:44 PM
Went up to pineview on friday for a birthday trip with a few friends of mine and one i hadnt seen in a few years. left the house around 3 am looking to get up there in the dark for some crappies. Got to the parking lot and it was a mild 32 degrees[crazy]. made our way down the steep hill in the dark and proceeded on to the ice or slush you could call it. there had to be atleast 6 to 8 inches of watery slush on top and i wasnt prepared for the conditions cause i was instantly wet, luckily it wasnt too cold even though it wasnt the most comfortable thing i kept on fishing. there were crappie all over the finder once we drilled and set up shop. they were a little finicky and i had a hard time getting them to bite my rig but my 2 buddies got a few keepers, i think around 5 keepers and lots of little silver dollar sized ones. Also 1 perch sized LMB was cool too that my other buddy got.
As soon as the sun came up the crappie pretty much dissapeared and the perch woke up. i ended up getting around 18 perch and 2 small crappie for myself aswell as a real nice smallie that taped at a little over 17 inches, the way it fough i thought i was a big slab but the smallies are just as good to eat imo.
I dont know if the colder mountain temps the last few days have froze the slush up a little better cause if not you definalty need waders or high boots. thanks guys
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As soon as the sun came up the crappie pretty much dissapeared and the perch woke up. i ended up getting around 18 perch and 2 small crappie for myself aswell as a real nice smallie that taped at a little over 17 inches, the way it fough i thought i was a big slab but the smallies are just as good to eat imo.
I dont know if the colder mountain temps the last few days have froze the slush up a little better cause if not you definalty need waders or high boots. thanks guys
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