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We do not even slow down in the stick Marsh, Always run to the South end of FP-13 where all the stumps and eel grass is. R/ Chris

Two feet of water, tail worn way down and bloody, appears to be a bedding fish. My guess is to 41/2-5Lb. 20"x20"x20" divided by 1600=5.0 R/ Chris

I always have a Senko rig ready, it is a staple of the rods I carry. They will catch em Giant, Large and small.

Yea, Can't explain but Crappie are known as "Specs" in Fl.

Stick Marsh and Farm Pond -13 are located in Fellsmere Fl. 2.5 hours south of Jax.

Did ya lop the sides off the Spec?

My Fav is 5" watermelon red flake (Gander MT) 1/16 needle nose lead, 3/0 EWG Gammy on Sun line 16lb. fluoro.

Having FUN is what it is all about Kevin!!! Sounds like you nailed it!! 25 fish kept you busy no matter what flavor or color they were. R/ Chris

Great "tech" Stay with it. I always have one tied on. R/ Chris

Nice fish! Good luck in the sandbox, Be safe. R/ Chris

My P.B. and avatar pic is 14.1 R/ Chris

I used to live on Sewell mill Rd. in Marietta. Worked for Lockheed for the entire C5-B program.

Two bites, Two trips, Two Fish, Batting a 1,000 ! R/ Chris

My partner (Boat owner) and I spent Tuesday, Wed and Thursday on the FP-13. This was our third trip of 2016 and our expectations were high as this is typically our best month for size and numbers, we have had some 100 fish days in March with an occasional trophy class(10Lb +), but also have had some days when you would think there was not a fish in the lake. We normally start in January and fish till June when the air temps reach high 90's, no breeze and the hydrilla gnats can carry you off. On Day 1 we found the ramp crowded again with out of state, and out of county tags. We ran to an area known as the "nursery" because of the hard bottom and numerous stumps and apparently the word was out because by sun rise there were 20 boats with us and everyone catching fish. That bite lasted till around 1 P.M. On day 2 we beat the morning fog that settled in on the lake and held back a lot of boats so we had the nursery just about to ourselves for about 1.5 hours. Day 3 the fish had been beat up pretty bad by now in the nursery and the bite was off by 9 A.M. and we only had 9 with no picture fish(5lb or better) so we relocated to another area as we know as the totem pole were we found a school of fish and ended our day there. Again stick baits were responsible for the lion's share of catching with a few spinner bait, crank bait, Texas rig ribbon tail worm and swim baits. Air Temp- Highs, mid 80's, Lows mid 60's. Mostly cloudy. Wind - 5-10 Variable. Rain- 0. Barometer reading- low. Day 1. Caught and released 27, Two 7 lbs, One 6 lb, Two 5 Lbs. Day 2. Caught and released 37, Three @ 6lb, Three @ 5 lbs, Day 3. Caught and released 32, Largest was 6 lb, Two @ 5 lbs. R/ Chris

Good fish and handsome bait! R/ Chris

Heading to the Stick Marsh today for another 3 days on the water (third this year). I can only imagine the bait of choice will be a stick bait of some brand (as always) Senko, Bass Pro or anything else with that type of design and action. Spinner baits, Swim Baits, and lipless crank baits account for some but by far the Texas, Carolina, and weightless stick bait account for the lion share. Will give a fishing report with pics( 5 lb or better) when I return. R/ Chris

These work GREAT ! Cheap, light, float, secure bite.

The 8x10 is a awesome gift !! R/ Chris

X2 R/ Chris

How's that saying go? "Better to be lucky then good" Look @ it this way, Your rod, Your reel, Line, bait and you probably tied the knot. You put him on the fish, all he did was reel em in. R/ Chris

Wide open @ the SM/FP-13 this week. Heading back down Monday for another 3 days of catching(I hope) Report to follow. R/ Chris

I do my best fishing and catching during the Pre-Spawn ??

There is a formula used just for the length it is not dead on but very close. It is your length , 21.5 x 21.5 x 21.5 divided by 1600 = 6.2Lbs

Congrats on your P.B. !!! Great Pic !!