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Comment by David Dillman on March 14, 2012 at 10:23pm

David

A Cambridge is a village in Henry County Illinois.  It is East of the Quad Cities.  I guess I live about 40 miles from you.  I went out yesterday and had no bites.  The water was very dirty, because of the rain, and I think these unusual warm days these week should warm up the bite.  I had fun trying out my new rod and reel.  I also like this hi viz fireline, it casts  awesomely.   May the slabs and bulls continue to bite your awesome homemade jigs.

Dilly

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on March 12, 2012 at 7:07pm

Yep they were a nice mess of fish for the first time this year. I"m going to another pond tomorrow if the weather is like they say it's supposed to be!!!! Bigger crappies and gills in this other one I'm going to and if not to tired tomorrrow night will try to get some decent fish pics posted. The ones in the photo are still swimmin!!! Thanks everyone for the nice comments and wish my gills were as nice as alot of em posted here!

 TOOTY

Comment by dink dailey on March 12, 2012 at 6:53pm

looks like just enough to fill my belly

Comment by fish4anything on March 12, 2012 at 4:43pm

Nice looking slabs!

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on March 12, 2012 at 7:13am

Hey Dilly,

 No I live in TROY GROVE, IL. AND it's about 100 miles west of Chicago just north of route 80.  The crappie were only a foot deep on the big tree trunk in the water. If you fished deeper than that you get snagged in this one spot. THese bugs I use are not jigs in the traditional sense. They have a hollow metal bead for the head and normally sink vvvvvvery slowly. I use em with UL spinning gear and a small 5/8 bobber . I did have a spit shot on the other day though and am useing split shots more and more all the time now, all except when the gills are on the beds. Yep raining here this morning and am going tomorrow to a better spot were there are Big gills and crappies and hopefully more pics forthcoming.

 What's a cambridge?

TOOTY

Comment by Tony Livingston on March 12, 2012 at 4:36am

Well done, David.

Comment by David Dillman on March 12, 2012 at 3:24am

David how deep were the crappie?  Are these from one of the ponds next to Troy City?  I live in  Cambridge IL, not to far from you.  With all this warm weather we are supposed to get this week, I can't wait to go fishing, and try out my new rod and reel.  Your jigs look great!   Were you horizontal or vertical jigging, or a jig under a boober?  Great catch!!!

Dilly

 

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on March 11, 2012 at 2:44pm

Yep Dick they were good enough to eat but I released em all. THey were caught on my home made stuff and one plastic jig.  The pic of the micro on my page is exactly what I caught them on. NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNO LIVE BAIT HERE OLD BUDDY, BUT occaisionally I will use plastic bodys on a regular jig. ALWAYS THE SAME COLOR COMBINATION OF BLUE & WHITE.

Comment by dick tabbert on March 11, 2012 at 12:33pm

Looks like supper David. Jig or live bait?

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on March 11, 2012 at 10:27am

FIRST FISH OF THE YEAR at P pond with 40+ year old wonderod ultra light.

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