Just took a worm, tiny fly fishing hook and bobber to get a better idea on BG size and quantity. I caught about 40 BG in about an hour and a half, had a bite on most casts. Size range was 2 inches to hand size. I would say maybe half were under 3 inches, maybe 30 percent in the 3-5 inch range and 20 percent over 6 inches. I didn't catch any monsters say over 8 inches, but I was using a small piece of worm and bobber. Multiple year classes were observed based on size. All appeared fat and healthy. Males were very bright and appear to be spawning.
I did have about four bass blow up on my bobber! Guess I need to throw a topwater tonight.
The water clarity is about 18 inches the or take depending on rain. About ideal. It does drop off to about 2-3 feet quickly. So I have vegetation right along but edge but not a whole lot, which I think helps the bass keep the crappie and BG in check.
I'm very satisfied with my crappie and BG numbers. I would like those to hold in numbers and size and reduce my small bass percentage to have a few more 3-5 pounders.
The crappie are the X factor though and I don't know if I have to harvest all the big ones and would prefer not to. I just worry if I add structure and pull out 300 small bass that my crappie may explode.
