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  1. 10-14-2021, 11:34 AM #1
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    Santa Fe Crappie

    I know other lakes around Gainesville have been producing nice amounts of crappie but was wondering if anyone has had any sucess on Santa Fe both big and little lakes ?

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    #2 10-17-2021, 10:53 AM
    What the hell r crappie?
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    #3 10-17-2021, 11:20 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Manatee Mauler View Post
    What the hell r crappie?
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    #4 10-17-2021, 11:55 AM
    Crappie is how Santa Flush usually fishes
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    #5 10-17-2021, 03:09 PM
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    #6 10-17-2021, 03:25 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Manatee Mauler View Post
    What the hell r crappie?
    and a very taste'y delight !!
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    #7 10-17-2021, 05:23 PM
    Never caught giants in Santa fe but than again only did it a few times with wife. Caught alot of small ones. They averaged 8 to 12 inches. Rodman i catch'em 15 plus inches 2 1/4 Pnds roughly.
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    #8 10-19-2021, 08:23 PM
    I have done well with Crappie in Lochloosa, plenty of size and tasty too. I have heard that they fish well in Rodman, going to try it this fall. Ive caught numbers in Santa Fe, but like Mauler says, small ones...

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    #9 10-20-2021, 01:11 PM
    Newnan's Lake use to be a big time crappie lake. Not sure about now.
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    #10 10-20-2021, 01:41 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Whiteboat View Post
    Newnan's Lake use to be a big time crappie lake. Not sure about now.
    Newnan's was on fire couple weeks ago and you can still go there and catch dinner...medium size right now...
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    #11 10-21-2021, 03:09 PM
    Aint no crappie here. Dont exist, now specs are prevalent and eat like fresh water flounder BUT id be afraid to eat anything out of these lakes that get constantly sprayed with known cancer agents. Roundup has shown up in manatte's. Why wouldnt it show up in fish as well?
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    #12 10-21-2021, 03:27 PM
    Speckled Perch (specs) name was mainly used from Michigan folks, Manatee Mauler are you saying you prefer to use the northern term !! of course they have many names: Croppie, Crappie`, Paper mouths, Strawberry Bass, Speckled Perch, Crappie bass, Oswego Bass, White perch, Black perch and the Cajun term sac-a-laif...
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    #13 10-21-2021, 04:13 PM
    Spanky's term DINNAH!!!!, especially dusted in flour and introduced to some hot oil....

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    #14 10-21-2021, 04:57 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Spanky06 View Post
    Spanky's term DINNAH!!!!, especially dusted in flour and introduced to some hot oil....

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    Try Autry's seasoning .....
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