It's about that time of year... when crappies turn their thoughts to spawning and start gathering in large numbers near shore, where they can be caught by bank anglers. Crappies are one of my favorite fish, they are fun to catch, grown to decent sizes, and are good eating. I've been fishing some of my local lakes, and have caught a few good size crappies over the last 2 weeks, but the spawn is just on the verge of starting. I caught one out of Five Mile Lake that ran a good 13" a few days ago. Now that's a slab by any definition.

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