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Flutterbaits for crappie

Hang time. Michael Jordan had it in spades. Shaquille O’Neal—not so much. Leaves hang, flutter and fall on a warm autumn breeze. Acorns don’t hang or flutter much at all, in fact, they pretty much drop like rocks. Ever try to catch an acorn midflight? How about a hailstone; ever catch one, say, square in the noggin’? Smarts don’t it? Falling leaves are easier on the melon, but I’ll take a shower of fluttering hundred-dollar bills any day. Watch how they flip, flop and glide in every direction as they drop toward the ground. Never know exactly where a C-Note’s going to land. Drop it from a rooftop, and the bill could easily come to rest 20-feet away...
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Florida Gar Fish Species Information

Scientific Fish Name: Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Other Fish Species Names:
Regions Fished: USA from the Savannah River and Ochlockonee River watersheds of Georgia and throughout peninsular Florida.
World Record:
Common Tackle:
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Although edible, they are not popular as food. The roe is highly toxic to many animals, including humans and birds.


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