Thread: The Crappie Ninja episode I

As we zoomed across the stumpy lake at mach speed in the CNM (crappie ninja masters) sampan, I was concerned about the tasks I was to be challenged with. Would it be swimming Lake Nimrod from east to west? I cannot swim a lick but I had trained holding my breath for long lengths of time so this challenge was of no concern to me. Was the challenge to be climbing Mount Nebo at night while blindfolded at night in my skivvies? I had trained for this in the mountains of Mississippi county Arkansas so I was prepared for that.

"young glass hoppa, your challenge to become a crappie ninja is to snatch the crappie from the bush quicker than I. When the student can snatch quicker than the master, he has become a crappie ninja. "

This reminded me of the challenge in the movie "Kung Fu" circa 1972. A shiver of fear ran up my spine as I considered this challenge. I had realized that this may be the challenge and had stacked the odds in my favor by checking the weather and selecting a couple of days with low wind forecast and favorable conditions for fishing to stack the odds in my favor. The forecast was low wind, with a very slight chance of rain, then the shiver ran back down my spine as we pulled up to the first brush pile and the wind began to blow.

to be continued....