Thread: The Crappie Ninja episode I

I've reached my limit I shouted dancing around in the sampan. "Ahhhhh so, young glass hoppa. Ancient Chinese proverb say, man who fish with eye of eagle......". "Shut up with the stupid proverbs, I'VE REACHED MY LIMIT" I shouted while jumping around with my legs crossed, looking for the head in the sampan. Get me to the bank, and I mean now I shouted. After returning to the boat from my trip up the bank the CNM said "I am velly implessed by ninja like speed and ability to conceal young glass hoppa". While first thankful for the compliment, I then began to realize that all who find themselves in that situation often exhibit astonishing feats of speed, concealment and ninja like ingenuity, so maybe it wasn't exactly something to be proud of. I then began to remember that we were in the middle of an ancient Chinese proverb when I left so I urged the CNM to continue. "Man who fish with eye of eagle often run out of bait and find himself on wrong side of law" he replied

We continued to fish and finally I said "I've reached my limit" slumping exhausted into the tempress seat. "Velly good glass hoppa you have 20 fish above 254mm in length"? No I replied I have 18 (this number being slight inflated from the actual number). I can't fish any longer I am so tired. "Focus glass hoppa let the elements free your spirit so that you may become of the same mind as the fish" the CNM encouraged. Or was it encouragement? Was the CNM saying I had the brain of a fish? What did this mean?

Summoning all my remaining energy I began to fish with vigor and new focus and was rewarded by a monster thump of which I attempted to finish with another thump into the boat, but instead heard the zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz of the drag. As the fish came to the top about 20 feet from the boat, I saw I was hooked into a real Crappie Ninja sized slab which I would estimate to be from 1.5 to 2lbs. As I attempted to drag him to the sampan the jig tore from his mouth and the fish disappeared into the lake. The CNM seeing my crestfallen look comforted me with an ancient Chinese proverb "man who lose slab soon swim back to bank with rock".

I finally caught up to the CNM's crappie numbers and we both had 19 each in the "honorable" fish box and he said "two more and the sun will set upon all who have limits before dark". Amazingly as we pulled to the next spot both his and my rods bent and while his crappie went thuthump, mine being approximately similar in size went thump............................................. ....................................thump. I had reached a limit, but at the end of the day, I had failed. I was still unable to snatch the crappie from the bush quicker than the master.


to be continued in The Crappie Ninja part IIIIIII subtitled The Katana

RCC your a real story teller. I enjoyed every word you wrote,now keep it coming, and pay no mind to CreekSlick

I just gotta ask, how many of those (I's) are in this story. I have been on
the edge of my chair so much the front legs are stuck in the carpet and I can't
get 'em unstuck. I didn't realize the Chinese didn't know how to use Roman numerals
in their counting, just all I's..............too exciting. I may just stay logged in so I can
keep up cause I know I can't go to sleep until this story ends. Is this writer a retired
writer, or just a writer needing to spread his wings. Man, let this dude fly. So funny!

Be right back, going to get my waders.

Hey, go easy on that Ginsing Weed hopper.......it ain't fer amaturs

Man, I'd buy a case of slant eyed jigs from this story teller. No puns intended.
A ninja is yellow dressed in black. Sounds like a great color combo, with
the slanted eyes (red), would be a killer jig head. Jig makers, start your heaters and
get them molds modified. Look out Alabama Rig, new product on the shelves.
We need a ninja slab slayer icon. Thu.....Thump!

Our limits finished, the Crappie Ninja Master pointed the sampan toward the ramp and in a short time we were safely back on dry ground. Since the CNM had done all the work up till now, I offered to clean our fish and besides, I had brought with me an electric katana with which I felt comfortably proficient. Reaching my JUNK and inspecting it found all my junk intact. I was relieved that nothing was taken since all my poles and lot's of tackle, and even a digital camera (accidentally) were left unsecured. We then went to the cleaning station where I began to fillet with my electric katana. I had filleted a short time when suddenly my electric katana ground to a halt. I looked around to see what had happend and saw the CNM standing with the cord end in his hand. "Filet now young glass hoppa" he said then laughed the funny Chinese laugh "he, he, he, he. He then pulled out a 22.86cm non-electrical katana turned it horizontal and looked over top of the razor sharp blade directly into my eyes. Sensing a challenge to duel I slowly plugged my katana back in and with both hands on the handle glared back across the top of my electric katana at the CNM. With a Chinese sounding scream the duel began. The graphic scene that took place does not have a place on this forum since it could be read by women and children. Razor sharp katanas wielded by men skilled in the ancient eastern arts of filleting make short work of even a mountain of crappie. As we finished, I glanced over the cleaning table and even though I had started first, his mountain of fillets was as high as mine. With this he said "glass hoppa who filet on moon need long extension cord. he, he, he, he".


to be continued in The Crappie Ninja episode IIIIIIII subtitled Breakfast and Mojo

It is often times in the center of a book, you will find pictures. Taking a short break before the final few episodes, I will insert some pictures that have already taken place in the story or will take place at a later point in the story. I will apologize because some of the references I have used or will use later have come from other posters some even from years ago. All who are old timers on this board will catch the meaning. I will give a few examples of this. When I wrote of the Nimr Pecial. I assume that all the old timers know exactly what this is. In the upcoming episode I will mention butterfly mojo which came from Crappie Pro in 2010. Again, this is basically a true story (except for the Chinese proverbs) and I will be glad to clarify or answer any questions if their should be any. I have actually had tears in my eyes from the laughter due to the in between episodes posts. Thanks so much for reading and commenting and making my day better. If I had known writing could be so much fun, I would have paid more attention in English class, and took Chinese as a second language.Rofl

Buckwheat


Fish just before the katana duel


Mojo at work


CNM-Nimrod working hard in the wind to put me on fish.