4 lb test mono or less , thought i might try me some 4 lb mono on my newest member of the crappie ketchn crew . 6 lb seems a bit heavy on this here 5 5 rod i just got , she is a Vigilante and right nice but seems to be rather light weight . so i thunk i mite go with a new spool of some 4 lb to be all finesse like and such ....MY BAD
there was a large crowd on the public dock and my other half says WOW lookee there is some competition for ketchn sum fish out there! Now before i get on with this fishee story i want to say it isnt B S this actually happened in front of a crowd ! kinda embarrassing to say the least but sometimes it just is what it is.
so i walk up ask if they are ketchn fish and get a resounding NO ....1 pm rather hot at 97 degrees and sunny . i set my float at about 7 foot deep and then tried to cast it ....not easy with a 5 5 but it flew well with the wind to my back and hit about where i thought they might be . 2 twitches and a 4 inch drag and KABOOM the float goes down nice ! when i set the hook the lil rod arcs hard and its like i hooked the brush pile ...dont give an inch ...so i lean into it knowing its a fish .AND the folks are smiling thinkin i just hung the brush first cast ....
well things kinda went real fast after that . the fish woke up and took off like a rocket , i though uh oh BIG bass ...then up to the surface it came with a bucket of a mouth wide open and BLEW up the water in a HUGE cartwheel !!! Cant say i ever seen a big ole 2 plus summer crappie do that ...man did she have game and all i could think is my bud is gunna be some kinda happy i just ketched the new lake record on his mighty fine hand tie ! but ya know it aint wise to count your lil chickens before they hatch
in my excitement i had her at the dock and pulled the BIGGEST rookie stunt ever and grabbed the line to toss her up on the dock
line snapped and she was gone as fast as she was there ....and to make it worse i had it happen the next 3 casts as well ....
one snapped on the hook set ... one during the fight and YET another that ran under the dock !
and the dang things was biting like FIRE ...everyone was scramblin thru their tackle boxes asking what color are ya using
anyway number 5 wasnt quite so big and i finally got to hold one and the ones later were the typical fish for this spot .
most of the folks left after watchin me lose several though ....and .....
to make me feel better .... the guy beside me was saying i dont think i ever seen a crappie as big as that first fish you "HAD"
so there you have the reason why i should never use 4 lb mono ......and for those of you that like old rides ...
it was model A day out that way as well .....pretty fun adventure and a schoolin to beat the band as well .....
hope you enjoy the read and photos ,,,,have a good day ....