I don't always ketch ....

[Ketchn]

Big crappie , but boy howdy when I do .....
I plaster the internet with images of them .....
just saying ......
all kidding around aside , there was really large one the other day that went into my ice chest.
some folks wanted a few fish to eat and are not picky what kind or sizes involved .
So I did a quick pit stop for about 45 minutes and ketched a few for them.
The bite was not exactly stellar , but a few crappie and one young bass got a pass to move to another zip code.
most of the fish were hugging the bottom , a front passed thru and it rained pretty hard and the temps. fell drastically , I did not check the barometer , but I am rather sure it was high .
Bue bird days a day or so after said events tend to tighten up those crappie lips .
Let a few really small fish travel on and kept a few for them that wanted a few .
some fish were in around 7 to 8 foot of water and some were in 10 to 12 foot of water.
"When" you did get bit ( about a foot off the bottom), they were NOT fooling around ....
got my cheap old 6 lb. high viz Slime line broke off twice by large fish ....
will likely respool soon with clear Mr. crappie 6 lb test on that set up ....
Was tossing a bait I like that I think was my last one ....danget ....
white/pearl with some silver flakes and pepper in the body and a yellow tail ....
Some KABOOM beats no KABOOM by a country mile
p.s. a 10 inch fish looks so small beside a big crappie without a doubt, that part is a fact !