
Originally Posted by
crappietale
Anyway....good story and if that old crappie lives another year maybe she'll be 17" next year. Probably not.

The thing that bummed me out the most about loosing that fish was not loosing the fish, it was the fact that it had been in my bucket for a while and very likely will not survive. Live and learn I guess. But I can guarantee you that I will be draining the water from my bucket in a different manner from now on.
It is not about the equipment you have to use,
It is about how you use the equipment you have. :D