Ok, first lemme say I should know better...

But I'm slow sometimes. Anyway, been talking to a couple semi-pro
tournyment-type bassers lately. I talk fish with anybody that comes in the shop,
and you just have to play with the cards you're dealt.

Theres a question coming here - (If any of you would admit talking to a
bass fisherman) - have you ever noticed this particular attitude on some
of 'em? It varies from case to case, but usually goes something like this:

"Yeah, them crappies are good to eat. I need to go catch me some of 'em.
Wife would like that, she likes to eat crappies. I know Billy Joe Jim Bob
an' he catches 100 or so every time he goes. I need to go catch me a
mess, I prolly wouldn't want over 50 or so..."

Other day one told me BJJB (for short) caught 75 in an hour and a half.
Same general area where I been strugglin to catch 5 or 20 in a day.
Now I KNOW I'm a greenhorn at this crappie fishin', but COME ON.
I've seen times I caught 75 fish.
I've seen times I caught a fish every 72 seconds (that's busy!)
But not 75 at that pace - well OK, maybe catchin dinks at a state park
in the winter a few times, but not decent sized fish on the big water.

Well, I don't "call bs" on folks much, but if you do ever question one
of these basser's "somebody I know catches a million crappies" stories,
you get this treatment:

"Well heck, crappies are EASY to catch. 50 or 100 of them lil thangs
shouldn't be no big deal. It's not like they're hard to catch, like BASS
or something." :rolleyes: