The Crappie Ninja episode I
prologue:
The story is a TRUE story of a mans quest to become a crappie ninja. On this board there are many who catch some fish, but there are some who go beyond the title of fishermen and are true Crappie Ninjas. Even beyond that, there are people who I consider to be Crappie Ninja Masters who help others who desire to be better crappie fishermen. Some of the students of these masters go on to become Crappie Ninjas and some even masters themselves.
Some of the facts have been paraphrased, embellished, or substitued by metaphors to protect the innocent and make the guilty appear guiltier.
Cast
Nimrod playing the part of "Crappie Ninja Master"
RCC playing the part of "young grass hopper"
Story by RCC
Editing by RCC
Missspelling by RCC
Photography by RCC and Nimrod
Rated PG but censored to fit forum rules.
For the full effect, please read the part of "Crappie Ninja Master" with your best Chinese accent and the part of "young grass hopper" in the Arkansas twang of RCC.
So we begin...
All my life I have watched from afar as Crappie were caught by others and never by me except by accident. Approximately 4 years ago, I discovered crappie.com and thus began my quest to become a "crappie ninja", striking fear into crappie families near and far. The crappie ninja, able to move with stealth and cunning from crappie home to crappie home in various conditions snatching crappie and wreaking havoc among the crappie hoards which left unchecked would undoubtedly take over the world. I had met a "Crappie Ninja Master" approximately a year ago and was invited to study under his direction the ways of the crappie ninja. After many PM'd tips and suggestions I began to improve my crappie catching skills and felt I was ready to pass any test the "Crappie Ninja Master" could create. Leaving my pagoda on Monday morning at 3:20 am I sat out on my quest for Crappie Ninja status. Meeting me at Lake Nimrod, I was greated by the "Master" who said "young glass hoppa, my sampan is already in the water, you can leave your JUNK on the trailer!!! What was meant by this statement? Was the master poking fun at my equipment or was he merely using the title of a Chinese boat for my equipment. At this I knew the CNM (crappie ninja master) was very cunning and to achieve crappie ninja status, I would need to be mentally, sharp, physically strong, and lucky as well.
to be continued:
Is the CNM making fun of the young grass hoppers equipment? What feats will the YGH be required to complete to achieve Crappie Ninja status? Stay tuned for episode II of THE CRAPPIE NINJA. subtitle The Challenge.
episode II "The Challenge"
As we zoomed across the stumpy lake at mach speed in the CNM (crappie ninja masters) sampan, I was concerned about the tasks I was to be challenged with. Would it be swimming Lake Nimrod from east to west? I cannot swim a lick but I had trained holding my breath for long lengths of time so this challenge was of no concern to me. Was the challenge to be climbing Mount Nebo at night while blindfolded at night in my skivvies? I had trained for this in the mountains of Mississippi county Arkansas so I was prepared for that.
"young glass hoppa, your challenge to become a crappie ninja is to snatch the crappie from the bush quicker than I. When the student can snatch quicker than the master, he has become a crappie ninja. "
This reminded me of the challenge in the movie "Kung Fu" circa 1972. A shiver of fear ran up my spine as I considered this challenge. I had realized that this may be the challenge and had stacked the odds in my favor by checking the weather and selecting a couple of days with low wind forecast and favorable conditions for fishing to stack the odds in my favor. The forecast was low wind, with a very slight chance of rain, then the shiver ran back down my spine as we pulled up to the first brush pile and the wind began to blow.
to be continued....
