Finding Fish Number 20/Conway 1-25-13

With 19 in the box...Finding my 20th was a test of will between myself and the crappie. I have had this happen before and lost the battle of the 20th. The 20th can be at times the toughest darn fish you ever had to catch. It's almost as the fish knows he is the 20th or the limit fish and he won't give up that limit bite easy. I told myself I would not be denied that 20th fish today. After catching numbers 18 & 19 right before dark I thought I might close the deal before dark. Boy!!! was I wrong... and #20 quickly became a game of hide and seek as I tried every trick in CP's book to put fish #20 in the boat. Trying this... trying that...Tackel being scttered everywhere...the battle raged on for 1 1/2 hours after dark...with only two 9 inchers caught in that time I refused to let my limit be finished by a 9 incher. Finally at 7:30 PM as I pulled up beside a dock in the dark #20 gave up the ghost, I was seeking with an arm jolting thump and a beautiful 15 inch Black Crappie crossed the bow of my boat to finish off my trip. I just wonder If there are any other crappie.com members who will fight tooth and nail to get that limit fish when they are one fish away. I know I do. Tight Lines Guys.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way, I find its always hard to put that last fish in the boat. If you got 19 and you don't try you hardest for 20, it's like reading a good book that your really in to and then getting to the end and there is no conclusion.

Man nice fish

Nice fish glad you made it....partner and I fish 2 and half hours a while back for number 40.... It helped that it was 38 or so with lite rain!

you sure do catch some good fish down there.

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Hey Russ what's worse than that is to fish for 1 1/2 hrs to catch the last fish and find out after u land it that u had miss counted the first time and already had your limit and could have already been back at the house haven a cold one lol!!! Nice catch man , thumbs up


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Cool post CP!!! Gratz on another limit. i would like to catch 10...LOL Toni Mae and i were stumped again today but as always had a great time!!!!

great looking fish!!:cheers2

I am impressed with you staying politically correct with that limit. However, I do think it was just coincidental to limit out. If you will go do it just one.........more.............time, I will begin to think there may be some skill involved:biggrin:highfive

After further review, I believe you may not have caught any and Dawg caught all of those. You probably have bribed the dog to keep silent.