First trip of the year

Have been busy with many things, including helping my Dad move.

My nephew had a day off of school so we uncovered the boat and took it out on the lake. Was a beautiful day:

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We saw lots of crappie, but schools of shad were swimming by, and it was difficult to catch on the jig. We caught a few, some decent, but it was a tough day.

Another fisherman came by, talking about how great it was. He threw a small, electric chicken jig, and retrieved way faster than we were, and he popped three fish in a row. He was definitely WAY better a crappie fisherman than we were! I imitated his retrieve style and caught a fish pretty quickly, but that was the only one.

Even so, we were able to get a few.
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I have so much to learn!

I know you and your nephew enjoyed sharing the boat together and by the looks on his face he had a great time. Congrats.

Sounds like an enjoyable trip. Pretty catches. Good job. Thanks for sharing

KABOOM :highfive

Love the young man’s smile…says it all! :ThumbsUp:ThumbsUp

Mighty fine catches

Love your boat and your sharing of the successful first trip of the year! Thank you.

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One year later, the first trip of the year was not for crappie, but striper instead. Took the big boat out, launching before sunrise:
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The smallest was 36", and the biggest was a whopping 48"! That 48 was giant. The pictures don't do it justice!
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Even so, I thought this was the best pic of the day:
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