I Blame Crappie.com

Let me start w/ a little background about myself since this is my first post on c.c. I'm 28, married w/ a 2 yr. old little boy & another boy on the way. I have more hobbies then time & the last thing that I needed was something new to throw into the mix. Well I bought a boat back in the winter & spent a couple of months fixing it up just to have the option take the family on the water & fish a little as the kids get older. I have fished w/ friends some over the years but always found golf & hunting to be more of my passions since I wasn't able to go fishing when & where I wanted pre-boat.

Shortly after getting my boat, a buddy told me to check out c.c & I have enjoyed reading stories (some true & some questionable ;)), tips & techniques for a few months now. From what I have read, this spring wasn't the best measure of what crappie fishing is supposed to be like in April (I was busy chasin' those long beards anyways) but I have stuck it out & I'm starting to catch more & bigger fish. Tack on a couple of trips to Monk's & I'm starting to feel like a hardcore crappie fisherman. The picture below is from yesterday afternoon vertically jigging 1/16 jig & firetiger curlytail over structure in 10' - 20' water. The white bass starting busting shad all around the boat & caught these 11 in about 3 minutes on a beetlespin that I had on a backup rod. That was a lot of fun.

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Not a lot of size but definitely not a bad day for a newbie trying to catch fish & keep a 2 yr. old happy at the same time. To make a long story short, the grass isn't getting cut quite as often as it used to & my clubs are starting to collect dust & I blame it all on you, c.c. In all seriousness, I really appreciate all the info. that I get from you guys.

-Trefyn

goodhaul of fish and thnx for the pics

I suspect the golf clubs will now be for sale

Welcome to c.c. It looks like you are catching on fast. What lake were you fishing?

Welcome to the Crappie Family. You'r Hooked Now!

Keep fishing like that and every time you pass a golf course, you will wonder how the fishing is in that water hazard. :Rofl

Welcome from Hillsborough !!!

Welcome to C.Com. Congrats on the nice catch and the baby on the way.
Mike

Take a kid outdoors!

Welcome and nice catch....

Welcome and nice fish.

You must be a fast catcher as judged by the white bass, around 20 seconds per fish. Anyway, congratulations