Truth or Lie.. You tell me you.. crappie story

So I am going to tell you my crappie fishing story from this weekend,, The short version and you tell me is the truth or a lie.
I went to Grenada Lake last weekend (you seen the pics) and I fished about 1/2 a day. I caught several crappie but they were not big fish a few might have been legal but I released all. I talked with several other boats and watched them fish and they had very few fish as well and I didn't see a single fish that was over 1.5 pounds.
So I quit fishing and went to the store to get a barbecue sandwich. Parked by another boat there. Guy gets out really friendly and seemed to be a in a great mood. He had home cut off the bank cane poles and a homemade trolling rack and trolling motor I am going to guess a 1960's model and the boat had more additional welding than factory welding. Now these cane poles were big as my wrist on the handle end and had reels of various types strapped on with coat hanger wire. The tips were big as my thumb and had guides electrical taped up them. I grew up poor guys and still have pretty conservative spending practices so I do not look down on anyone for cutting corners on fishing gear but let's just say I was not trying to drag any crappie fishing info from this guy. But I did say how you doing today bud... He says great .. caught my first limit of crappie .. done it in just about 2 hours..
Needless to say I am speechless.. so all I can muster is a mumbling.. "can I see them?"
My new friend flips the lid off a cooler and there they are still flopping around and fresh as can be.... This guy is stoked so he goes on the tell me exactly where and how deep he caught them and a play by play of how they were biting really hard..
Well I drove the 2 hour drive home and never stopped thinking the $35k+ I was pulling behind my truck and the gear that had smoked me...
True or Lie???

With you it is most definately TRUE!

I'd say true. I remember ole Sat and torch talking about the OLD DAYS and cane poles

This is the third time I've heard this story. Ifn CH68 is lying, he's very good at it cause the story's been the same each time with one exception. The first time I heard it, his gear and boat was $45,000. The second tome it was $40,000 and now it's depreciated to $35,000. You better sell that junk if it's losin value that quick. I will give ya $14,378 fer it today.

You right.. The perceived value of my gear has fallen fast after this experience...

Watch who you callin OLE ----GRANDPAW!

Ole is different that OLD ya old codger LOL Hey, I love being called GPaw

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Originally Posted by satdoc1

Watch who you callin OLE ----GRANDPAW!

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When me and sat. started crappie fishing fiberglass pole wernt inventrd yet.

I would go with true. I know an ole boy that uses cane poles like that with 8oz weights a 12 foot Jon and wears them out never been with him but have seen pics he fishes bay springs.

JIm, when ya'll started feshing, they didn't have Trolling motors or aluminum boats. Bet it was tough cutting down trees and whittling your own boats. LOL

Always heard that it had more to do with how many hours you spent on the water than how many $$ you spent at the store.

Pulled the boat out of the water yesterday about the same time as 3 other guys, none of us had anything bigger than 10". Just as we're getting out the old guy on the bank with his zebco 202 lifted his stringer to add one more slab to his collection. I asked him how long he'd been at it - "Oh about 60yrs or so, but I just got here about 20 minutes ago."

Your story rings of truth.

I'm calling it a lie. You ain't never ate just one BBQ plate in all your life. :)

Wannabe...

Ok. Guys it is a true story and every detail is as close as I can remember it. I keep having flashbacks to those dadgum cane poles..

Don;t know about that Wb. He ate a salad with a glass of Lemon water that day he came to Jackson

He was just trying to make a good impression whilst you was looking. He ain't foolin' me though.

Wannabe...

He did keep talking about his girlish figger for some reason

Alright now.. Focus Focus.. It is like herding cats around here...
You rekon how a fellow could even tell he got a bite on a cane pole rig like that? Anybody here ever tried trolling with a cane pole?

Just got to wonder how much that fancy equipment really helps... You all know I got a 1197 and 797 and 101 Terrova with I-pilot.. Well there is a guy I think the world of that has beat me regular in tournaments.. Matter of fact I have only beat him once.. and he has a paddle no trolling motor and of course no depth finder.. ask him once about it and he said that's why he bought the long handle paddle so he didn't need a depth finder..

Hush Minner cause this same guy has spanked you too..

Oh we know and we purdy proud of our subject changing abilities. Master Wb taught us all well. If the very tip of that pole was thin, you'd see it move abit. My questions is HOW did they even set the hook? I'd sho hate to mess they them fellas if they can set the hook on one of them

I know a guy that trolls with cane poles. He actually cuts the cane himself and makes the poles. They are some pretty good looking poles. He consistently catches fish! You guys will most likely see him while your at Washington.

DD I am not kidding. The end of these poles were just like my index finger and I got fat fingers. Then there was an eye with maybe 12 rounds of black electrical tape holding it on there so the end was about as blunt as my Thumb..

Ya shoulda got a pic of that man. Was that person with the paddle that beats yoiu regularly named Timmy? Tim told me he owned an old piece of junk 10 foot boat and no Tm or big motor. just a paddle

Nope.. Willis is his name..

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Originally Posted by DonDon

Ya shoulda got a pic of that man. Was that person with the paddle that beats yoiu regularly named Timmy? Tim told me he owned an old piece of junk 10 foot boat and no Tm or big motor. just a paddle

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Not this Timmy...he has a 14.5 fter...and a motor and a trollin motor...:D no cane poles

Got about the same invested as a new Terrova in all of itRofl

Catch most of my fish in waders or knee highs...

KNew you didn't use a boat much but we was both a dranking when you tolt that story about the boat and between you slurring your words and my sucky memory, well, that's the rest of the story lol

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Originally Posted by crappieman101

Catch most of my fish in waders and knee highs...

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knee highs? The kind my wife and ES wears?

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Originally Posted by DonDon

KNew you didn't use a boat much but we was both a dranking when you tolt that story about the boat and between you slurring your words and my sucky memory, well, that's the rest of the story lol

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I'm thinkin it was your memory...we didn't get good and toasted until AFTER you passed out...Rofl

Well, maybe IF I didn't put a 1/2 a fifth in each drink, I might could last longer LOL

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Originally Posted by Minnerman

knee highs? The kind my wife and ES wears?

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Nope...in that case I wear thigh highs...so much more sexyThumbs Up

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Originally Posted by Minnerman

knee highs? The kind my wife and ES wears?

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Rofl Hands Clapping Rofl Hands Clapping RoflHands ClappingRoflHands Clapping

After re-reading this thread I've come to the following conclussions:

1) DD ain't ignernt at all. He's just mentally challenged. More than the regular folk around here. Much, much, much more.

2) Minner should be sentenced to 18 months for allowing Tim the opportunity to reply with the "thigh high" comment therby ruining my boofay for at least Thursday.

3) CH68 should sell all his stuff and get a handmedown 5 gallon bucket and a good set of cane poles.

Wannabe...

A bucket for a purpose different than DD uses one for? lol

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Originally Posted by C N

A bucket for a purpose different than DD uses one for? lol

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Oh no, it's multi-purpose.

ohhhhhhhhhh! YUCK!

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Originally Posted by crappieman101

Nope...in that case I wear thigh highs...so much more sexyThumbs Up

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Read this real slow
The fesh don't care bout sexy!!!
I mean, jus the other day I seent Feelay draggin a stranger full through the snow. He ain't sexy. And look at Slabo and Sat and Triton. You call that sexy? Wait triton ain't had no fesh pics in a Long time. Anyhow. You get the drift. Sexy don't ketch fesh.

I never said anything about wearing them fishin...thus sexy for fishin was never in play.:rolleyes: I am always takin them off of someone else, not wearin them..unless they ask, of courseThumbs Up

I will have to hand it to ya on the group of non sexy fishin folksHands Clapping

Well here is my conclusion from this experience.
"John Harrison sending you pictures of limits of hogs does not mean you can go catch them"

True or not it's a dang good story with a good lesson to it.