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08-10-2011, 10:28 PM
CrappiePro

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Saved By The Net/Lake Conway/8-10-11

After being run off the lake by a storm, Myself and Ski trip launched our War Eagle boats (Agian) after the storm passed. I proceeded to one of my favorite Cypress stand's and Bam a solid 1 1/2 pounder struck, as I got the fish to the top of the water the Jig popped out just as I slid the net under the fish. I feel great when ever this happens and feel it's personal achievement in crappie fishing seldom talked about. Guess it's because of all the good fish iv'e seen get off, I was just a second late, getting the net under over the years. I thought to myself WOW!!! this is going to be a day of Crappie.com Folk Lore. But in reality My self and Ski trip had a pretty slow day working the cypress trees, it was nice fishing in less than 100 degree weather with cloud cover most of the day. Our total was 4 good fish, 11 keepers, 3 channel cats and one white bass. I also have a great memory on the water with a good friend and getting the net under one that did'nt get away. Tight Lines...
08-10-2011, 10:33 PM
NIMROD

Nice catch ! Sure was great day on the water here with the cloud cover. Caught lots of fish today but no slabs like yours.
08-10-2011, 10:37 PM
gabowman

You got 4 BIG ones there. Sounds like all in all a pretty good day. Congrats.:)
08-10-2011, 10:53 PM
yellowjacket

nice slabs wat did u catch that 1 in the first pic on?
08-10-2011, 11:05 PM
501mooney87

Great catch CP and SKI!!! I still hound my buddy from a day we were fishing lake hogue in NEA and he had a HOG on and tried to get it in the boat when the net was laying right beside him and he smacked it against the side of the boat and plunk... FISH WAS NEVER SEEN AGAIN!!! He still gets mad when i bring it up!!! Great catch and Pics guys!!!
08-10-2011, 11:20 PM
slabbandit

One time Debra got a nice 2lber all the way to the top on a jig as I was rushing back there with the homemade long handle dip net. Before I could get there she had it on top of the water and here comes the jig flying out. As it darted back down she stomped the bottom of the boat while yelling out an explicit!Doh I wasn't back there all the way yet but I just shoved that net as deep as I could. You could imagine our surprize when I pulled it back with that 2 lber sitting in the bottom of the net!
08-11-2011, 07:24 AM
Billy E

Nice catch! And yes 4 big ones. One time I was trolling out of the front and one came to the top and got off as I was swinging the pole next to it out of the way and snagged it in the back. Boy she was mad.
08-11-2011, 07:27 AM
arkansasbowhunter

good story there buddy. been there and missed a bunch of fish myself being slow on the net.
08-11-2011, 08:00 AM
steve48

Nice catch anyway. If you all trying to make me jealous, it's working.CP those are the best one's, the one's that almost got away
08-11-2011, 08:52 AM
$hane Ghent

Wow man those look mighty tasty gongrads on the CATCH both sides of it lol
08-11-2011, 08:57 AM
MEATGETTER

i long handle net is a must, still some nice fish!!!!!!!!!!!!
08-11-2011, 04:19 PM
CrappiePro

Yellow Jacket A Wht n Chart Mid South Tube. Chart 1/32 oz head with red eyes trimmed up the way I like em.

501 ur right I get a LiL frustrated at folks who try and lift nice sized crappie in the boat. Cos sooner or later it's going to K-plunk and then you hear the words uttered, (Should Have Used A Net). LOL Namely my dear old dad he's been a gun slinger for years.

HAHA!! Slab Bandit those are the best net jobs of all, when the crappie comes off just outside the net and u stretch ur body out r as it can go and plunge the net under the fish and score. It's like the hail mary pass in football. Go Hogs...
08-11-2011, 05:41 PM
NIMROD

I don't use a net much unless they are hawgs or trash fish (Bass or Catfish). I land most of mine with one fail swoop of my jig pole. My buddies just look at me like what the heck! Till they get used to it cause I jig with a pole in each hand.
08-11-2011, 06:09 PM
ski trip

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Originally Posted by NIMROD

I don't use a net much unless they are hawgs or trash fish (Bass or Catfish). I land most of mine with one fail swoop of my jig pole. My buddies just look at me like what the heck! Till they get used to it cause I jig with a pole in each hand.

Guys, I've been there and seen that and it's pretty amazing! I don't have the guts to do it, but the morning Nimrod and I fished together, in all the crappie he caught, he never used a net! It was one motion, from hookset to "in the boat". Didn't make any difference the size either! I was impressed, to say the least. Myself, I'm a sissy, net man!! I don't catch enough to risk losing any of them!! LOL Thumbs Up
08-11-2011, 06:15 PM
RCC

Chalk me up as a sissy net man also if they are 10 inches or better. I figure Nimrod catches more fish in a year than I catch in 10 so he's got a little more practice catching than IThumbs Up