A few vauable lessons I've learned about crappie fishing...

In no such order here but a strong trolling motor is definitely a valued thing to have for any fisherman. Patience better be learned in order for success to happen on a fairly regular basis. Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you, i.e, most crappie fisherman will help you all they can if you just ask. Make sure your equipment is in good working order before you head out whether you could afford expensive equipment or not it's still gotta work. More rods in the drink equal more choices for the fish to choose from, me and my partner almost always start out using different colors in hopes of finding what they want. If you carry a cell phone out there better keep a tight hold on it, i've managed to fall in with a phone on my side, let a fish splash water onto a phone and dropped a phone off the dock at a pond. To add to this I don't like to be on a phone when I'm trying to fish but emergency's happen, I use mine for navionics at times, it's great to use one for weather checks (storms) or even get the skinny on what they are biting somewhere else from a friend at the time. Never pass a fellow fisherman with boat problems up, it could be you someday! When you take kids or the wife fishing be prepared not to fish but assist. Lastly, a bad day on the water beats any old day at work.
I'm sure I have lots more to learn but these are things I've learned in my years of fishing.

Great post. Best thing I have learned in over 45 years of fishing is to enjoy each trip and remember it is supposed to be fun. Don't put too much pressure on yourself.

Any day you come home with no damage to your boat or yourself is a good day.

Thanks for sharing!

You're absolutely right, that's a pretty good list right there.

Always double check your boat before launching and pulling out or leaving for the day. Ive seen soooo many bad happenings during this time, and allot of them had to do with me. HAHA!!!

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

Always double check your boat before launching and pulling out or leaving for the day. Ive seen soooo many bad happenings during this time, and allot of them had to do with me. HAHA!!!

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X2!!!
Neighbor hooked up my trailer to my truck the other day....
He didn't latch the hitch...
Made it the whole trip without bouncing off !

Bout a month ago I was fishing with someone don't remember who they got distracted and did not hook the dark Angel to the trailer. Drove all the way from Dardanelle to Conway like that. Don't know how it made it that far without coming off but it didn't even look like it moved abit. ShewwWeee got away with one there. My wife pointed it out to me and was freaking out about it. LOL

The dark angel is always watching!!!!

Well I dont feel so bad now, I did the same thing a couple weeks ago


C.J.

DANG! I love hearing others mishaps... I don't feel as stupid now, still stupid, just not as much anymore.

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DANG! I love hearing others mishaps... I don't feel as stupid now, still stupid, just not as much anymore.

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I resemble that remark too!!! LOL


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I forgot to latch my dads four wheeler trailer once and it made the trip to the camp but the unload was pretty ugly lol. I go through pretty serious checking on my stuff now days. I have had my motor run to the edge of the wake zone and quit two times and forgot my plug numerous times lol. Gotta get my young and dumb mistakes out of the way before i let myself get a nice boat lol

Here's one....how many of us have launched our boats only to discover we've not undone all the straps at the back??? I've done that more than once while in a hurry of course. Forgot the plug a few times too. To knock on wood I've yet to forget to trim the motor up and dry docked it, hope that one never happens since there's a lotta money at stake down there, prop, lower unit, ect.

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Bout a month ago I was fishing with someone don't remember who they got distracted and did not hook the dark Angel to the trailer. Drove all the way from Dardanelle to Conway like that. Don't know how it made it that far without coming off but it didn't even look like it moved abit. ShewwWeee got away with one there. My wife pointed it out to me and was freaking out about it. LOL

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If it is like me lately, my boat froze to the runners as soon as I put it on the trailer.

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

Bout a month ago I was fishing with someone don't remember who they got distracted and did not hook the dark Angel to the trailer. Drove all the way from Dardanelle to Conway like that. Don't know how it made it that far without coming off but it didn't even look like it moved abit. ShewwWeee got away with one there. My wife pointed it out to me and was freaking out about it. LOL

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You don't use rear tie down straps in addition to your winch strap on front?