Quarter of an inch shy of our first double limit

Had to work for a couple hours this morning so it was 9am when we got on the lake. We fished hard, ate lunch on a sraight troll. about 6pm I started counting fish I thought we had 28 but didn't want to chance it. So I fished them out of the live well turned into ice bin and strung them up. The count was 28! My wife and I could make 30 easy, we thought. As we were coming down the best part of the pass, wife ask, "Why is that outside line so slack" ?

Long story short, 4 out of our 5 lines were co-mingled with each other tighter than the crowds at Woodstock in the mud. I looked back knowing I wasn't up to respooling line on 80% of our rods with dusk approaching.

It was a mess...and then some. I told her just hand line the mess in and get our bandits back then cut everything and we'll call it a day.

A few minutes later she throws over a crappie in the boat. Surprised I take it off the hooks cut the bandit off the gordian knott of mono. I slide the fish in to measure and it is legal. Number 29 ! About a minute later shes has another one to the boat. It measures a sqoosh under 11" at the V in the tale. So close.

If someone would kindly tell me how to post pics to THIS thread I have some pretty awesome fish pics. Two of the fish wouldn't even start to go in the measurer. ds

Congrats on an awesome day, sounds like yall had a ball!!!!!!!

Sounds like y'all had a ball.. Oops. Thats What John said,,,,

I wud suggest u get 'tap a talk' an postin pics is easy, once u have done it once.

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Originally Posted by downsouth

Had to work for a couple hours this morning so it was 9am when we got on the lake. We fished hard, ate lunch on a sraight troll. about 6pm I started counting fish I thought we had 28 but didn't want to chance it. So I fished them out of the live well turned into ice bin and strung them up. The count was 28! My wife and I could make 30 easy, we thought. As we were coming down the best part of the pass, wife ask, "Why is that outside line so slack" ?

Long story short, 4 out of our 5 lines were co-mingled with each other tighter than the crowds at Woodstock in the mud. I looked back knowing I wasn't up to respooling line on 80% of our rods with dusk approaching.

It was a mess...and then some. I told her just hand line the mess in and get our bandits back then cut everything and we'll call it a day.

A few minutes later she throws over a crappie in the boat. Surprised I take it off the hooks cut the bandit off the gordian knott of mono. I slide the fish in to measure and it is legal. Number 29 ! About a minute later shes has another one to the boat. It measures a sqoosh under 11" at the V in the tale. So close.

If someone would kindly tell me how to post pics to THIS thread I have some pretty awesome fish pics. Two of the fish wouldn't even start to go in the measurer. ds

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Post your pics as an attachment........Click on the square looking icon at the top of your reply box....then click from computer....then click select files.....this will take you into your computer files......select your picture files.....selct your pic....click on it, click open , click upload....then click save or submit.........If using your phone....install the tapatalk app for forums about 3 bucks and then you can post from your phone easy.

Nice day. Glad you got to experience a good crank bait tangle. :) It will not be the last.

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Originally Posted by "G"

Post your pics as an attachment........Click on the square looking icon at the top of your reply box....then click from computer....then click select files.....this will take you into your computer files......select your picture files.....selct your pic....click on it, click open , click upload....then click save or submit.........If using your phone....install the tapatalk app for forums about 3 bucks and then you can post from your phone easy.

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G, do not see a "square looking icon" at top of Quick Reply Box that allows attachments. How do you get back to computer files for adding pics in a New Post?

Man yall had a awesome day! A tangle ain't that bad but a treble in the hand is!Looking forward to seeing your pics!

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G, do not see a "square looking icon" at top of Quick Reply Box that allows attachments. How do you get back to computer files for adding pics in a New Post?

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Look at the right side of the row of icons and symbols.......its the fourth one back towards the left.....when you put your curser on it it will say insert image....click on it, then click from computer.....then click select files.....this will take you to your computer files............go to your picture file.....select your pic....click on it, click open, click upload.....then click save or submit.

sounds like a awesome day

Turns out we did get thirty. He was under the stung fish.

good job. Nice shotgun to boot.

Today was toasty too! Good job!

Where did u to?

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Where did u to?

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We were straight out from holiday lodge. Made passes from the last standing timber down to just past where you can't see the Harmontown water tower was the longest loop. Then would turn to the south in 21-23 ft of water until we started seeing the shallow flat of 15-17 ft of water on the depth finder. Turn east headed for the osprey nest then setup for a turn to fish 30- 50 feet off the line of timber. Would not make a turn until we saw the channel at 26' and do it again various lengths of that troll depending on how we did on the last.

Nice catch, congrats.