about to reach post number 2000

ok guys im about to reach post number 2000 and decided id do something to give back to this forum and the great folks that i have meet because of it, its real simple , im going to give away a new BnM rod of your choice if your number is drawn , tell me why you enjoy CDC or a share a story about someone you've meet because of this site, it can be about any number of things, but once this thread reaches 75 post ill draw a number from a hat from 1-75 and if your number is drawn you win, it can be as short or as long as you like and you can , this is for Arkansas members only, il not post again until this thread reaches 75 , ok guys and gals get to posting!!!!!!!!!!

What a great gester from a great person. I can honestly say that I have meet several people that I would not otherwise know if It wasn't for this site. There are many instances that makes the PEOPLE of this site worth the time spent on here. From watching people rallying around to help out Ms. Fern on the Arkansas Board to "Fesh" on the Sippi board is what makes me keep coming back. These are only a couple of examples and there have been "Many, Many" more.

With all this said, being able to fish the Mississippi FJ's with Billy E this past year has been a tremendous pleasure. Without this site, I would have never met this great man!!.

Thanks ED and all who make CDC!!

CC has helped me better intact with other anglers both personally and professionally. Without this site I am positive that there would be more folks in my District bad mouthing us because they don't understand the reason why we manage lakes a certain way. I have met a lot of really good fisherman and really great people. Cmj is one one of these guys. He has really gone out of his way to show me the ropes! Thanks man!

That is a good way to hit post 2000. Through this I have got to meet some good people and fish with Shawnh. I have also fished along side you and Russ catching the fire out of them on Conway. This is a great group of guys. Hope you pick #3

Thanks Greg for being so generous. You are just one of the few i've met on here that impress me as true sportsmen.:cheers2

I have only met Conway in person from this site.. Talked to Meatgetter on the phone..bugged D10 with a zillion questions and received a lot of good advice from several members..thankful for the day I was browsing and found this site!!! Found the manuf. of my new boat on the main forum. Enjoyed all the posts and pictures of crappie. Hope someday to be a lot better fisherman with knowledge from you Pro's. Best advice I have gotten from here is "spend time on the water"...

I'm 51 and can honestly say that I had never caught a Crappie intentionally in my life. I had been wanting to learn how for several years and just didn't no how to go about it. I found this website in December of 2013 and joined in January of 2014. Shortly after the new Bass Pro had some Crappie Seminars and I went and took notes from the pros. My next project was to convert a ugly bowfishing boat into a ugly crappie/bowfishing boat. By March I was ready to go and according to this sight Lake Conway and Wilhelmina Cove was a lock for me to catch crappie!! Met Dan at Gold's and he showed me how to get back to the cove. First time under the bridge I hung up two BnM's and almost broke both!!! and .... didn't catch a fish. There was a young man in a Bass Buggy type boat that was pulling up to the dock as I was loading my boat ... Dan came out and looked at LL's load of Crappie!! LL and I struck up a nice conversation and he gave me a few tips on his technique. Next time in I caught 13 and I was rolling!!!

After the tornado I worked the cleanup and met both Matt's and a bunch of others. I worked beside Crappie Greg that day and he and I had a good visit about Crappie catching.

I am always impressed when CMJ, Crappie Pro and Crappie Greg post their pics of single pole/tree Crappie from Conway. I am 0 for 5 trips on the trees of Conway by the way!!!

As I sit here reflecting on my first 4 months of Crappie fishing I have had a ball learning and catching. My Crappie count for the year is 287 and counting. This past weekend I stepped into pulling cranks and the Bandit 300's didn't disappoint ..... again a tip from this sight.

Thanks to all on this sight for your input ... You'll never know how much you help!!

Congrats on the milestone and the pole is great gesture Crappie Greg and that's one of the reasons I enjoy crappie.com so much people like your self giving back look forward to meeting you and others soon!

very cool Greg!!!!
I came to Crappie.com little over 3 years ago, it is responsible for a lot of new friendships built through this forum. I have filled an empty seat in a many a rig and shared an empty seat in my rig on many occasions. 3 1/2 years ago I was a spring time spawn fisherman for crappie, period. Today we fish year round using 5 different tactics which the good folks on this site have helped me with. Whether it be sitting at the table at weigh-in with you and JW at the CrappieMasters tourney or seeing someone from here on the lake or at the ramp, its like a brotherhood and the fellowship is always good. Thanks to Slab and the mods that keep it all going for us, see yall on the water.
John

I actually joined this site to do some "snooping" as a fishing partner of mine was bad mouthing this site and how people give out information. I wanted to see for myself what he was fussing about. I got in and started looking around. What I found was a surprise!! It was not just a bunch of folks screaming fish here or fish there, there was some great information here. On top of that, quickly it was obvious there was some long standing friendships that had been made right here. I got in and started posting a little and found the folks on here to be really good folks. 2013 found me at my first Crappie Camp and I figured if I was gonna get wet, I might as well jump in. Brought the fish cookers, started talking to some folks and found some I will always call friends. 2013 also found me fishing with CACA. I got spanked at Conway in March after enduring a late March snow and came to the scales with nothing more than a catfish. Jason, Greg and a few others talked to me afterwards and got me on the right track.

This site is unique in the fact that the people here are good, will help you and it is a family friendly site. I like that and that is why I am still here.

Congrats Greg on reaching 2000 posts and thank you to Ed for a great site. Mods, you are highly appreciated for keeping all of us between the lines!!

Congrats Greg on your 2000 post milestone. Crappie.com has become a very important tool in my life. Now that I'm retired and have always had a dream of fishing as a sport. This forum is a central location where like mined people get together share techniques and ideals. The people are friendly and willing to do wherever to assist you in the sport of crappie fishing. I have met a lot of people on the site, some I'm willing to call a friend and I don't use that term too loosely. Whether you are sport fishing or just trying to find the hit spot for a few eaters, this is the place to be. Thanks guys for all you do. Let us continue to make this site better.

All good responses. I've met lots of great folks here!!!

Congrats on post 2000. Rookie!! :)

Bout 60 more posts and I'll have 14k. I'm still a rookie to some tho. Lol

Congrats on 2000 posts. To me crappie.com is just like a big family. Made lots of friends and learned a lot here.

Congrats Greg on your milestone, and what a great gesture on the rod. I have met a number of members on Crappie.com and have enjoyed fishing with quiet a few as well. Coming from a different state that has much different type lakes, I can only say that everyone I have encountered here is great and I have learned a great deal from all. Thanks!

Good job Greg! Good bunch of like minded people and a wealth of information- just for the asking.

Congrats on 2,000 posts! As you asked to reflect on what Crappie.com has done for us, I couldn't help but immediatley thing back to just a couple years ago when my knowledge of crappie fishing was nearly none. I had always bass or bream fished and crappie always seemed to out smart me. I didnt know what type of line, bait, depth, timing, location, etc. I was used to walking a pond or lake bank and catching a dink bass anywhere but crappie seemed to be very different and I had given up on them until I was hooked up with Crappie.com. This site has given me the basic and extensive knowledge it takes to catch crappie. I now have rod and reels set up with the correct line, baits, I know where to go and when and because of reading posts I have been able to catch crappie these past few years.
I can't help but think that one or more of your 2,000 posts has been of assistance to me and for that I am grateful. Congrats again and keep spreading the knowlege to people like me that need much more.

I don't get to go fishing as much as I like, so I am usually reading y'all's post and taking it all in. I have been on this site for a year or two and I would like to say I enjoy reading y'all's banter and reports. I am particularly proud of the openness to ask for prayer, y'all are a great bunch of dudes and look forward to meeting y'all on the water one day, If I don't get skeerd. Congratulations on the 2000 post Greg!

Congrats on the milestone and a very cool gesture. Work and teenage aged kids keep me from fishing as much as I like, but I check in often to see how everyone is doing.

While I am new to the site and haven't personally met anyone from here everyone has been real friendly and helpful in my quest to become a better crappie fisherman.

Congrats Greg!!! I have met to many to name and fished with several as well. The information from the site has made me a much better fisherman with several different techniques than I never would have dreamed of. The different lakes that Ive fished that I would not have fished if not for the site and the people on it. I do have to point out the one negative per my wife and thats all the money you people have made me spend. :Rofl

To be honest I am not a very good fisherman... I'd like to think great dad, husband, hunter or friend, but a lousy fisherman. I read this forum to learn and steal ideas from guys that know how to get it done. I enjoy the stories I read and even reconnected with a retired friend of mine through the Arkansas Army National Guard. This forum has a lot of great information for someone that will use it... I think I like tinkering with my old boat more... I may be the only guy on here that made 2 dozen of the homemade "blackswans" and has yet to pull a fish off one.. its a sad story... my brother is more unlucky than I am with it..

But I reallly do enjoy the blogs on here..

Congratulations on 2k posts. Even though we've met a time or two, I don't really know you that well. I do know that you can manage to catch some stringers of big fish. Crappie.com has been a great place to hang out and learn about fishing. I have met lots of the people who post on the AR board regularly and I haven't met a bad person yet. I have only fished with 2 of the members on here and they are Nimrod, and Midsouth Man. I can vouch for both of these guys that they are top notch fisherman and helped me and many others to become a better fishermen. Hope to continue this post soon...

Congrats Greg... BnM Is a Company that we all should buy a pole from. I see what they do behind the scenes and deserve our support. Guys give them your support also not only because they have a great product but they give back to their customers in more than one way.

Let's see why do I love CDC? Heck man I met you on it Big Fella along with a few 100 others. And We have went to crappie battle a few times together.:biggrin Command Your Crappie troops well General.

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Congratulations on 2k posts. Even though we've met a time or two, I don't really know you that well. I do know that you can manage to catch some stringers of big fish. Crappie.com has been a great place to hang out and learn about fishing. I have met lots of the people who post on the AR board regularly and I haven't met a bad person yet. I have only fished with 2 of the members on here and they are Nimrod, and Midsouth Man. I can vouch for both of these guys that they are top notch fisherman and helped me and many others to become better fishermen. Hope to continue this post soon...

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Even though I haven't fished with many, I have been able to meet and enjoy the company of several of the members during the camps. In my opinion, there is not a better, friendlier, knowledgeable about fishing, group of people, anywhere in the country. While we all sometimes have our differences, which I think are sometimes exaggerated by text communication only, at the end of the day when things are understood, there are no hard feelings. So, in many ways, this bunch of "strangers" that have met through crappie.com, are more like a big family. It was not too long ago that someone on another forum posted a statement that sounded somewhat derogatory toward me. One of the members here quickly posted and "had my back" in a heart beat. This member had no reason to risk his reputation or credibility standing up for me, but he did it anyway. This just speaks as to the quality of people who frequent this part of the internet. Greg offering to give away a rod tells you something about himself. How this should work is that we should be taking up a collection and buying him a rod for reaching post 2000. Honestly though, how many times has this been done on the AR board? It seems that just every once in awhile, someone just posts up and says "I wanna give away X". I read the other forums and don't see this happening there. Yes, you can lurk and learn how to catch a fish, but there is much more to the AR board than just catching a fish. That's why this place is so special and makes me want to check back everyday to see what people are thinking, or purchasing, or catching. When it does come down to fishing, if I wanted to pick a dream team of fishermen, I would never need to pick someone out of the state to compete for the the best Single poler, or spider rigger, or long liner, or cranker cause in this state we have some of the best fishermen in the land and they have the trophies and tailgates to prove it. So Greg, congratulation on 2,000 gooduns and hope to see many, many more.

I was on the golden pond late one evening right after I joined CDC, not catching anything but was enjoying watching two boats wearin em out in the back corner of the cove. Later back at Dano's a tall guy introduced himself to me , helped me load up and clear the ramp and then told me how you and him were catching all those fish....it was Crappie Pro of course. Congrats. I have enjoyed your posts and your fishing.....my best mess at Conway is 13. But I'm getting better. Thanks to guys like you on CDC

Ive got to name Russ as 'captain ' ,never got a bite...........after 10 mins of chatting and instruction .........loaded the boat! great guy

I am brand new to this site, I have not met anyone officially in person, but I have acquired a ton of helpful info from alot of different people. This site has increased my knowledge of different crappie tactics 100x fold, and I look forward to continuing my education, passing on the info that I know, and promoting the outdoors!

Congrats on the 2000. It couldn't happen to a better person. Since 50% of those post are with pics and good advice I feel that is what Crappie.Com is all about. I joined July 2010 and yes "lurked" for 2 months. Being from NEA not many reports came from up here but you guys in Central AR were killing me. Some guy kept talking about Crappie-palloza in the winter. Well after a few more months I decided that I had to go to this lake called Conway. I was so excited that I got there 2 hours before sunrise and 8 trailers had put in. Dano was nice enough to tell me how to get to the "pool" and be careful. As the sun came up in the back of the pool I met a man that was throwing corks but no minnow. I came up to his side and asked him what technique he was using. As he looked at me with those thick glasses he said jig under a cork. Now unlike a lot of you x-bass fisherman I have crappie fished my whole life from slip cork minnows in Sardis buckbrush to pullin Bombers behind pontoons at Tunica cut-off. I never fished a jig under a cork. You see I can some what fish I just need a new technique. Thanks Russ. On another trip to Conway this guy showed me that if you pull the gator grass away from the cypress a little and come back you will catch a crappie there. Go figure. So all you minnows that strive to reach the ranks of a 2 star, pay close attention to what you read on Crappie.com and someone tells you on the water. They do want you to catch fish.

My dad said that if you have 6 people to carry you when you pass you did good. I think I could scrounge up a few.
Although I dont fish in Central were all the action is I have made it to all the camps. Most that have met me know me well. I am not the shy type and like to have fun. I will say that RCC was my first at a little lake up here called Poinsett.I have made some great friends up here in Coolerful, arkcrappie, Handi and my partner in crime Hawgdawg. And as he mentioned we had a great time fishing with them MS fruit jars this year and he is a great friend and father.
Now I met Greg at camp 2 years ago and got to talk fishing a little. Just a little quiet but hey I am a flat lander and he probably didnt know how to take it. I have enjoyed his post and wish I had more opportunity to fish with him.
I have fished with and met the first generation of .commers and look forward to the next.
Thanks again!
Ed, Billbob, Hawgdawg, arkcrappie, coolerful, Handi,memphislab, broharrel,BRM, ABH, Bob, Nimrod, Russ, Ski, DP,Dave, and all you MS guys. You have helped me change the way I think about fishing.

BillyE

the info the good men like you that are always the same

ttt......come on members.....1600 reviews and only 25 replies. Lets hear it:dono

For real!!!!!!!!!! Poor ole Greg will never be heard from again at this rate and I'm ready to move back to Mississippi!!!!!!!!!!:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl

I will chirp in for ya Greg. A lot of controversy is and has always been on the site. I have had opportunity to meet and fish with a lot of different people I have met through this forum.

My spidering started with Luvpt, blue thunder and meatgetter. My cranking experience from BRM and long lining from Creekslick. Single pole and catfishing from nimrod. Single pole from you and crappie pro. Plainer boards well from myself and hard knocks lol. I have met great people from the fruit jar tournaments too. I too have tried to give back to the site and take new folks fishing and share my live for the sport.

It's nice to always see ya post a positive comment on anyone's fish pictures and not view them as bragging like some folks do. Tight lines and look forward to fishing with ya again.

Attachment 166819That Supergooser is the best guide in Arkansas!:cheers2

I like this sight because I love to fish for crappie and bream and this is the best sight I have ever been to for that! :-)

looks like this thread will never reach 75 replies , guess theres not as many folks that need a new free rod as i thought there would be, lol!!! just wanted to read some good stories and thanks to those of you that participated, i decided to go ahead and draw for the rod and we have a winner !!!! i had numbers for all who posted even the out of staters, # 16 is the winner "Blackfish" you have a new BnM rod of your choice coming, just PM me your address and which rod you would like, congratulations!!!!!!!!!!Attachment 166921Attachment 166922

Very cool Greg, thanks for do this and congrats on the milestone!!!! Now I can move back to Sippy, been a short stay over here in Hawgville but I am headed home, have had several pm's wanting to know if I had moved!!!!:Rofl

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Very cool Greg, thanks for do this and congrats on the milestone!!!! Now I can move back to Sippy, been a short stay over here in Hawgville but I am headed home, have had several pm's wanting to know if I had moved!!!!:Rofl

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awe go ahead and stay here for a while longer john, lol!!!! hey thanks for the post hope to run into over in sippi soon !!!!

Hollar when you come this way, just gonna get better as it warms up.

Dang. I was holding out till it got closer to the end. I guess that was a bad idea. :banghead Congrats to Blackfish. Thanks to Greg for sharing some of your tournament winnings.