Thanksgiving fishin

I am thankful my wife understands my needs for the outdoors & very thankful I have the chance to be able to fish the St. Johns & connecting waters.
We started out early Thanksgiving mornin at Harney, it was windy but worth the effort for the quality fish.
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Big fish was 2 lb 1.5oz & then a 1 lb 15.6oz
Here's the canadian crappie catcher holdin 'em, he comes down every year from Canada & fishes with me from Sept to Dec. Why he goes back north in Dec is beyond me but Slab may know:Rofl
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Today we made the run for Crescent, got there early & saw slabkeeper(Jeff) at the ramp. Man that is one awesome boat you got, very nice !!:ThumbsUp
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We started north of the island & caught a few nice fish, then ran to the north end & caught a 24" red fish. What a fight that fish gave on a 12' rod, man it was a blast but caused some tangles.
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Neither of us had a current saltwater permit so back in the water he went to eat some more baby crappie:banghead
Here's a guber kissin him goodbye:yikes
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We caught around 20 specks with big fish at 1lb 12oz
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Saw "slow ride" leavin as we were eatin at 3 bananas, hope ya had a good day. Back to work on Monday but I will feel better about it since we got to fish twice & got a Crescent trip outta my system.
Hope to see ya'll at Monroe next weekend.

Nice day!

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I think we might be married to the same fine lady :)

Yup......It was a fine day...... a very fine day indeed :santa

Nice mess Stu, did u stay in crescent all day?

Yup. I was completely and totally enjoying every second of it. my face hurts from grinning so much. It sure was some kind of wonderful :)

I took off around 2-2:30? i believe.........wanted to get home to watch the Noles beat them Gators.

Nice work boys! Love that redfish too. My dad kept his redfish as he is a senior and doesn't think he needs to buy those pesky licenses any longer.

It would kill me to not fish Harney the whole weekend pull'n 2lbers in, but then I look at Stu's tailgate & can't blame you one bit, what a weekend it must of been, WTG!!

I am so jealous of those fine fish but happy for my friends who had such a fine day

Stu. Glad your feeling better

I love the colors of the fish in the second picture. The dark back, the upper and lower rear fins, and the tail fin just make them fish look gorgeous.
Nice catch.

Nice tailgate full to. Looks like you both had a fine day.

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Originally Posted by Speck Detector

It would kill me to not fish Harney the whole weekend pull'n 2lbers in, but then I look at Stu's tailgate & can't blame you one bit, what a weekend it must of been, WTG!!

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It was tough not to be back on Harney for sure !! Had to get a Crescent trip in before my buddy went back but I was thinkin about the great day we had on Thursday the whole time.

Now I've got a bigger problem for this weekend, where to go now- back to Harney, Crescent or Monroe :dono:fish

Thats a cant loose question. But I can assure you Crescent will be crowded on the 13th.

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Now I've got a bigger problem for this weekend, where to go now- back to Harney, Crescent or Monroe

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easy answer there my friend!

Saturday December 6th, come fish with US at Monroe for our Slabtogether :) WE LOVE seeing our crappie catchin buddies, and we always have some good fishing stories, and the company is second to none :)

Then Sunday up and at them, Crescent or bust!!!!!!

yup getting out the door 4-5 am always sukx...............until that sun rises over the trees and that first fish bites..............then every little bite of that pain goes away, and the smile stays until its time to pack things up again and return to the rat race. And remember we're talking Crescent here.......... so anything is possible.

I am thrilled to death with what im seeing coming out of all three of those lakes so far this year and there is no way to have a bad time on either of them..................this year is shaping up to be a banner crappie catchin year for us..............enjoy it anyway you can as often as you can :)

before we know it.......the dog days of summer will be upon us.

Hope your able to come out and play with us Saturday morning :)

What's going on at Crescent on the 13th? Me and my dad may fish there this weekend. If we make it I will post a report.

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Originally Posted by CrapSlabStu

Then Sunday up and at them, Crescent or bust!!!!!!

Hope your able to come out and play with us Saturday morning :)

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I will be there SAT AM, how could I miss Monroe with everyone there:cheers2. Still workin on Sunday, don't know if I can get another trip in to Crescent, might stay closer to home & go back to Harney :fish

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Originally Posted by buddah904

What's going on at Crescent on the 13th? Me and my dad may fish there this weekend. If we make it I will post a report.

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The Florida Crappie Club is holding their annual Classic Tournament that day.

I'll be think of ya all and wishing a great day for everyone. My neighborhood xmas party will not be near as much fun as u guys r gonna have