So Long, Oklahoma

I recently relocated to Texas, and wanted to drop a line (wow, good fishing-pun) and say thanks to all the members here on the Okie thread. I have learned a lot from reading through the various topics, and am grateful to all the Crappie-masters who shared tips, tricks, and general knowledge of the sport. I enjoyed my 14 years living in OKC, but the lure (wow, another one) of moving back home to East Texas was too strong. I am now in Tyler, Texas which gives me access to a ton of great bodies of water...not the least of which is Lake Fork. Going to have to dust off the bass fishing gear for that one...I hear there isn't a bass in that lake under 8 lbs!! :cool:

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of the Okie group, and good luck to all!!

Jon
Formerly of Yukon, OK

Congrats on the move. Good luck in Texas.

Jon, I'd be looking at a place on Lake Palestine, that is a great crappie lake for sure! Your options are unlimited and Fork wouldn't be my first choice. Try Cedar Creek Lake and Lake of the Pines, Tawakanie and even Toledo Bend and Rayburn, that is crappie heaven for sure!

I certainly understand moving back home since I just did a couple of months ago myself!

Good luck Jon. You can still make Hugo in Feb!

Oh no, the dark side wins again! But it's good to be back home again. Maybe someone can write a song about that! hee hee.

Congrats on the move!! There appears to be lots of crappie catching places down that way!

Good Luck My Friend.......Ranger

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Originally Posted by Okie Bob

Jon, I'd be looking at a place on Lake Palestine, that is a great crappie lake for sure! Your options are unlimited and Fork wouldn't be my first choice. Try Cedar Creek Lake and Lake of the Pines, Tawakanie and even Toledo Bend and Rayburn, that is crappie heaven for sure!

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I live about 10 miles from the north end of Lake Palestine, so that is where I will be doing the bulk of my fishing. I grew up in Athens and fished Cedar Creek a lot through high school, so I definitely know how good that lake is! A bit of a drive from here, but I will make it occasionally. I am just as excited about fishing my home lake of Lake Athens...they built a freshwater fish hatchery there in the mid 1990's, and that lake has benefited greatly.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words!!

I know it will feel good to move back home. Hope you will keep us up on your new waters. Good luck.

Always wanted to fish Lake Athens, it's a beautiful little lake but, never got the chance.
Are you near Ben Wheeler, TX? I have a couple of great fishing buddies that live there and fish both Palestine and CCL often.
You also need to get on the TexasFishngForum.net site and look under 'crapie' as there are a LOT of guys on there that fish E Tx a lot!
Truly a great bunch of people.

[QUOTE=Okie Bob;
You also need to get on the TexasFishngForum.net site and look under 'crapie' .

Bob, I am really trying to wean myself from making jokes about Texas but dang it you are making it hard here! Lol!

[QUOTE=Crappie ciller;2844658][QUOTE=Okie Bob;
You also need to get on the TexasFishngForum.net site and look under 'crapie' .

Bob, I am really trying to wean myself from making jokes about Texas but dang it you are making it hard here! Lol![/QUOTE]

Why???? I do it all the time! The only think I liked about living down south was wearing my OU gear, OU stickers all over my truck and house and making sure they knew I was an Okie ! I flew my OU flag and had a sign that said, 'SOONER COUNTRY' hung on my dock!

Ha ha! Well maybe you can help the poor Buddha to blend in then. Start by teaching him how to spell crapie Texas style!

Thought he was a texican that just happened to live in OK for awhile and was now going back home cause we kicked him out?

Oh yeah that's right . So he probably already knows how to spell like Bevo.

George, I heard the hardest thing for a Texan was third grade....just sayin....

One of my Okie buddies told me that the IQ of both states would go up when I moved!

Jon, all kidding aside, you will love it in Tyler. It's a really nice place and plenty of great fishing close by!

Thank you, Bob. it is definitely nice to be 'home'. I saw you on the Texas fishing forum, so I'll be seeing you there! That is a really good site, thanks for turning me on to it, Sir.

Jon, the Tx Fishing Forum is a LOT more active than this one. Maybe just a little slower this time of year.
Don't hesitate to jump in, ask question, give advice, etc. You'll want to check out the 'equipment' section too. It's full of good info
and lots of savy guys helping each other out.
Send me your screen name and I'll see if I can help you out

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Originally Posted by Okie Bob

Jon, the Tx Fishing Forum is a LOT more active than this one. Maybe just a little slower this time of year........check out the 'equipment' section too. It's full of good info and lots of savy guys helping each other out.......

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Roger that. I mostly lurk there but occasionally post. Lots of good fishermen and great folks. Been using Jigum's hand ties for over three years now. When I lived in Grapevine I fished Ray Bob every chance I got (which wasn't much.) If I was still down there I would have a desk at the "office" with Mr. Paty at Lewisville. Great forum!

(They just think they know something about football:Rofl:RoflAttachment 181026)

Joh, you need to get together with Jigum and go fishing...he'd love it.
Understand about Ernest and I'd have a desk at the office myself if not for the distance.
Actually, I'm toying with the idea of seeing if I could rent a boat house on Texoma and start an office. Sure would
be nice for the upcoming winter.