I was tellin the truth.....almost

A fellow crappie fisherman motored up to me at 10:00 Friday morning while I was just a fishing away. Don't know who he was, "Catchin any?" he says. "Well I have caught a few here." I said. (Talking about the patch of Cypress I was in.) He said he hadn't' done any good that morn. We talked a little more as he fished 10 feet from me for about 10 minutes and wished each other good luck and he moved on. Well.......What I failed to tell him was I had already put 26 of the prettiest slab crappie in the ice chest. I wasn't lying. Anyway I have fished 6 of the last 10 days at Lake Erling and limited out every time, with 14" to 16" slab crappie. The one pic with what appears to be a minnow was caught on my jig. These were also found in the crappies stomachs. I guess that is why they are liking my chartreuse-glitter/chartreuse MidSouth tube jig. They resemble quite a bit. Going back soon!!! Hope you enjoy the pics. By the way I was single poleing.

Looks Like you had allot of fun. Good Job

Nice catch , but not the first fisherman to tell a small lie or hide his success . Too many times giving away too much information can hurt your success. Even though you like to help others it is not always the wises thing to do. :highfive

Nice fish. Thanks for sharing

Nice catch !

With holding information isn't lying! Unless they are close friends then holding out is never a bad idea.

Just like at the boat ramp you get "did you catch any" comes from folks. The answer is "yea caught a few".

Good time, right there! I don't ever actually lie to other fishermen either, but I may not be exactly 100% honest if I'm sitting in my hole when they're sitting there asking me how I'm doing.

I remember fishing with my dad and uncle one time when I was a kid and we were in a hot redear bed. Another fisherman approached and we all fished with a bare hook while he came by, then after he left we started baiting up again. This process went off and on a few more times that morning until we had caught all we wanted.

My uncle has passed away since, but he always remembered the day we were catching redears so fast we had to fish with a bare hook to keep from giving our spot away. Kinda sneaky, but........

GTT

Nice catch. Thanks for the post.

Great Catch!!!!!! Man that looks like a blast!!!

Great catch. Not telling everything doesn't hurt. This spring I have tried to help a few guys out with very detailed information. Others get the response of yeah they are biting slow, yeah I got a few in the livewell, and my favorite I heard they are catching them on Dardenelle or Conway. None of which were lies, but maybe slight misinformation. Lord know that others have used the same one liners on me.

Great job, I fished Erling Saturday morning, caught 14 good fish but not as nice as yours. You done good.

Good job those are some nice fish.

I caught 25 sat on Erling but they were the last of the males on the bank. So much fun with 2ft of line out sticking your pole under those cypress limb and feeling that thump. I just need to commit more time learning where and how to fish it.

I can't say that I have ever saw a guy struggling and withheld information(if I had it,) that could help him, except maybe if I am pre fishing for a tournament. I run into people on Conway all the time who obviously don't have a clue about how to catch them there. They always tell me they ain't biting when my live well is full of slabs! I do my best to put em on fish, tell them the how and why, give them a few jigs that I am catching them on, and even offer up my catch if they want it. Last year, I ran into a guy at Adams Lake and he was struggling, fishing a jig and bobber about a foot deep. I had him jump in my boat and we fished through the area, and put seven fish in the boat in about twenty minutes, took some pics and gave him my catch for the day. That was last year, and the bite this year is better than ever! They are putting in their time, unlike the internet scouts. Somebody took the time to show me the ropes, what happened to paying it forward?

Good for you, Chris. Glad to see you help someone like that. I agree that it's easier to help someone who is out there trying and just doesn't know how. Pay it forward, man! :highfive

other guy probably had a coolerfull too and thought he was being sneaky too/

WTG Cmj, that's what it's all about!!

CMJ...your response to my thread got under my craw a little bit. I see you too have exceptions. I have no problem paying it forward to anyone. I have fished Lake Erling for the past 6 years. I get up at 2 in the morning leave out at three and I am on the water at 6 a.m. .I have yet to ask anyone what color jig where the fish are or anything of the like.I was never taught how to crappie fish what I have learned I have learned on my own over the past 40 years. Withholding some information is part of the game of fishing. telling lies about fishing has always been the storyline. I to on most occasions giveaway jigs and tell where I am catching them at. I even gave a crappie.com general jigs a few years back at Lake Paradise prior to me putting 50 in my live well as he was not doing well that morning. What really got to me about your post was the part you thoughtfully edited out where you said " there is no sense in being greedy ". We all have different types of greed. My greed does not come from turning on a fish finder hovering over water till I see a school of shad putting out 8 or 10 poles and catching as many pre spawn crappie as I can before they get a chance to get to the shallows to spawn. My greed is seeing people happy. I do not eat fish. All I catch I fillet, bag and freeze and give them away to those who cannot fish or are unable to fish. I have elderly friends, wheelchair boumd friends and people I have never met that I give fish to. Today I took off work to cook fish for the Hospice Home Care Nurses in Monticello as it is National Nurses Week. If that's no paying it forward then what is.....

If/when that happens to me, I just say "I was earlier, but they quit when you pulled up".....................

which they did......

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CMJ...your response to my thread got under my craw a little bit. I see you too have exceptions. I have no problem paying it forward to anyone. I have fished Lake Erling for the past 6 years. I get up at 2 in the morning leave out at three and I am on the water at 6 a.m. .I have yet to ask anyone what color jig where the fish are or anything of the like.I was never taught how to crappie fish what I have learned I have learned on my own over the past 40 years. Withholding some information is part of the game of fishing. telling lies about fishing has always been the storyline. I to on most occasions giveaway jigs and tell where I am catching them at. I even gave a crappie.com general jigs a few years back at Lake Paradise prior to me putting 50 in my live well as he was not doing well that morning. What really got to me about your post was the part you thoughtfully edited out where you said " there is no sense in being greedy ". We all have different types of greed. My greed does not come from turning on a fish finder hovering over water till I see a school of shad putting out 8 or 10 poles and catching as many pre spawn crappie as I can before they get a chance to get to the shallows to spawn. My greed is seeing people happy. I do not eat fish. All I catch I fillet, bag and freeze and give them away to those who cannot fish or are unable to fish. I have elderly friends, wheelchair boumd friends and people I have never met that I give fish to. Today I took off work to cook fish for the Hospice Home Care Nurses in Monticello as it is National Nurses Week. If that's no paying it forward then what is.....

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noting wrong with sharing a little info but ive always been a believer in the school of hard knocks , put in the effort and reap the rewards!

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noting wrong with sharing a little info but ive always been a believer in the school of hard knocks , put in the effort and reap the rewards!

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Me too. That's why you wont see me posting detailed information on here, only general stuff. Too many long-time members with low post counts looking for the next hot spot. If I am wondering about a new lake, I go check it out. Unlike some, who ask for details, wait for those details, and then decide whether they will go based on the info they got. If I see a guy on the water that is trying to figure it out, I don't mind helping. That's all I'm saying.

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Me too. That's why you wont see me posting detailed information on here, only general stuff. Too many long-time members with low post counts looking for the next hot spot. If I am wondering about a new lake, I go check it out. Unlike some, who ask for details, wait for those details, and then decide whether they will go based on the info they got. If I see a guy on the water that is trying to figure it out, I don't mind helping. That's all I'm saying.

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The quality of information contained in the post is more important than the number of posts from a member in my opinion.That being said, I wouldn't expect anyone to post GPS coordinates, but tips, techniques, baits, general conditions, etc each add to the quality. A little humor and friendly jigging also adds to the entertainment value.