Inside the Crappie Fisherman's Mind

9:30 PM - (The night before) Boat loaded, rods rigged, jig color carefully selected and trimmed Crappie Pro style. Spots #1, #2, #3 carefully determined.... Tomorrow is "Gonna be a great day, but tonight I gotta get some sleep !"

4:45 AM - (Alarm Sounds) ......"Need coffee, but it's gonna be worth it"

5:00 AM (En route) "Man, I can't wait to hit the water today. That Crappie Pro trimmed white/chart is gonna be the ticket today. I'm fixing to kill em'. Just hope no one is on my #1 hole when I get there."

5:30 AM (Still en route) "Dang, I hope hole#1 is where they're at. Maybe I should try #2 first, then #1.... But what if they aint on #2 and someone beats me to #1"

5:45 AM (Pulling into launch ramp) "Well, at least I am the first and only boat here. Hope that's not a bad sign ! Dadgummit it's cold."

6:00 AM (Changed my mind, started at #2 spot first, but I can see spot #1) "Here comes the "late sleepers", glad I ain't one of them. I'm gonna wear em out in this spot today ! Glad I got here first !"

6:45 AM "Dang.... :45 minutes and not a single bite. Wonder if I should move ? #1 spot is still open. I was afraid of this happening..... Dang its COLD. I should probably move and change colors."

7:00 AM "Now where are those late stragglers going ? Are they heading to MY #1 spot ? Yep....Figures. And they'll proably kill em over there too. I KNEW that would be the best spot, can't believe I talked myself out of it"

7:15 AM "I can't believe I let those guys get my spot. They've caught 5 already and I still haven't had a BITE. Next time, I ain't changing my mind. I should probably move and change colors, or just leave already.... It's cold !"

7:45 AM "This is ridiculous... I should have left an hour ago. I knew these fish wouldn't still be holding in here. It's freezing out here. I'm giving em' 20 more minutes and then I'm outta here. Tomorrow I'm going to a different lake, this lake is done, these fish have done moved for the winter."

8:05 AM "Hey, that's a good en'... Guess it wouldn't hurt to stay a few minutes longer...But I'm probably just wasting my time, especially sitting out here freezing."

8:07 AM (3 Total Now) "Well, maybe they're gonna turn on out here. But, dadgum it's cold."

8:30 AM (13 Total Now) "I KNEW this would be a good spot. I KNEW if I just waited em' out a little they'd turn on ! Glad I beat everyone to this spot ! Ol' Trusty white/chart is paying off again !"

8:45 AM (15 Total Now) "Dang, I hate to leave a hot bite. Wish I could stay a little longer, but I gotta get to the office."

10:45 AM (At the Office) "Man, I smoked em' this morning. I told you I would, I never had a doubt ! Pulled up on one spot, caught 15 and I'm at the office before lunch ! I told you that you should have come with me, that lake is hot ! Shoot, with the fish biting like that, you don't even notice the cold ! I'm going again in the morning.... You wanna go ?"

:RoflThis is good!!!:ThumbsUp

Sad but true. Often wonder why I duck hunt like this also.

That is very true!' LOL

sounds exactly like me when launching at Dano's, cept I don't ever catch any :fish:fish

Way to hang in there

Ever fish from daylight till dark thinking , Ok they gotta bite sometime today, just have to stay with it! At the end of the day no bites and your thinkin , well I sure thought they'd turn on at some point today, oh well I get em next time!!!!! Lol !!! Ain't this fishin fun!!!!

HAHA!!! Fony stuff right there...Allot of those thoughts go through my mind on my home lake in the Winter. I knew that Ole CP Trimmed Wht/Chart tube would come through for ya in the end.

Well...it was entertaining I guess but don't know why....can't believe you actually took the time to type all that....especially when it is all a fabrication..... nobody really thinks like that.....normal people that is....at least that's what my wife say's....

I usually am lucky to get their by 8:30 and have to stay all day and still just catch little of nothing.

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Originally Posted by Crappie Greg

Ever fish from daylight till dark thinking , Ok they gotta bite sometime today, just have to stay with it! At the end of the day no bites and your thinkin , well I sure thought they'd turn on at some point today, oh well I get em next time!!!!! Lol !!! Ain't this fishin fun!!!!

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Yep. A lot more than I like to admit.

Good post. GTT

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Originally Posted by Crappie Greg

Ever fish from daylight till dark thinking , Ok they gotta bite sometime today, just have to stay with it! At the end of the day no bites and your thinkin , well I sure thought they'd turn on at some point today, oh well I get em next time!!!!! Lol !!! Ain't this fishin fun!!!!

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Never.... I always find em !
Well, okay... Maybe I have once or twice !

Okay, I'm lying.... It's an all too often occurrence ! But, it's those days of struggle that really make ya enjoy the successful days even more !

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

I knew that Ole CP Trimmed Wht/Chart tube would come through for ya in the end.

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It's become my "go to" as of late !

You nailed it on this one!!! [emoji4]

I thought it was funny enough and accurate enough that I read it out loud to my family over the weekend for a few laughs, they know I think that way too. Once a while back I fished almost all day and only caught a few fish. The next day I over heard my son in law and his father talking. His father said to him, "you mean he fished all day and didn't catch any more than that?" SIL says "yep". Dad says "you've got to be kidding, there's no way in heck I would waste that much time for so few fish". SIL says "you don't understand Dad, when it comes to fishing there just no quit in him". That's true, I always think I can figure them out sooner or later but usually just run out of daylight before I do. But I never feel like I've wasted my time, I like to fish and I don't think I've ever had a bad fishing trip even if I don't catch any. I mean how can a fishing trip be a bad day?