Out with the Boys

The weather was a little dicey today, but any time spent with my son on the water is always special to me. As H-slabs & Skeet posted the #'s came down a little, we finished with 14 specks that made my son's friend Cody's grandpa very happy to clean the mess. We did manage some good slabs on acid rain & black paddle tail slider, in a few uncharted territories, sure to be revisited next outing. Pic of 14 3/4", my son Aaron with 13"& 14" & Cody proudly with the greeny that almost could pass for a spotted bass, my son lost 1 as big with line crossing the prop....sure is crazy the amount of bass being caught this year....Well it's GOOO Nolesssss time!

Good job. Congrats on the trip and spending time with family. Cool pics.

Them boys looked to be having a great time. Good seeing ya again today. We gotta drag Crappieday out hrre soon!

Good to see you folks out today Jeff. These days with those two will be harder to come by as school gets wound up and they get busy. And a few fish besides---Icing on the cake. Til next time......

Crappie down!

Great story and photos, thanks for sharing.:ThumbsUp

Great job, thanks for sharing.

Looks like a great day to me Jeff !!:cheers2

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Originally Posted by Speckanator

Crappie down!

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I guess I should explain "Crappie Down".....It really could mean what ever sounds good to one, but for me it goes back to where it all started fishing with minnow & cork, kinda a tribute if you will when the brother-in-law lived in northern Wisconsin, actually Lake Alice in Tomahawk, Wi. He introduced me to crappie fishing & we would get 6 dozen minnys for $1:yikes & my son was probably 5-6 yrs old when 1 evening we were explaining to him how to watch the bobbers as they made there slow decent before setting the hook. We would point out color differences & such when all the sudden 1 went under & he shout "Crappie Down", it's stuck with me ever since, kinda corky but there it is.

Always a good time when spent with family

Crappie down works for me, even before the explanation. When you score hunting deer the call is "Brown Down!" We all have our call when the score is right.

Ahhh the memories!

My bud and I, used to fish a tributary to lake Ontario for winter time Steelies, and yell, "FISH ON" whenever one of us got bit.

I like "Crappie Down" :biggrin

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Originally Posted by pescador

Ahhh the memories!

My bud and I, used to fish a tributary to lake Ontario for winter time Steelies, and yell, "FISH ON" whenever one of us got bit.

I like "Crappie Down" :biggrin

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Those steelhead are the northern version of our redfish, sure to test your tackle...

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

Crappie down works for me, even before the explanation. When you score hunting deer the call is "Brown Down!" We all have our call when the score is right.

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Yeah Tim, guess I didn't want anybody thinking I was a "Vanilla Ice" want-to-be or such, although he has done well with that building show :Rofl, slight correction with my son's age at the time, he had to be 3 or 4, remember his vocab was limited & that we moved down here when he was 5....well I guess it's a little easier to explain than "Brown Down" to the none hunter rotfl

I like it. Plus it has some great memories behind it. CRAPPIE DOWN!

Nice going Jeff, looks like everyone had fun.