MS crappie camp, lots-o-pics

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This was Max's first crappie camp. Abbey has been to many. We will see how having two dogs will work out for me, should be interesting.

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Abbey says hello to an old friend. Team Geezer friend to be exact. And the heart and soul of crappie.com, super "G".

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So we kinda took it easy Wednesday, but Thursday we got the guber out on the water. He quickly got into his comfort zone, telling us where to catch fish. It was a blast, we had a great time. We did not catch a ton, but we did good for a couple geezers, gewbers, and cripples.

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The three amigos.

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And at the end of the day we all sat around and ate all sorts of good stuff. I know ScottV brought some, Mrs. Tammy brought some, and in my gezzerness, I forget who else brought food over Thursday evening. Someone will correct me. But it was great, thanks go out to all. Great seeing everyone.

I have lots more pics, but you have to hang on, I can't get on good. I have to do all this with iPad and getting the pics from iPhone to iPad has made things a little difficult.

Friday was a rainy day so most did not fish. But we sure ate well. Oraville broke out some venison sausage.

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venison sausage laced with jalapeños

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Abbey likes.... She sure did. We had fries and fish too, thanks to knightshadow and ScottV I believe. Great food.

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We we were able to take the guber out Saturday morning too. Pulled cranks with off shore tackle planer boards.

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Billbob has been through a lot of health issues this year, but I think this trip has really provided some good healing for him. After fishing, his paced picked up, he was more talkative, and more active in general, with not a single fainting episode. I tell y'all, I think fishing is the cure. It's a Billbob approved treatment for anything that ails you. Catch a crappie, and call me in the morning!

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This is as close to a group pic that I got. The food was awesome, awesome, awesome. And the desert was even better. I filled my plate twice, once with food, and then again completely with desert. The nanner pudding pie got me. There were two different ones. And peach cobbler. And caramel pie. My desert plate was piled high.

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It was great to see Barbie. And she got a new puppy.

Sunday the the crew thinned out and only a few members remained.

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i pulled cranks with Jeff again and we did better than the day before. I think we caught 10 or 11 keepers. Not bad for fishing the morning.

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And we had a pleasant surprise waiting for us at camp. Orville had tuna on the grill. Oraville sure knows how to eat. The tuna was great. And to think, I never knew Enid had tuna! Lol

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Monday I fished with Orville.

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ive caught crappie smaller than the size minnows Orville uses to fish with. In fact there was one time I picked up my rod and I seen I still had two minnows on, but then, no wait, one was actually a small crappie. I could not believe a crappie the size of a minnow would bite a hook with a minnow its same size. I'd have to gues that the minnow came off the hook and the little guy really bit the unbaited gold hook, but who knows!

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if you been to Enid, you prolly recognize the deer. I know for fact they recognized Orville and Don, they came running when they seen their trailers come into the campground. They know they are gonna get fed good.

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any time you hang around Orville you gonna get fed good. White gulf shrimp. Mmmgood

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abbey knows how to find a warm lap for sure. But one thing, we did try to feed her a piece of shrimp and she repeatedly dropped it out her mouth. Dang she don't know what's good. Don and I finished the shrimp off without her help then. Boy we were full.

Tuesday it it was only Orville and I. Feelay invited us out to fish on his boat, so of course we jumped at the chance. We met up with him at Sardis for a day on the water. It did get windy, and we were not able to fish where Carl wanted to fish, but we did get on some fish. It was a lot of fun. Nice to try another lake on this trip as well. Thanks Carl, have to do it again some time.

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big sardis slab

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Abbey enjoyed how feelays big boat rocked her to sleep

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Anyone want to make their own fish cleaning station needs to consult with Orville. Look at this thing. He really thought of everything.

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OMG, I really should weigh 300 pounds. Orville did it again. Something different every day.

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i thought this deer was going to tap Orville on the shoulder!

Been to several Ms camps over the last 5 or so years and think this was the best one so far, can't wait till the next one!!!

Great pics Slab!!! It was a great time for sure!!!

Wow! Slab I know you all had a great time from looking at all those great pictures. I don't know why Slab doesn't weigh at least 300 + pounds:yikes eating all that good food.:Rofl Thanks again Slab for sharing all the pictures.

Great pics & always enjoy putting faces with names.

Thanks for a great post and pics Slab. Looks like fun was had by all.

Was a great camp, for sure. Thanks for the pics.:ThumbsUp

good camp!

Good report...

Those that didn't come to this camp....well, you missed a good one. Many thanks to armyman for setting up and organizing the Saturday cook out and get together, and Thanks to those involved with the cook outs every night in the camp ground during the week. It was great....think I gained 10 lbs. And a big Thank You to Inspector MIke for driving Billbob down for camp.

great picks

Thank you to all involved! Had a great time, and made some new friends! Thank you Slab for the fellowship opportunities thru this fantastic site. Can't wait until the next one!!!!

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Think I need to take some vacation time next year so I can stay longer than 15 minutes. LOL

Man, that sure looked like a great time!Thanks for all the pics and report.

It was fun for sure. And only issue now, is when is the next one??:biggrin