Hey Ed .....my new LUCKY shirt is .....

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03-03-2018, 06:25 AM
Ketchn

Hey Ed .....my new LUCKY shirt is .....

My new lucky shirt :highfive
I left work early yesterday to head out to a small ranch that is for sale . I thought from what I could see with the google map and see in the listing it might be a real jewel . Well long story short it is truly my dream come true if they accept my offer !
I haven't in 60 plus years seen a more beautiful small ranch and I never blinked an eye at offering the asking price . A spring fed year round creek runs thru it , it has a huge native pecan orchard bottom , some of the thickest brush ever ,along with a beautiful little mountain in the back of the place . There are just about every kind of oak trees that live in Texas on it and a live oak in the middle of the place that is likely close to 500 years old ! The list goes on with a small 2 bedroom farmhouse and a nice little stock tank and of course the most abundant wildlife living on it I could ever imagine .
Now onto my secondary agenda of the day . My ride takes me by a another small ranch that is where I hunt about 10 minutes down the road and I thought I might have an hour or so on my way back to Ft. Worth to pitch a jig for grins . I stopped in and the water looked marvelous , kinda clear and NOT muddy as I thought it would be and first drop I lost what would have made most folks lose some water as she came up in the middle of the pond ripping drag off my reel after hooking her by the bank . Never even had a chance to set the hook and for sure she got me good. She went back down and continued to pull drag for another second or so and somehow the jig came out of her . Talk about a rush ....WOW was that heart pounding right there .
Well it wasn't near over and for an hour I lost about as many large ones as I landed and said a many a 4 letter words to my self for being so off my game :yikes
The day ended with the sun getting low and my ride back to town was for sure a big grin all the way and I might have trouble wiping it off my face . :Rofl
I want to thank you Slab for my new lucky shirt sir , somehow I kinda thought when it got warm enough to wear it that it could hold some sort of power over the outing I wore it on and even though I am not superstitious I think it is .....
My new lucky shirt :highfive
p.s. these fish where in short water and all taken about 18 inches under a float with a small orange hand tied jig , with the male fish being staged off the bank a little bit and the girls a bit out past them by not much .
03-03-2018, 06:31 AM
thinkingredneck

I hope they take your offer. Great fish photos.
03-03-2018, 07:19 AM
ad1974

Sounds like you found yourself a great place,I hope it all works out for you.Good report and nice catch.
03-03-2018, 07:42 AM
Slab

Sounds great Ketch. Glad it brought you good luck. And it'll bring you luck with the house too. Sounds fantastic. You deserve that place and you'll get it.
03-03-2018, 08:03 AM
ET Fish

Now that’s an eventful afternoon! Don’t warsh that shirt! Good Ju Ju can be warshed off with them Tide Pods!
03-03-2018, 08:44 AM
Slab

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Originally Posted by ET Fish

Now that’s an eventful afternoon! Don’t warsh that shirt! Good Ju Ju can be warshed off with them Tide Pods!

I got a lucky shirt I haven't washed in a year. It's certainly a lucky shirt, but I don't know why no one will fish with me when I'm wearing it. It comes in handy too when I take people out, and we don't catch fish. I blame them for not letting me wear my lucky shirt! lol
03-03-2018, 08:49 AM
Redge

Hope your offer is accepted, everyone needs a special place of there own.

Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
03-03-2018, 09:32 AM
scrat

Wow! Nice crappie. Hope you get that ranch home.
03-03-2018, 09:34 AM
ET Fish

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slab

I got a lucky shirt I haven't washed in a year. It's certainly a lucky shirt, but I don't know why no one will fish with me when I'm wearing it. It comes in handy too when I take people out, and we don't catch fish. I blame them for not letting me wear my lucky shirt! lol

I’m an old baseball player. I’m not superstitious, but when I was in a zone, I usually stunk! It ain’t superstition, it’s just common sense!
1) If it’s working, don’t change nothing! This goes beyond shirts to include socks and underwear.
2) If you ain’t catching fish, turn your hat around. It works!
3) Never, ever, under any circumstances, pray for patience! Trust me on this one!

These are just a few to get you started. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more of this wisdom.
(I ain’t got no Youtube channel!)
03-03-2018, 11:41 AM
Slab

Quote:

Originally Posted by ET Fish

I’m an old baseball player. I’m not superstitious, but when I was in a zone, I usually stunk! It ain’t superstition, it’s just common sense!
1) If it’s working, don’t change nothing! This goes beyond shirts to include socks and underwear.
2) If you ain’t catching fish, turn your hat around. It works!
3) Never, ever, under any circumstances, pray for patience! Trust me on this one!

These are just a few to get you started. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more of this wisdom.
(I ain’t got no Youtube channel!)

Certainly agree on the patience part. The best fishermen I know are "not patient". No fish here, move.....move....move.....doh, found'em

And yep, following you on YouTube now.
03-03-2018, 12:01 PM
ET Fish

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slab

Certainly agree on the patience part. The best fishermen I know are "not patient". No fish here, move.....move....move.....doh, found'em

And yep, following you on YouTube now.

rotfl
03-03-2018, 12:25 PM
broharrell

For some real good luck, get that camo T. Fish can't see you as well! Very comfortable to wear.
03-03-2018, 06:43 PM
scrat

I will just wait for the Crappie.com SlabSauce shirt to come out.:popcorn
03-03-2018, 07:45 PM
skeetbum

Good luck with the new digs. Haven't been in mine a year yet so I know the excitement and the process both before and after the sale all too well. It's hard to sit on your hands until you hear a yes or no on the offer. We're all pullin for ya, and a few prayers besides.

PS---Nice fish too!
03-03-2018, 08:06 PM
"D"

And when you get this ranch we want pictures.
03-03-2018, 08:34 PM
Ketchn

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Originally Posted by "D"

And when you get this ranch we want pictures.

Yeah I got a few already but I hate to count chickens before the hatch ....found some mighty fine flint work on the hill beside the stock tank , I suppose the local used to be Indians knew what I know about that spot as well
03-03-2018, 08:36 PM
Ketchn

Quote:

Originally Posted by skeetbum

Good luck with the new digs. Haven't been in mine a year yet so I know the excitement and the process both before and after the sale all too well. It's hard to sit on your hands until you hear a yes or no on the offer. We're all pullin for ya, and a few prayers besides.

PS---Nice fish too!

Thanks bunches I am a holding my breath on it ....
03-04-2018, 07:32 AM
Slab

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrat

I will just wait for the Crappie.com SlabSauce shirt to come out.:popcorn

When it does come out, it'll come brand new smelling like fish!

That place sounds more and more interesting Ketch.
03-04-2018, 08:03 AM
sinkermaker

Gotta get me a lucky shirt and hope you get the ranch you deserve it.
03-04-2018, 10:10 AM
SKs Crappie Catching Adventures

Cool on tha property....:ThumbsUp

Nice ketchn and yes its definitely that time of year they are marching in....
03-05-2018, 05:41 PM
silverside

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Originally Posted by sinkermaker

Gotta get me a lucky shirt and hope you get the ranch you deserve it.

I got a lucky pair of boxers. Well, it hasn't worked for me yet but all the others who wore them got lucky :biggrin

I got good vibes for you getting the ranch!
03-06-2018, 06:02 AM
Ketchn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slab

When it does come out, it'll come brand new smelling like fish!

That place sounds more and more interesting Ketch.

the flints makes my day and as a bonus it seems to be holding lots of nice petrified wood as well bro
03-06-2018, 07:14 AM
PawPaw Gene

Ketch if you do get the place, and I pray you do, you will then have a new hobby. Exploring and finding, that can be as much fun as fishing sometimes.
"gene"
03-06-2018, 07:49 AM
Central Minn

Pasture...stock tank.....Are you going to have cattle and be a "real" Rancher? Haying,feeding,calving,tending to livestock will cut in to your :fish.lol