Monroe's magic moments

It has always been extremely satisfying to me to enjoy a 1st time invitation(offered or accepted) to/from a person that you chose to spend some on-the-water time with. After making a spur of the moment Wed. invite to Pontoon Pappy(Don) aka protege of Speckanator(Micah/brother in law), we were off and running @ daybreak on Monroe in my rig. All I needed from PP was his comical, one of a kind, open-minded personality to hopefully enjoy our passion of crappie fishing for our time-constrained (3 hr.) outing. With some periodic tutelage in the way I like doing things (eg. knots, electronics, rod placement etc.), we proceeded to get the mission done with PP even able to bring home some bacon. The bacon I refer to is a pig measuring in at slightly over 14" with Florida's required pinched-tail measurement. See pic below- Overall, even with semi-successful dodging of the floating hyacinth/grass debris, we probably boated 12 and kept 6. Not stellar but definitely rewarding in all aspects of the impromptu scheme of things. Notice the difference in our top 2 fish only 1" difference in length measurement!! Variety of plastic-only color combos worked with a preference to a mini-rod with "wildcat".
In closing, I'd like to emphasize the fact that if you choose to Open/avail yourself in any regard(in this case feeshin') to someone you haven't gotten to know yet, you may be pleasantly surprised that you should have done it sooner.

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Glad you had fun. Those are some nice looking fish. Good job.

Nice fish, sounds like a fun day. :cheers2I'm sure with Don it was, especially if he's as comical on the water as he is on land.

Is he wearing the towel because the hat is ripped up? must be a lucky hat if not, maybe time for another:Rofl

Nice fish.

All ways good to make a new fishing friend. And to bend a rod or two while your at it is even better. It looks like you had a good day.

Doug, I apologize.... For what I don't know, but I'm sure there was something that deserves an apology.... Great post as usual.

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Doug, I apologize.... For what I don't know, but I'm sure there was something that deserves an apology.... Great post as usual.

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Hi Micah- O% accuracy(100% inaccuracy) in that supposition, unless of course you're referring to the many one of a kind, eccentricities that PP has that I've sorta become fond of:dono:dono. We're still Aces, my friend!
I think I've even got PP to see the value of even a low dollar depth finder investment = $$ well spent to show him where he "shouldn't" have been fishing over the years!! I also learned something new from him yesterday = Why search or bend down for your fish towel...wear it under your hat as sun protection & fly, gnat, mosquito repellent!! :ThumbsUp

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Congrats on your new buddy and a great time shared on the water.

Sounds like a great day

Glad to hear you two had a good trip. I fish alone a lot and sometimes invite both experienced and novice folks to go along. Everyone brings something different to the table and each one makes the trip unforgettable. We need to share that trip we spoke of one day soon. Drs Thursday, let’s see what that brings.

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Glad to hear you two had a good trip. I fish alone a lot and sometimes invite both experienced and novice folks to go along. Everyone brings something different to the table and each one makes the trip unforgettable. We need to share that trip we spoke of one day soon. Drs Thursday, let’s see what that brings.

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Skeet, let me sharpen up the saline agenda 1st...this crappie schedule I've been keeping lately has kept me on a salt-free diet for the last couple months!! Things you can be sure of= I haven't forgotten ya, and the odds of success will be heightened after a couple pre-fishes, probably starting this week. Also, you can rest assured that salt fishing factors are now positively rising by the tides/day AND be aware of the "risks" of adding SALT to your diet. Remember, don't drive through beautiful, lush farm country unless you're willing to be farmer some day!

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What you say about farm country is true, though you may mean it as an analogy. The years I spent driving the big, agricultural states and all the upper Midwest in springtime are burned in my mind. When my mind starts to wander and it isn’t thinking fishing, that is where I find myself. The bitter cold makes no difference. Looking forward to the trip Doug, you ready, I’m ready.

X2 on Don's hat, definitely some history there....know there was a barrel of laughs on that boat !!

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X2 on Don's hat, definitely some history there....know there was a barrel of laughs on that boat !!

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Jeff, my referencing was to the "fish towel" not the hat!:yikes

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Nice fish, sounds like a fun day. :cheers2I'm sure with Don it was, especially if he's as comical on the water as he is on land.

Is he wearing the towel because the hat is ripped up? must be a lucky hat if not, maybe time for another:Rofl

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Very nice fish. Thanks for sharing.

Was kinda wondering where ya were, ED? Thought for a second I needed to apologize for sumthin'...Eagle excrement expedition footage maybe, lol. :scratchhead

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Was kinda wondering where ya were, ED? Thought for a second I needed to apologize for sumthin'...Eagle excrement expedition footage maybe, lol. :scratchhead

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Naw, it’s all good. We were at Myakka River state park. Terrible connectivity there. Wifey ran 20 miles!

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Nice park.



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Neat shot...bet it was tough dragging that tree over that table for perfect pic alignment! :Rofl

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Alrighty den!

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​Nice catch and post. Thanks!