The Master, a Grasshopper & the River...

!st & foremost THANKS Andy (aka:Crappieday) for the 101 on JIG fishing the river system & spending a relaxing morning OTW in your boat. No mishaps, wild stories, or ordeals of any kind to deal with, just jig w/bobber, vertical jigging & cast jigging, all of which produced specks of all sizes, bream(orange breasted variety included), & a large mouth(Rapala size, all be it, LOL) Andy is so easy going I refer to him as the "cool" instructor everyone wanted in class, back in the day. At one point I asked about rod movement & he smiled & said: "just do what caught you that last fish" I'm still the last person you want in a tournament, to count on as a jigging partner, but have a new appreciation for "THE THUMP" now. As well as the vast opportunities ALL our waters hold for speck fishing, not just trolling the lakes because they are there in good numbers during these winter months. I'm so delighted too have given this jig thing a honest try & have another CC.com member & friend to thank:highfive. Maybe now this grasshopper can, "take off the training wheels" as I referred to the bobber/jig fishing & cast jig these type waters more often, when the wind picks up...a few pics from the morning...

Pretty fish! Good job.

Glad I could put you on a few fish today. You know how hard is is to get the fish to cooperate sometimes. We were able to get em all three ways. Fun day with good company.
Sorry we had to leave with the fish still biting old worry wort had to get home to let the dog out. I still couldn't get her to go out till after 3.......... Dang dog, we could have fish for another two hours.........also all the fish caught today were let go to fight another day

Very nice read Speck. You guys are still showing an awful lot of bare arms down there in Florida. What you need is for us northerners to send you a dose of some of what we have up this way.
It is a lot of fun to learn new approaches and techniques for crappie chasin' for sure... and as you said: there are so many approaches and techniques and so little time.
Sounds like a fun day with a good teacher and that's the main thing. Thanks for sharing.

I looked for familiar faces today. It seems they were all cashing in somewhere else. A very good day guys, and a good read and pics. I’ve spent several very good days with members, and Andy was definitely one of them. Now you have to go look at lemon bluff with new eyes. I’ll bet you don’t mind hiding from the wind near as much. Good Job, both of you. You were both in good company.

Nice Jeff- Almost made me forget about Gulf fishin':Rofl

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​Great post and catch.

Nice going guys, yes Jeff I've seen Andy in action casting the shore line in the cannel at Woodruff a few years ago and he was tearing them up. Can't remember how many 2 pound fish he caught but I was amazed. You had one of the best at that style of fishing. I would love to learn some from him one day.

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Awseome! Would love to learn more about catching em single pole n ! Nothing like feeling the thump and watching that float disappear! Congrats on a great day! Have met some tremendous folks on C.C

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Nice Jeff- Almost made me forget about Gulf fishin':Rofl

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1st kick off of a "Tour" around the state, fishing with some of the best who enjoy the wetting of a line in some of the Sunshine State's waters, I'm proud to call home!!

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Nice going guys, yes Jeff I've seen Andy in action casting the shore line in the cannel at Woodruff a few years ago and he was tearing them up. Can't remember how many 2 pound fish he caught but I was amazed. You had one of the best at that style of fishing. I would love to learn some from him one day.

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No secret I've known for years about Andy, he casually stated a few weeks back, we need to get together for some jig fishing & I'd say we timed it just right, fantastic morning that exceeded my expectations...

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Nice going guys, yes Jeff I've seen Andy in action casting the shore line in the cannel at Woodruff a few years ago and he was tearing them up. Can't remember how many 2 pound fish he caught but I was amazed. You had one of the best at that style of fishing. I would love to learn some from him one day.

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Some days hero some days goat Vic. Still have much to learn about these Florida "Specks" and single poling them it's just the way I like to fish them. Maybe in another 20 years of learning I wil get good at it.

Great job. Yes, the thump is addicting.

You were with a class act on the river. Andy is a great guy all around and a pleasure to fish with for sure. He sure knows them river fish.

What they said. I tap his riverknowledge now and then. Better than google.

Great post!! I keep saying I am going to try casting a jig and bobber one of these years. I say the same thing about single pole jigging but I haven’t done either yet!!

Two cool guys..... Love the thump!

Great pictures, it's great to learn a new way of catchin. I would certainly like to learn more about the single pole "thump" style of fishin.