FAT and OLD

I am FAT and she is OLD , but none the less we met up and danced a bit . On a 5 foot ultralight and 5 foot of line off the tip it went pretty fast to each other stepping on the other ones toes !
It was raining and I went down to my buds covered dock . The bite was a bit tricky ,but I managed around 50 in an hour plus a few .
One fish approaching 17 inches sure looked like an OLD specimen , the ole girl had plenty of fight in her though even all spawned out ,and took the jig deep in the roof of the mouth and in the end I got to hold her for a few photos before I gently released her .
I set the time delay on the phone and got a pretty good one of her ....
suitable for framing you might ask ? I would say not bad for a beginner ....:Rofl
she was residing away from the main numbers of fish there and she was the ONLY bite i got in that area . Around 5 foot of water about 4.5 foot down and there she was . Sure goes fast and furious with such light tackle in such tight quarters . I dont suggest you try it unless every little thing is just right on your tackle .
MY FIRST 2 JIGS both went away first drops with large fish when I got there yesterday :yikes
a bit tight on the drag on the second fish and a worn spot on my mono on the first one .
such is how it goes sometimes and lesson learned i suppose maybe kinda :Rofl
KABOOM is for sure the word :highfive
wonder how OLD she is ....? she looks ancient ....

That's a whale of a crappie. The thump never get's old.

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Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS

That's a whale of a crappie. The thump never get's old.

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sometimes i wish i could have found one like her in the actual prime of her life ,i bet she was a real toad a year or so ago .
she had the frame to be really heavy if she was filled out like a prime fish .

KABOOM, now that is a monster fish. Good job there Ketchn. Didn't even have a lucky hat or shirt on either.

I could say soooo much, but it is a family friendly forum, and I do respect the elderly. :fish

Yep, I remember ketchin one like her in a creek years ago. Yes was long and lean, so thin she had one side. But a great big ole head. Not sure I did her any favors letting her go, but man it would have been hard getting a meal off that bag of bones. It was a fun dance, but alas it didn't last long, she just didn't have the energy.
Nice fish brother and great story...:cheers2

Still one dinner plate of a crappie. Glad you got her back to hopefully make some more copies! Nothing like using U/L gear to catch fish like that!
Bob

Good ern for sure!

She should have been an easy 3 lber,,,,great catch!

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Originally Posted by Takeum

She should have been an easy 3 lber,,,,great catch!

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you know if the head of the crappie is twice the size of your fist it was a large fish .
bet like mentioned she don't have many years left .
she wasn't in really poor shape, but to be sure if she was prime she would a been one of those wally hanger versions .

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Originally Posted by longhunter

I could say soooo much, but it is a family friendly forum, and I do respect the elderly. :fish

Yep, I remember ketchin one like her in a creek years ago. Yes was long and lean, so thin she had one side. But a great big ole head. Not sure I did her any favors letting her go, but man it would have been hard getting a meal off that bag of bones. It was a fun dance, but alas it didn't last long, she just didn't have the energy.
Nice fish brother and great story...:cheers2

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I managed a fish out of the Ag lake years ago where my avatar fish came out of that was 19 inches long !
that fish had the head of a 5 lb black bass on it ! and the body of a sad skinny sandbass :Rofl
it came in like a wet rag and just looked at me with really sad eyes .
when i let it go it barely swam away and i knew it was it's last year in the water body .
that fish was no thicker than an 8 inch fish

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

I managed a fish out of the Ag lake years ago where my avatar fish came out of that was 19 inches long !
that fish had the head of a 5 lb black bass on it ! and the body of a sad skinny sandbass :Rofl
it came in like a wet rag and just looked at me with really sad eyes .
when i let it go it barely swam away and i knew it was it's last year in the water body .
that fish was no thicker than an 8 inch fish

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Maybe its final act was choking a cormorant to death. What a way to go!
Bob

I know I am fat and old but you didn’t have to tell everyone else, sheesh! What a beautiful fish, congratulations!

I think she might have spawned recently and was just tired from her efforts. Females that size have thousands of eggs, hopefully she has a couple more good years left. Releasing fish like that is a good thing in my opinion, all crappie over 14 inches that I catch are released and with some luck I might catch it again in a year or two when they are even bigger.

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Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS

I think she might have spawned recently and was just tired from her efforts. Females that size have thousands of eggs, hopefully she has a couple more good years left. Releasing fish like that is a good thing in my opinion, all crappie over 14 inches that I catch are released and with some luck I might catch it again in a year or two when they are even bigger.

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not sure if it helps the fish population and or general size , but it makes my day to see a big fish go on its way .
and who knows what its future holds , she might be someone else's biggest ever crappie .

Man, I saw the title of your thread and I thought about coming across the state line and opening up a can of whoop arse on you for making fun of my wife.......but then I read what it’s about so it’s all good, my friend. ;)

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

I am FAT and she is OLD , but none the less we met up and danced a bit . On a 5 foot ultralight and 5 foot of line off the tip it went pretty fast to each other stepping on the other ones toes !
It was raining and I went down to my buds covered dock . The bite was a bit tricky ,but I managed around 50 in an hour plus a few .
One fish approaching 17 inches sure looked like an OLD specimen , the ole girl had plenty of fight in her though even all spawned out ,and took the jig deep in the roof of the mouth and in the end I got to hold her for a few photos before I gently released her .
I set the time delay on the phone and got a pretty good one of her ....
suitable for framing you might ask ? I would say not bad for a beginner ....:Rofl
she was residing away from the main numbers of fish there and she was the ONLY bite i got in that area . Around 5 foot of water about 4.5 foot down and there she was . Sure goes fast and furious with such light tackle in such tight quarters . I dont suggest you try it unless every little thing is just right on your tackle .
MY FIRST 2 JIGS both went away first drops with large fish when I got there yesterday :yikes
a bit tight on the drag on the second fish and a worn spot on my mono on the first one .
such is how it goes sometimes and lesson learned i suppose maybe kinda :Rofl
KABOOM is for sure the word :highfive
wonder how OLD she is ....? she looks ancient ....

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Love your stories that paint such a beautiful picture my friend. You have a special gift.

Mike

WOW!! Nice fish!!

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Originally Posted by GoTennTitans

Man, I saw the title of your thread and I thought about coming across the state line and opening up a can of whoop arse on you for making fun of my wife.......but then I read what it’s about so it’s all good, my friend. ;)

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:Rofl

I'd add smart to her definition, to be able to survive as long as she has & although you describe her as rather slender, I see no noticable blemishes, nice fish no matter how you slice it, WTG!!

Sent from my moto e5 go using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

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Originally Posted by Speck Detector

I'd add smart to her definition, to be able to survive as long as she has & although you describe her as rather slender, I see no noticable blemishes, nice fish no matter how you slice it, WTG!!

Sent from my moto e5 go using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

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she was likely in the 2 and half range , not really in poor shape , just not really prime . if she had a pre spawn pot belly and a bit more in the double camel hump area on her back , i would have likely wanted to weigh her for grins .
i think she probably eclipsed the lake record by a few , it currently stands at 2.3

Nice!

A very nice fish! I would like to have been the guy running the camera when all that took place. Even better job slipping her back where she came from. Did you kiss her goodbye?

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

A very nice fish! I would like to have been the guy running the camera when all that took place. Even better job slipping her back where she came from. Did you kiss her goodbye?

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I think the last fish I kissed, was off the coast of Kodiak island ,of course she went down into the hold, but there is a photo somewhere in one of my archives of said event .
One thing for sure ,it gets hairy on that old dock with a short lead on a big crappie with an utralite in your hand .
I do know watching large crappie swim away ( on purpose ) makes me feel like a pretty nice guy :Rofl