only caught a few...

... but they wuz good 'erns. A front was moving thru, it got windy (east), and fish weren't biting well. I only managed a few fish in 3-4 hours, but they were fine examples of their species. Shellcracker was 10.5" and fought like a devil, big spawned-out male looking crappie was pushing 15", didn't weigh it. So, I got my new JDM Abu Garcia 67SULT top half broke in.
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In other news, a reminder to check your trailer bearings now and then - I had a trashed hub and wheel about to fall the heck off! Got it fixed, but ordered a whole new axle anyway. The trailer (axle) is from 1984, btw.

Some Nice ‘uns !

Definitely some good ones

Very nice fish!

Yes very nice fish!

Awesomeness for sure, congratulations

Oh yeah! Those are beauties!:ThumbsUp
Bob

Pretty fish.

Regards


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When I hooked the big 'cracker, I was using a 1.5 g #8 gekka-jig in glow color, with a sowbug trout magnet. I first thought I had a 2 lb+ Kentucky spot, which are common in this water, as the fish dug hard, and stripped drag on long runs. When I finally laid eyes on it, I may have said a few SHOOT FIREs and some other colorful exclamations. Wow. I could not catch a second one of that caliber, alas. Such are the mysteries of this lake - 3 years hard fishing and I barely know it.

Some good fish, I agree. Love the way you can tell a cracker against his neighbors by the caliber of the fight. Keep. After em, you’ll find some more one day. I only hope you understand why you found them when you do find em so you can do it again somewhere else.

If you're only going to catch a few, those are the ones to get. Well done!

Good lookin' catch!

Joe...did you ever try the ester line?


Regards

Those are fine specimens in this heat and humidity, maybe the front triggered the bigger ones to bite.


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Joe...did you ever try the ester line?
Regards

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Not yet, but I did pick up a couple spools of it on sale.

Catching big-uns is always nice. Nice catch.


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Nice fish.

Looking like good ones from this angle , congrats and KABOOM