The Backseat program

Sometimes when I bum a boat ride I offer up the ole back seat program . Because in the end it aint really gunna slow me up all that much ! :Rofl
Some complain they got backseated and I heard this many times from folks that are trying to ketch crappie from the rear perch and use it as an excuse for a poor performance .
But it is all just a state of mind , we didn't use the graph and were just lake testing this ole stick steer that is likely going to be sold today .
I hammered em all over the lake at every stop and when my other bud said where did I ketch them when I showed him a picture of the ice chest ,,,,my response was this ....
anywhere I pitched my jig ! :crazy:
All kidding around aside this trip was similar to many of the other trips and we had a discussion about how many and how fast I could have hammered them off the bank .
My response was faster than in this boat for sure and could limit out in under an hour off a few of the "fishing" docks at that lake quite easliy .
Particulars were as follows , he was in the water at 6 am when I rolled up fishing around a courtesy dock and I walked up and said this about that ,we could just stay right here and hammer the fire out of them if you want as I pitched them in his ice chest .
He said no no , lets run up to the condos on the other end of the lake . I said ok reluctantly knowing the bite was just stupid on fire at that dock and they were not playing hard to get and THUMPING jigs every pitch !
So off we went and hammered at the other stops on this trip , now mind you this ,even though I had to run off about 9 am and it was a hundred outside at noon , I went back to that dock for a few more on my lunch break just because .....
he of course said man you are hard core when I sent him some pictures in a different hat later in the day :Rofl
He only kept his 25 limit this trip and I pitched a terribly high number of crappie back in the lake , only used 2 colors of baits (pink and yellow , orange ) and 2 head covers this trip , liked it falling and rising and moving and not still . most of the fish were in waters around 10 to 12 foot deep .
It might be well over 100 outside , but to be sure the crappie could care less , stay hydrated and cover up your skin and go hammer is the word and of course KABOOM too !:Cowboy
p.s. the pink and yellow seemed to have a slight advantage over the orange

Made good use of that back seat

Very nice. KABOOM

Ridiculously crazy how fast you can find em....handsclapping...high-five

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Awesomeness, thanks for sharing

Great story and photos, Ketchn! Lots of future eating right there!
Bob

I like those Krispy! AWESOME

Man O Man!!
You should keep track(number) of the fish you catch in a years time.
I would be interested as would everybody here on CDC I’ll bet.
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Nice read and pictures !

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Originally Posted by BobC

Great story and photos, Ketchn! Lots of future eating right there!
Bob

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fact my friend .....

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Originally Posted by Chuck Adams

Man O Man!!
You should keep track(number) of the fish you catch in a years time.
I would be interested as would everybody here on CDC I’ll bet.
Just saying:::::



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my yearly average is slowing dwindling , gas prices , heat , age and general family and work options in the mix , I dont keep accurate numbers ,but I do use imaging on my water visits to get rough estimates .
that trip was in the hundred plus fish range , but it isnt terribly uncommon there to do that. I used to hit pretty high yearly numbers when I went daily , but I have slowed up quite a bit in the last couple of months, don't seem to have quite as much spare time lately.

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Originally Posted by catchNgrease

Ridiculously crazy how fast you can find em....handsclapping...high-five

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lakes that I know well that abound with crappie make it pretty easy to get on them quickly in most cases. many spots I frequent are chosen based on the time of year and present conditions and past experiences in those same conditions.
it is pretty common to get bit first pitch of the jig if you are tuned into the when and where program .:highfive

You have a lot of water to keep track of, Ketchn. I have wondered if you keep a super secret log of various water with appropriate notes.
Curious minds…:Rofl
Bob

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You have a lot of water to keep track of, Ketchn. I have wondered if you keep a super secret log of various water with appropriate notes.
Curious minds…:Rofl
Bob

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Fakebook is an excellent tool for tracking when and where , it gives you "memories" pop ups of what took place on the same day in the years before , sometimes it reminds me I need to go hit whatever spot ,saw one the other day from 7 years ago and it reminded me to hit a spot locally I have not visited in a long time .
of course there is a fair amount of trash on Fakebook and weird algorithms things and such , but it does give me a few ideas for sure .
my image albums are dated in my laptop back about 5 years or so as well and often tip me to visit some spots as well .
and in the end "details" in the properties area of the images you capture have time and dates on them as well ....just saying

The phone will give me pop ups from my gallery from years past. It is a good reminder as well.

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The phone will give me pop ups from my gallery from years past. It is a good reminder as well.

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technology is a beast , the tools available are almost endless , if one used a few of said tools well , one could hammer EVERY visit for sure

I use a diary on my phone. Linked to a weather app as well.

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I use a diary on my phone. Linked to a weather app as well.

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the good news is that most spots I visit I have been to them at various times of the year in the past and know what the general program will be in those locations , I frequent a variety of spots that often have no resemblance of the last spot , some are clear water and deep , some are mud puddles and then the in between as well , and the crappie in them have very different things going on in most cases .