Over 3 lbs FOR SURE !

The jig settled just a bit after it hit the water and then STOPPED settling ......
Thought it was hung on the underside of the dock as it fell within an inch of the dock ......
went to snatch it off the dock and hung it up on what I "thought" was the dock ....
walked over to reach down to get my jig back and then .....
off to the races as it realized it was hooked .....
sure enough was a fight to the finish , thought bass maybe ? carp ? buffalo ? catfish ? gar ? certain it was not a crappie ......
then it came to the top .....NOT A FISH ....
but well over 3 lbs for darn sure even without LS or a digital scale to verify said ketch ,what a lovely tall carapace it had , right shoulder like ...
sort of lacked a sense of humor though , :Rofl:Rofl:Rofl
particulars in case you feel the need to ketch one over 3 on very light tackle ....
10 fow , 1/32 yellow jig with black head , mr crappie camo 6 lb mono , Shakespeare micro 5 footer and a Shimano reel, high noon .....:crazy:
someone gotta do this ya dont ya know ....:Cowboy

He wasn't the happiest looking ketches. lol

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Originally Posted by DWILL

He wasn't the happiest looking ketches. lol

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it was sure hard to get up on the dock without a net , we went round and round a bit , launched like a missile right after the jig was removed , wasnt in a visiting mood much I guess ....:Rofl

Lol, give him time. He might not realize who caught him. Once he tells his buddies of his adventures I’m sure they will let him know he was caught by Mr. KABOOM. Probably make his day then.

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

it was sure hard to get up on the dock without a net , we went round and round a bit , launched like a missile right after the jig was removed , wasnt in a visiting mood much I guess ....:Rofl

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Glad you got the jig out OK. yeah, he or she didn’t have a very good day going!
Bob

Ketchin is Ketchin!! Keep on Ketchin ��

KABOOOOM!!!!!!!!!! grin

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Originally Posted by RJR

Ketchin is Ketchin!! Keep on Ketchin ��

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for sure thunk I had me a real big fish when it first started , man did it bend that tiny rod ....:Rofl

Turtle soup wasn’t on your menu? Had to be fun getting it up on the dock without a net.

What kind was it? Ya know I’m a 5 year old at heart.
Glad you got your line stretched.


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They make delicious soup and chowder!

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie

They make delicious soup and chowder!

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never ate a river cooter , them get pretty good size as hard shelled turtles go in these parts , kin to a red eared slider I am pretty sure ,the larger versions are sometimes vegetarians , seen them grazing before like cattle on some kind of water cabbage when I was young fella . seems they kinda lose the meat eating habit once they grow up.:dono

Well I bit as well as the Hard Shell Chicken. Ketchn postin' a 3 pounder I had to check it out.

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Originally Posted by rojoguio

Well I bit as well as the Hard Shell Chicken. Ketchn postin' a 3 pounder I had to check it out.

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might have been over 3 a pretty good bit :Rofl

They do fight like crazy, I’ve caught some biguns that I really didn’t want my jig back from. Very cool story and definitely a KABOOM moment. They’re tasty til they get real big and have the yellow fat when you clean em, that’s nasty! Little fellers like that are yummy. Thanks for the ride.