THEY ARE WAY EARLY to the spring dance

But none the less , it is in FULL forward march right now .....
Yesterdays dock fish were holding in 6 to 8 fow
Today less fish out deep ....
went to leave the dock and dropped in a foot to 14 inches of water at the bulkhead and >>>
KABOOM and not just one , found it hard to leave , but it is what it is .....
the good news is some folks got to see and get a picture of a fish pushing 16 and full fledged whale crappie category for these parts ....
she was 1 of 2 large crappie that bit out in deeper water ...
Man what big fat girl fish ....:highfive
sure was knock down drag out with her big fish attitude , that there 6 foot ultralight was at it's for sure max. limit and that there Mr. Crappie hi viz 6 lb mono was way out PAST over drive ....was epic no doubt ....good times my friends , warm weather and fish going bananas ....got to love it ...:cheers2
p.s. you know for sure when there is a big boy fish right beside a big girl fish in 12 to 14 inches of water that they ain't actually spawning in this here cold water , it's just a first date thing , they are NOT serious , they have to keep it cool , till the water gets just right , its a set the mood thing ,,,,,water too chilly equals no spawning ....:Rofl:Rofl:bash:banghead:Rofl
slightly overcast keeps em on beds all day btw , they tend to move off them some when the sun really beams down ,,,,just saying,,,,silly me ketched a bass at the bulkhead in the sunshine yesterday and just walked right past em today on an overcast day ....:banghead

they liked my big orange ugly jig today btw ....

Awesome fish, awesome catches Ketchn. KABOOM

WooEee Ketchn! Nice fishes!
Bob

Hmmm, very nice sir! Orange…:bash em!

Very nice Ketchn! Love the ugly orange jig….

Spring dance cancelled this morning here. 72 yesterday - 25 snow and 35mph winds now. Ketchn em when ya can!

Each spring when first ones move in shallow water, look out over first drop off for big mamas suspended.:fish

I would say the dance here set ack a bit too. Weather this last week steadily climbed up to 80* yesterday. Guess Jack Frost escaped from where ever he was put, 'cause it's currently 24* with a high of 45* expected. Over the next 4 days it will climb back upto 78* with only Sat. night being in the way low 50's, the rest of the week, nights bounce around the 30's and 40's. Not sayin' they wont be biten' just prolly slow.

Yesterday was 81, 27 now with wind chill in the teens. Huge difference in temps in a matter of hours. It's still February in case we forget. Ketchn, that's a big girl anywhere in the country.

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Originally Posted by NIMROD

Each spring when first ones move in shallow water, look out over first drop off for big mamas suspended.:fish

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She was out in what is deep water at that lake , within a mile or 2 of her exists nothing deeper than 10 fow , there are no drop offs , it’s over 100 years old and silted in heavily.
And for sure positive, she was pushing the lake record on that lake hard , lake record is only slightly over 2 lbs and even without weighing her , I know she hit the 2 range pretty easily.
Behaving the same no matter what lake is common, but knowing the lake well , helps tremendously in knowing where that size fish will be when .
There are likely many more of her size range close to where she was, waiting their turn , they love to hang around in the last 2 boat slips in the deepest water at that spot early in the spawn.
One thing for certain playing ketch with crappie that size under a dock that’s been there forever that has about as many ugly things under it imaginable and only a lil stick in hand ,makes for a heart racing lunch break no doubt about it :highfive
Had to cut off 3 foot of line after that battle, she raked my line against all kinds of rusty stuff below my lil feet , that there sand paper feel on 6 lb mono means tie it up again or get heart broke and upset next fish on …:Rofl

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Very nice Ketchn! Love the ugly orange jig….

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It is SO heavy, doesn’t suit me well on my baby stick , but sure is highly visible and that is a key element this time of year , if it gets seen , it will likely get bit , just saying :highfive

Nice fish! Kaboom


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Early action

That’s goodun for sure.


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Originally Posted by Slab Apprentice

Nice fish! Kaboom


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will revisit said location today to see what this here chilly front did to them , wondering is me , this is a test and only a test , in case of an actually emergency .....:Rofl

Great ketchn outlaw!

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