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it could happen ....
in my never ending quest to ketch crappie things happen .
last week I had a true giant female on the surface and was wrestling with her ,
I was on my knees trying to get a hold on her and she wasn't wanting me to touch her and eventually slapped me good and left ....
rose up all wet from her splashing me repeatedly in the face saying not so nice things as you could well understand.
now mind you this , sometimes a certain fish in that size range might want to be in a certain area , have seen it more than once , sometimes within 15 minutes or so if not spooked bad they might even bite again ....
was NOT the case with her, we were both thoroughly traumatized during the battle . BUT ,,,,,
this time of year especially , they might be right back in that same spot the same day or next day, sure enough ,about 5 foot from where I almost ketched her , she bit AGAIN the following day ..... :yikes
we did an almost mirror image program of the first time and she smoked me good and wet my face AGAIN and escaped my grasp a second time ! :yikes:banghead
pretty positive for sure it was the same big girl both visits ,,,,just saying
and yes I apologized for the bad words that just magically flowed from my mouth to the folks watching me get it handed to me by said fish as well ....:crazy:
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Just remember, 3rd times a charm. So, should you be known now as Wet Face or Tail Slap? :Rofl Very good story, thanks.
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Reminds me of the time back in the early 1970's when I was snatching near 2lb Slabs from the buckbrush of Lake Barkley with a 10' collapsible pole, slip float & minner. It was all I could do to lift said Slabs up high enough to bring them over the gunnel, on account of the flexability of that pole. Along comes one that was somewhat heavier, and in my exuberance I lifted a little too hard & swung the fish clear across the boat & splashed it down on the other side ... and off she went. The following day, in the same general spot, I hooked up with her again. Quick thinking on my part told me to NOT try and swing her to my hand, but just swing her towards the back of the boat and drop her to the floor. Thing is, I was just as excited, or maybe moreso knowing it was a she-beast of a Crappie, & I overcorrected my swing and bounced her right off the top of the big motor at the end of my little 15' boat and right back into the lake. :Doh:
Don't remember uttering any particular "bad words", but I'm sure I thought them. I do remember taking a 3 cig smoke break at the end of both of those traumatic events. :ThumbsUp
So, yeah .... I sympathize with ya, bruh !!
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It is always the one that got away
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Where’s the camera when you need one?…:Rofl
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Nobody ever has a story about the little fish that got away! LOL:):):) The third time will be the charm!
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Next time I'd bring a net with me just in case there is a round 3. If she beats you a third time that fish will be a crappie legend.
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Dint happen without photographic proof., :Rofl
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That fish went back to the school and told the rest of them that HE got away from the great Ketchn TWICE! Bragging rights fer sure! :Rofl
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yeppers , some of them fisheez are legends for sure and truly big crappie have a tendency to escape in many cases ,,,,
ever watch hayden ? his dad stands net ready right behind him for a reason .....just saying ....
first release on that big fish ,she would have been done if there was a net nearby ....:banghead
second go she went much faster and not sure if even with a net she would have been done :Rofl
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I had that happen a few spawns back and I was using a telescopic cane pole, which I have no ‘sperience with. Dropped the jig, thump and set the hook. As soon as I saw her I’m sure my jaw fell open and all her weight hit the jig and boink- she was gone. She was where the tree was close to the bank. I jigged a few smaller ones from the branches and finally went back to see if she’d play again. Exact same scenario played out that time too. She was probably the biggest I’ve ever had on in FL. THAT was a good spanking I took that day. Sorry you didn’t get yours either.
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crappie in the spring are especially likely to bite again if they get off within minutes or even a day or so later in the same spot , lost a truly really stupid big crappie one time at another spot off the bank and went back EVERY day for a week trying to get that one to give me a second chance , that fish made this fish look so so , thought for sure it was bass when I hooked it .....
made me right sad to lose it and never see it again .....had a few bad dreams over it , not kidding :banghead
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If it makes you feel any better as my brother in law says. I seem to have the luck of always catching the largest crappie every trip. But he will tell you I also have the talent to loose the biggest one as well. Last time at Jourdan River I snagged probably my personal best in that river that appeared to be about 16 plus inches . As he said she looked like an over inflated football, black crappie.
She made it in the boat before breaking line, brother in law jump out of his seat to capture her but she made it back to the depths for another fun day on the water. Oh well that’s what makes this sport so fun and makes us can’t wait till we get back on the water. By the way Rojo she’s still in there unless somebody else got her.
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Reminds me of my Ketchn my almost 4th 3 pounder about this time of year when fishing shallow with 18 foot rod and she just flopped off.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Blue Tin
You need a net.
if it were really important to me , like I was pro or something , yeppers ,,,,
but as you might well know , I travel a less complex path ....
a rod , a few jigs in my pocket and off I go ....sometimes I carry a 5 gallon bucket too...
but that is not all that often :cheers2
