Breath takers

and heart shakers , some of these here crappie sure enough take your breath away when they surface and make the ole thumper get busy during the final episode of would you like to hold hands with me please .....:Rofl:highfive
one large specimen was in super short water and one large one was in 9 fow , the bite was so so though , but hear tell the masses are on the at the dock every day now , one fella said he was there since first light and was still there at noon , said the big ones were busy really early ....
gave me a few looks while I was getting some time delay images too , never seen him sling one , but maybe he did before I got there :dono
one thing for certain one of them was EXACTLY the same dimensions of a football , just beautiful fisheez for sure ....:highfive
sure makes for an adrenalin rush when one of them bass looking sized crappie come up top for a display of let me get away , really good lunchtime entertainment no doubt about it .... :cheers2
KABOOM is near btw:Cowboy

Mighty fine! Heart stoppers…

Oh my! Those are some good ones. Definitely get your adrenaline pumping.

Got my adrenaline pumping just lookin at the pictures.

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Got my adrenaline pumping just lookin at the pictures.

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it is difficult to put into words the level of oh my goodness that occurs, when one of those thick big fish come to the surface and the thing in your mind when you start saying little prayers to get to hold said fish as it thrashes to and fro in a desperate attempt to not be held .
that part is NOT a fish story for sure , just saying

Wowser, superb fish for sure.

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Wowser, superb fish for sure.

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Thanks bro ,them 2 were about as big as white crappie get in these parts , a little over 2 lbs. in that water body is the record , both them pushed that weight for sure :highfive

Wow! Those we just amazing! Great catch. Thanks for the walk along.
Bob

Some mighty fine specimens

Great fisheez for sure. Congrats on another lunchtime outing...Thanks for the share.

[QUOTE=Ketchn;4439576]and heart shakers , some of these here crappie sure enough take your breath away when they surface and make the ole thumper get busy during the final episode of would you like to hold hands with me please .....:Rofl:highfive

Man dat is 1 fine Cap... Do they sell them at Bucc-ees? :yikes:pray

Gooduns

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Hey Ketch....what kind of a look did he give you when he saw you throw em back!!!! KABOOM SPLASH

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real nice fish

When you pull up on the rod and the fish takes you back down you KNOW it's a SLAB! You sorta have to just hold pressure on the rod until the fish finally turns your way. Then the prayers starts. LOL:)

Nice fish you got there for sure.:)

NICE!! Ill take em like that any day.

Congratulations on the awesome catch!!

Awesome catches ! The one in the top pic looks way past 2lbs to me...

With rising levels, current and muddy water, I had to hunt harder today. Culled out another good limit of 30 . Thanks to livescope and Takeum jigs.:biggrin Most were on wood and still out deep.

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and heart shakers , some of these here crappie sure enough take your breath away when they surface and make the ole thumper get busy during the final episode of would you like to hold hands with me please .....:Rofl:highfive

Man dat is 1 fine Cap... Do they sell them at Bucc-ees? :yikes:pray

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a fella that used to hang around on another social internet crappie forum that also used to hang around in this one has a shop that puts logos and such on apparel . he and I got together on some ballcaps I had made to replicate them and did a few for me to giveaway back in the day , sadly there are not any left to give away now and I have 2 or 3 that I sometimes wear .
so in answer to your question , nope not at the gas station or elsewhere , deez ones are custom made and not for sale when I did have them ,,,,,,kuz in the end , it really ain't about the money you know nonono
UNLESS you ask my wife ,,,,,just saying :Rofl

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Awesome catches ! The one in the top pic looks way past 2lbs to me...

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likely 2.25 or so is my guess , hard to say for sure ,was built EXTRA thick , not the same build as the average crappie in these parts for sure , but the second fish was actually a bit longer and still pretty thick as well , both were in the lower end of the 2 plus range in my opinion .

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Hey Ketch....what kind of a look did he give you when he saw you throw em back!!!! KABOOM SPLASH

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actually got a not so nice look when I dropped it in a 5 gallon to take back to my work crew , seems he is taking lots of them private dock fish home with him lately , so when in Rome dont ya know :Rofl

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When you pull up on the rod and the fish takes you back down you KNOW it's a SLAB! You sorta have to just hold pressure on the rod until the fish finally turns your way. Then the prayers starts. LOL:)

Nice fish you got there for sure.:)

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these size range fish are kinda different for sure , but since I am running beefy mono in the spring and short stiff stick with a round 7 foot of line off the tip , if it starts off as heavy and you know for sure you just stuck a big fish ....
it is typically at that point I do my best to not let them get the upper hand and bring em up top as fast as I can , the dock is full of stuff that will cut you off down below and a big fish will often do that in there .
big crappie fights best not last long on larger fish with extra spring steam under that saw mill down below , they tend to escape about half the time in that spot if given much time to get after it ....:banghead