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P A Y B A C K TIME ...no bass included. . . . pix being added
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08/26/14 09:09 PM
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the full story later ....obviously with pictures...some selfies included but let me make it perfectly clear the BIG river crappie fish paid dearly for the insult the other day ! I thought I had a really good day a month er so ago down on the ole Trinity river and in the last few weeks its been a struggle to land a good one Friday I had 3 nice fish escape me ... recently only lil bitty crappie fish have been the norm ... but today was an episode well worth the price of admission why they were there ? probably bait ? why nothing else was biting ? your guess is as good as mine to be sure lots of lips got holes today not an under in the bunch and both black / white and sum nice mohawks were after it EVERY cast ! a full hour plus of hook setting and crankin in nice fat crappie sure got my fix today .... K A B O O M
Last edited by Ketchn; 08/27/14 03:22 AM. Reason: to photo up the thread of course
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Re: P A Y B A C K TIME ...no bass included
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08/26/14 09:09 PM
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to be continued ...........
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Re: P A Y B A C K TIME ...no bass included
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08/26/14 09:11 PM
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Re: P A Y B A C K TIME ...no bass included
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08/26/14 11:30 PM
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Put it all in one post bro! That way i dont have to weed thru everything!
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Re: P A Y B A C K TIME ...no bass included
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08/27/14 01:35 AM
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Put it all in one post bro! That way i dont have to weed thru everything! But then you would miss all the suspense! Ketchn is as good a story teller as he is a fisherman so he knows how to build suspense to showcase his crappie ketchn skills. The pics will come as he is also good with selfies.
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Re: P A Y B A C K TIME ...no bass included
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08/27/14 02:47 AM
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Sound like you really had a good day.....
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Re: P A Y B A C K TIME ...no bass included
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08/27/14 03:03 AM
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let me start off with a word to the wise NEVERMIND the dang TURTLES they keep giving me false reads maybe its the heat ...I dunno ..... but I do know this ....water you a toad and he will .... in fact ... POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO GO KETCHN KABOOM
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Re: P A Y B A C K TIME ...no bass included
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08/27/14 03:07 AM
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Re: P A Y B A C K TIME ...no bass included
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08/27/14 03:11 AM
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I took maybe half the pictures I could have pretty easily so you will have to excuse the first set of hog crappie tiny photos ran flat out of phone memory but know worries I managed quite few better quality photos before I ran low on memory KABOOM
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08/27/14 03:15 AM
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and like I said before ....back and forth 50 50 black hog to white hog kinda mix today
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08/27/14 03:20 AM
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ridiculous ketchn on steroids flat out no kiddin round once I found the groove it was just unimaginable I tried several presentations before I found the true want of the fish and let me tell you ....once I found the right color combination and the sweet spot behind the underwater concrete .... it was terribly on fire I took fish on several baits today in various colors and combos they all had a similar trend ... I will go into all that later time for another selfie KABOOM
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08/27/14 03:21 AM
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its late I will give the rest up in the morning with plenty more photos .... thanks for the reads yawl to be continued KABOOM
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08/27/14 03:39 AM
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08/27/14 11:22 AM
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Nice fish "Ketchn"!
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Re: P A Y B A C K TIME ...no bass included
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08/27/14 12:11 PM
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so here is the scoop .....I originally had a tandem tied on 2 ,,,,1/32 oz yella heads with red eyes with summer fry grasshopper thermocline small frys on em got a peck first cast and nothing after that ! well I noticed the water clarity and kept thinkin I am sure there is a crappie or 2 to be ketched I lost 3 nice fish Friday right at this spot ...the other person pitching across the river told me from the opposite side of the river nothing much was happening I told him good bye as he left and dug in my pocket I pulled out 2 small fry in monkey milk and exchanged bodies first pitch ....KABOOM big ole fat hog crappie comes to my hand after a bit of a struggle well I lost that set up a pitch or so later so I went pink head with my remaining munky milk bods and KABOOM sum more and some more as well ....
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08/27/14 12:19 PM
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now mind ya I tried to float fish these here crappie NO DICE ....I missed several and for whatever reason they wouldn't actually commit to good bite just a fast peck and gone ..... and I know from being here many times in the past a pitch and drag in the ole river is asking to donate a jig I have very limited tackle with me ....this isn't looking good I have 2 or 3 jig heads left ....the fish are wanting to play and I am down to maybe 4 or 5 thermocline bait bodies so after a half dozen or so on the red 1/32 witht the munky milk ... I was forced into submission and said good bye to that set up on the underwater debris good thing I got a photo or 3 I am thinkin KABOOM side note : notice the crappie fishes mouth were it escaped a previous angler
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08/27/14 12:24 PM
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I may have some of the photos a bit out of order so please excuse the back and forth on what bait in the end thru forced submission I found the REAL bait I was down to 2 pink heads 1/16 oz and some new test baits thermocline sent me a stinger type plastic in a charcoalish body with a silverfish tail I think its called natural shad ? anyway ....BAIT OF CHOICE has been located ! KABOOM and the really good news ....the crappie fish located it over and over as well KABOOM
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08/27/14 12:31 PM
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sure was some serious fun yawl a single 1/16 jig no nibbles and a pitch as far as you can cast let it drop onto the channel side of the concrete pile and never move the bait ! let it slowly fall and let the wind slightly drag it to deeper water when the line tightens up and you are sure you hung the concrete ... rare back on the ole rod like surf ketcher and stretch that mono like a rubber band set the hook like ya mean it and crank like crazy .... its a mighty long way back to the spot your standing lost 4 or 5 on the surface because of the long haul but man oh man is long distance pitching for crappie a BLAST KABOOM
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08/27/14 12:33 PM
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they sure enough wanted this set up like ya dream of bite after bite every "accurate" cast got bit fun fun in the shade on a hot day for sure
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08/27/14 12:35 PM
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I ran low on phone memory towards the end of this episode and I truly regret not getting better quality photos of the mohawks one was even saddle backed just a bit by its dorsal fin very pretty fish
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08/27/14 12:40 PM
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cant quite remember if I managed 2 or 3 on them Mohawk fishes .... but I got a few small photos note the far column in the water way across the river parallel to that column straight in front of my perch was the open water ticket and man oh man were they there
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08/27/14 12:43 PM
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got a few more photos not in any particular order man what a day to go ketchn KABOOM
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08/27/14 12:53 PM
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not sure how many I landed ....around 30 plus I am sure lost a few on top and a few on the hook sets had few escape me on the concrete before the photo opps as well its a precarious situation on the concrete and a tough place to visit but on this particular day it was well worth the effort to scramble down the incline pick the beggar burs off your arms and pants wipe the sweat off the brow and get ready to set the hook KABOOM side note : the natural shad in the mister fry is going on a dunkin episode soon if there is a bit of water clarity ....you should think about dunkin one yourself the stinger version was flat out a ketchn machine bigtime .... many thanks to Thermocline for another winner of a bait
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08/27/14 12:54 PM
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Did you catch any keepers?
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08/27/14 12:55 PM
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Put it all in one post bro! That way i dont have to weed thru everything! and then ................... ONE POST ? NEVER EVER K A B O O M
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08/27/14 12:56 PM
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Did you catch any keepers? not ever out of that there part of that river for sure brother
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08/27/14 02:48 PM
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Re: P A Y B A C K TIME ...no bass included
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08/27/14 04:29 PM
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Re: P A Y B A C K TIME ...no bass included
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08/27/14 10:53 PM
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You are Hilarious Ketchn!
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08/28/14 02:33 AM
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thanks again yawl .... them fish are the most difficult I have pursued without a doubt to get on em that good is a real triumph for sure not very many days that a fella can ketch a limit plus out of the ole trinity river for sure thanks again for the comments and reads and as always stay tuned .... KABOOM
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