went to sam rayburn this am. launched at casels boykin. headed to the bridge to catch some crappie....even had minnows with me. rounded the point heading for the bridge and the closer i got the rougher is was,,,,,ended up turning around due to 2-3' rollers and bad waves. tthought i was in an episode of deadliest catch. couldnt see over some of the waves rolling up the lake. went back to a couple of coves to try our luck.....trolling motor had no power....checked batteries that morning and onboard charger said all were charged. checked batteries and they are no good. hell there only 4 years old. guess they just dont build them like they used to. the wind was building the whole time also.......loaded up and went to the picket house for lunch.

I'm planning to take my dad out Monday with the same plan.. any advice for giving my dad a decent day for his birthday? I'm used to bass fishing and rusty on my crappie locations or even where to begin looking. Thanks

welcome to the forum! may your dad be blessed with many more birthdays and a great day on the water.

Thank you bud

I fished the 147 and caught crappie all day sat. All caught in 15 fow. Was a great day.