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First time's a charm! #11510120 03/30/16 03:22 AM
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Got a wild hair and decided to fish Tradinghouse for the first time last week. It's pretty close to me, so why not.
Spent the first hour marking brush in 15-25' water, then went back and started fishing. About every 3rd or 4th BP produced fish. Bite was very light, and fish were on the very bottom in 14-18' piles. Half were females that hadn't spawned yet. Not many big fish, but lots of 11-12" keepers. Fished from about 11-3 and kept a limit.
Neat little lake.
Oh, did I mention the lake record? wink
Picked up this chunk of a white crappie that was 2.17lbs on my scales. Figured that little lake didn't have a big record, and sure enough it was only 1.94lbs. I've caught a lot bigger crappie, but thought what the heck...let's see what it takes to certify a lake record. Took it to a nearby state park the next day and it was still 2.10lbs on their certified scales. Paperwork only took a few minutes, and then took a bunch of pics with measurements. Gotta be the heaviest 14.5" fish I've ever caught. She was built like a tank! roflmao
So I guess in 6-8 weeks I'll have a lake record to my name. grin






Re: First time's a charm! [Re: SLABXPRESS] #11510140 03/30/16 03:34 AM
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I heard about that record fish...been waiting on the post...LOL nice fish, congrats on the record!

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Re: First time's a charm! [Re: SLABXPRESS] #11510200 03/30/16 04:05 AM
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thats impressive, found and marked piles, than a limit and record first go.. congrats..
if you can do that on that lake, you can do it anywhere. !!! flehan


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Re: First time's a charm! [Re: SLABXPRESS] #11510217 03/30/16 04:18 AM
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Nice slabs! thumb


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wtg E! Congrats on limit and record.

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what did you catch the big girl on? /color


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Congrats on the Record and limit! Couldn't ask for a better day


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Originally Posted By: leanin post
what did you catch the big girl on? /color

White/Chart MrCrappie ShadPole on a pink jig head
Gotta thank DW for the color recommendation. I would have gone darker based on the water color, but they wanted bright & light colors.


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Great post and congrats on the new record! That sucker is a football.

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Wow. Congrats Eric thumb

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Well done my friend.


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Eric.....I have had paperwork back in as little as a week on occasion. Congrats! I certified two white bass records on Belton in a week. Seven days apart!


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Nice work Slabxpress and kongrats on the lake record cheers martini


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That's awesome bud!

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That is absolutely fantastic, Mr. Walker. Heck of a job being able to go out, find structure, and wear out the fish on a brand new lake. That letter of recognition is going to look good on the wall!



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