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Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/17/16 06:29 PM
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JIM SR.
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This fish weighed #2.55,caught on 4/16 on Fork. Ill be the first to admit I am not a crappie fisherman, heck the wind was blowing so hard we couldn't bass fish so we just decided to try and get out of the wind with some minnows. I had read on here that folks were catching crappie shallow on bobbers. I grew up doing that 50 years a go with my grandpa, so we looked for a place out of the wind,....found some bushes in 4 feet of water and caught about 30 beauties,..all in same spot. I had seen how to rig a slip bobber watching Brushpiles on WFN, rigged up a couple bass rods and away we went. The bite was steady foe about 3 hours. We never moved the boat. Thanks to all the guys on here that pass on all their crappie fishing tips. They were all released to fight another day..
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/17/16 06:33 PM
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DavisGuideService
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Heck ya, thats a awesome fish. thanks for sharing
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/17/16 06:53 PM
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bush hog
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Welcome back to the joys of fishing.
To whom much is given, much is required.
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/17/16 09:43 PM
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banker-always fishing
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Nice fish.
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/17/16 10:03 PM
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Ruffneck2000
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Nice Fish, be careful Jim the force of the THUMP is strong and will be calling you back to the dark side!
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
[Re: JIM SR.]
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04/17/16 10:20 PM
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JIM SR.
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Im taking a Crappie trip next month to learn more and more. It's a lot more different than going out in Grandpa's old john boat and tying up to a cypress tree...but I'm excited.
Last edited by JIM SR.; 04/17/16 10:21 PM.
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/17/16 11:42 PM
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Harleyrockstar
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Congrats on the beautiful fish!
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/17/16 11:49 PM
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shill
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shill
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/18/16 01:03 AM
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moonriver
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Another bass man turned into crappie fish man 😭
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/18/16 06:17 AM
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Fooshman
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/18/16 01:03 PM
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chickenman
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/18/16 01:28 PM
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HOGON
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What a great looking fish!!!
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/18/16 02:08 PM
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Congrats on the fish, but more importantly you release it to finish spawning. That's the future of fishing. Ditto's to you, .
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/18/16 03:55 PM
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Carver
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Kudos on a great report and trip. that sounds like it was a fun day ! The total release is a class act.
Even after the spawn I cull at a much longer than legal length so that I am only keeping fish that have had a few good spawns behind them.
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Re: Blind hog finds an acorn..
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04/18/16 08:02 PM
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Kay Dyson
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Heck of a day Jim, we've been catching crappie off my dock and seawall regular for over a month.. Best one was like your's. What a treat !!! it was also released
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