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Blind hog finds an acorn..

Posted By: JIM SR.

Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/17/16 06:29 PM


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..
Posted By: DavisGuideService

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/17/16 06:33 PM

Heck ya, thats a awesome fish. thanks for sharing thumb
Posted By: bush hog

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/17/16 06:53 PM

Welcome back to the joys of fishing. thumb
Posted By: banker-always fishing

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/17/16 09:43 PM

Nice fish. cheers
Posted By: Ruffneck2000

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/17/16 10:03 PM

Nice Fish, be careful Jim the force of the THUMP is strong and will be calling you back to the dark side! thumb
Posted By: JIM SR.

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/17/16 10:20 PM

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. fish
Posted By: Harleyrockstar

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/17/16 11:42 PM

Congrats on the beautiful fish!
Posted By: shill

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/17/16 11:49 PM

That's a good one!!!!
Posted By: moonriver

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/18/16 01:03 AM

Another bass man turned into crappie fish man 😭
Posted By: Fooshman

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/18/16 06:17 AM

thumb
Posted By: chickenman

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/18/16 01:03 PM

Great fish! Congrats!
Posted By: HOGON

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/18/16 01:28 PM

What a great looking fish!!!
Posted By: Ranger-188-2007

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/18/16 02:08 PM

Congrats on the fish, but more importantly you release it to finish spawning. That's the future of fishing. Ditto's to you,
. cheers
Posted By: Carver

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/18/16 03:55 PM

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.
Posted By: Kay Dyson

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/18/16 08:02 PM

Heck of a day Jim, thumb 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 grin
Posted By: shut-up-and-fish

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/18/16 08:34 PM


Once bitten twice shy. Welcome back to the addiction Jim....Nice way to do it.
Posted By: JIM SR.

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/18/16 08:36 PM

Am I going to have to put a big umbrella in my boat now,..?? helpsign
Posted By: crapicat

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/18/16 10:53 PM

Originally Posted By: JIM SR.
Am I going to have to put a big umbrella in my boat now,..?? helpsign


Please DONT... bolt
Posted By: Bobcat1

Re: Blind hog finds an acorn.. - 04/18/16 11:04 PM

Originally Posted By: crapicat
Originally Posted By: JIM SR.
Am I going to have to put a big umbrella in my boat now,..?? helpsign


Please DONT... bolt
Yes, that will keep Dale from fishing with you. Me, I like shade.
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