To begin, Thank You sir for your service and dedication. I too am a crappie/ bass fisherman. grew up fishing for everything. got a little older went strictly to crappie (white perch, sac a lait) for about 15 years. Then a friend talked me into joining a bass club,fished it and some local team events, even a Bass event as a none boater. Fished them for 10 years then moved to Eastern Louisiana and went back to crappie fishing. About 7 years ago I was building a house for a man who wanted to go bass fishing. Took him to Lake Fork In the spring, Grass was thick and the bass fishing was phenomena ,with lots of 5,6,and 7 pd fish.Been every spring since, five or six times each spring, four or five days at a time. Have caught lots of quality bass 8.9 personal and the following tear the man I took had a 10.8 (now one of my best friends). When I come back to LA, i pick up my jig poles and dream about Lake Fork in the spring !! Now it takes two days to change crappie gear to bass fishing gear when I make the trip to Fork

Finally figured out how to post pictures. Bass are from Fork.

Those are some fine looking fish my friend. That's definitely one big ol crappie. Maybe one day I'll make it to fork. I only fish Ray Roberts as it is. Guess it's a comfort kinda thing. I know no matter what I can always catch fish there. I go multiple times a week most of the time. Way I figure I'm gonna try to master this lake as much as a guy can master a lake.

Oh thank god. I thought it was just me.

On that tackle collecting affliction...... My tackle collection isn't nearly as expensive as the 21 foot tacklebox I just bought becauase the collection outgrew the old one!

Hope you enjoy your new hobby!