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Athens Slabs
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03/14/21 12:24 AM
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Flags
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So I got out to Athens this morning. Not the best conditions due to wind but I haven't been on the lake so I didn't let that stop me. I couldn't really get to the places I wanted to go due to the direction the wind was blowing so I hit a couple of the close boathouses. I figured the crappie may be willing to play so I tied on a Bobby Garland Baby Shad in BlueGrass which is always productive on Athens. 2nd cast produced this: Nice plumb crappie of about 9 inches. I was catching them pretty regular from them on. No monsters but a few that went about 12 inches long as well as a few dinks. Right in the middle of the crappie bite I was interrupted by this feisty rascal: He was fun but not what I was after. Mama wanted a fish fry tonight so I kept some crappie and them took the Bobby Garland off and began fishing a piece of crawler on a jig hook. I knew it was a little early for the gills but I had to try considering this is Lake Athens. I only took one gill, but he was a good one: In a couple of weeks the gills should be really active. About 1045 I finally gave up fighting the wind in the float tube and went on it. All in all it was a good day and it felt really good to be feelin' the thump once more. Cheers Y'All. Life is good here in East TX!
Retired Navy Chief Signalman NJROTC Instructor Tascosa High School
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Re: Athens Slabs
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03/14/21 01:36 AM
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Joined: Jan 2017
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Pot licker
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Awesome post Flags you caught some really nice ones. I'll bet those crappie hit the spot!
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Re: Athens Slabs
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03/14/21 02:41 AM
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Joined: Feb 2014
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Smurfs
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Nice Catch, great day! Pray your trailer is ok after bad weather went through there this afternoon.
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Re: Athens Slabs
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#13921934
03/14/21 03:00 AM
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Joined: Oct 2014
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Vogey
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Great chest of fish considering the gail force winds...
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Re: Athens Slabs
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#13921989
03/14/21 04:06 AM
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Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 3,777
Osbornfishing
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Re: Athens Slabs
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03/14/21 09:47 AM
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Joined: Jul 2010
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banker-always fishing
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Good times on Athens. Nice post and fish. Good job.
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Athens Slabs
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03/14/21 11:51 AM
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Laker One
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Nice fish. Good job Flags. Side Note: Bet the wind was a challenge !
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Re: Athens Slabs
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#13922306
03/14/21 02:44 PM
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Gitter Done
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