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SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? #9260815 08/26/13 11:16 AM
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we think this mite be just a tad toooooo skinny .... frkazoid

Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260821 08/26/13 11:24 AM
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eeks I woul agree bolt


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Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260826 08/26/13 11:31 AM
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no worries .....my side skan indicated at a quick glance it wasn't holdin n e fish .....
so we opted for a bit more water .....
13 fow a water to 35 fow water seemed a bit more productive

Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260829 08/26/13 11:36 AM
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I think my first dozen came in about 15 minutes or so ....
fairly steady bites about 8 to 10 foot down in 14 to 18 fow ...
they was liking the "jokers wild" 1.25 slab bandit on a 1/32 oz ball head jig with a sickle hook early ....
pitch bait ...let it fall back ....
when it stops fawlin ....
jerk them eyes out ...
or lips off ....
whatever gits in the way gits a hook ya know ....
hahaha
KABOOM ...

Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260835 08/26/13 11:39 AM
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we have grown to like this little jewel of a lake ....
lots a fish ...I mean lots .....
no traffic to amount to n e thang .....
we looked up at several spots an see there aint ....
a single boat on the lake on a beautiful morning ....
holdin a ton a fish that want a boat ride ....
it don't git much better yawl ...
KABOOM AGAIN >>>>>LOL

Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260845 08/26/13 11:45 AM
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now we gang tackled this lil pup of a water body ....
two assault krafts ...
simultaneous motor starts...
splendid in unison launches ....
2 ketchn TKO folks a pc. .....
we didn't ketch no whales ....
just bunches a fish ...

KABOOM...sum more ....

Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260861 08/26/13 11:55 AM
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I tried several baits today .....
sum got bit ...
sum didn't even git a chance ....
kinda busy out there ....
here is probably the story a the day ...
the capt a the boat ketches him a keep fish ....
sets his rod down to box it ....
a kupl lil bitty tiny tandem antique feather FLE FLYz on it ...
red head black body white or yella tailed ....kant quite remember ... hammer
barely in the water they are as he boxes his fish ....
maybe 6 inches ...KABOOM ...
rod bends ...and LAUNCHES !!!!
FIRE DRILL TIME YAWL !!!!
rod over board ...
get the throw ring ...
KAWL the coast guard ...
we gots one in the water !!!!
he drops fish and scrambles ...
I go into oh $%$%$ mode ....
him tooooo I imagine ...
the rod goes down ...
the handle stays up ...thank goodness for cork ....
he reaches and I wish I had a LONGER ROD >>>>
hehehe ta ketch his that iz ....LOL
well as luck has it the fish didn't git hooked and we managed a double team my rod to his rod to his hand retrieval ....
man THAT wuz close ...
we thunk maybe a bream ....they run large in here
never will know ...
but exciting to say the least ....
LOL ...

Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260867 08/26/13 11:58 AM
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so on with the story .....
or more KABOOM ?
I never know exactly when its KABOOM time .....
hahaha ... I hear STOP IT Ketchn ALOT as you mite have imagined
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so KABOOM it iz ....
p.s. notice how the crappie camo blenz nice with mine ....
LOL ....


Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260870 08/26/13 12:02 PM
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now mind ya we is after "panfish" ....
when we travel hear we load up on em .....
eatin size crappie ....and ....
the gillz in here are way to fun fun ...
and good eatin size az well ....

Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260879 08/26/13 12:07 PM
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we travel here an there on the lake a bit ....
fished sum brush piles
fished sum timber
had us a nice time we did .....
and the lake to ourselves ?
plus one jet skeeter ? (off in the distance to the rite)
we never did quite figure that part out ?

Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260884 08/26/13 12:10 PM
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we went thru "the tunnel" ....
danger DANGER .... Will Robinson
asteroid field in the tunnel ....
1.5 deep ....
boulders everywhere ....
careful yawl ....

Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260893 08/26/13 12:15 PM
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seems the fish were the same as we left em last time ....
awl my crappie bites as well as most a my bream were slack linerz ....
not much thumpin goin on .....
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texas avocado panfish assassin time ....
I seen several TFF people use this bait ...
it works sumtimes also ....
KABOOM time ?

Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260900 08/26/13 12:19 PM
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ketched a ton of them toss bax close ta 10 crappie fish we did ....

Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260905 08/26/13 12:22 PM
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I recognize that tunnel!
Have you fished the Cedar trees straight out from the boat ramp on the new side? they sit in about 16' to 22'.

Re: SO HOW SHALLOW IZ TO SHALLOW ta ketch a few crappie ? [Re: Ketchn] #9260920 08/26/13 12:33 PM
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now I promised ta use this here "feather jig" ...
I aint a feather jig guy ....but...
in a custom color .....its kawld "the Ketchn" I think ...
I just gots ta drop it sum ........
a nice guy here on the TFF ...
Mister Jigum Jigs himself ....
made me up a few ....
KABOOM ....the only 2 GOOD thumps I got yesterday ....
kame off this lil BAD BOY ....
they hit it rite hard they did ....

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