WHAT WOULD YOU PAY ? and yes i got pix ....LOL

so here it is ......what is it worth ?
a few good solid thumps ....
and we are tawkin straight Krappie Ketchn folks
(no trash fish ) .........
1 how much cold ?
2 how much wind ?
3 how low of a temp ?

i think i know what i would pay ....
my high side and low side after todays trip
its was a CCCCCcold adventure ....
reeeeeeely windy
and quite cool
and rather wet ,,,,
at 36 with a stiff north wind
add a good bit of spray from the white caps
and that my friends is just about my limit .....

oh and yes "someone" ketched a REPTILE today .....
just NOT me darnit ....LOL

That made me want to go take a leak and stand by the fire.

gunna hav 2 change his screen name i swear .....TKdelux ....
i like it ...has a Ketchy ring to it ....LOL
what do you think piscatur ?
that new whatever knot you were tawkin about worx like a champ
it hooked that 3 plus lber cleanly in the roof of the mouth like you said it would ......
another lake record and counting ....ROFLBO .....
and silly me thunk you wuz just kiddin roun.....

Dude, either you are hardcore or you're crazy.

i swear it wasnt for them arm chair folks for sure brother
i was wet for 2 hours after i got off the water ....
i think my lips turned blue towards the end ....
i staggered back to my ride from the white cap beatin on the way in,,,,,
and it was ONLY gunna be a 2 hour trip before work .....

when we was youngsters sir we was IRONMEN and KRAZY....
24 hours in the boat no problem ....
refuel at the marina ,eat a bite ,get bait go out some more .....
now we is just OLDMEN but...
still totally KRAZY ....

apparently photobucket ....
has issues ,,,,
maybe later folks ....
its a great fish story i promise ....

Yes sir he is...both!!!!

isnt it nice how we mellow with age

Why do you have 8 of the 11 post for this topic? Isn't there a rule about bumping your own thread?

Ps free bump

He aintsellin nuthin. All this info is free, LOL.

well then here we go ....
looks like photobucket is back on ......
seems todays fish wanted the big river cane slab bandit this morning on a chart head with painted eyes 1/16 oz.
fished anywhere from 3 to 6 foot deep in 4 to 8 or 9 fow

they was aggresive on the pitchn and vertical jiggin ,,,,
i think they bin thinned out a bit over there but they wuz still pretty hot on a very cold morning ......

piscatur ketched a few under a float ....
i managed to miss one under a float...
and ketch one 3 foot under a float...
5 fow...

you are so right sir .....
i am free ...
thanks to our great armed forces that protect us from the evils of this world ...
and numerous other people that have been my pleasure to meet ...
case in point ....
a man showed up on the bank in front of us .....
we move down a ways ...
and end up close enough to chat ....

anyway we ketch a few in front of him and he gets some lines wet rite quick .....
he watches and makes the typical comments ,,,nice fish etc etc
well we want him to ketch also ...this is how we are .....
he has 4 poles out i think ????
anyway he aint gettin bit ....
fishin straight minnerz ....
well he finally gets a bite ,,,,misses it ....
darn it ....wait wait fish on yeah baby ....
uh oh ...yella bass .....

i explained to him... the king a yella bass was near and it was probably a bad thing to bring in the yella bass ....LOL
we laughed ...piscatur tells him i aint kiddin ....LOL
we laugh some more .....
and i set the hook !
its a biggie size fish ....
one a them ya want to hold .....
....all eyes are fixed on the fish ......
nevermind the net ....sweep it in NOW ......
bye bye ....

well folks it got extra silent for a second ....
ya could a heard a pin drop .....
i laughed a bit....
and went oh well ...next please ....
that guy sez man you just lost a REAL nice fish ....
i said yes sir ....it was meant to be .....
i explained to him that the very best of best fish storys
one has to have a big one that gets away in it somewhere ....
he agreed as did piscatur ....
we all laughed a bit and went back to it

Ketchn has a lot to say

we didnt kill em but they were all nice fish .....
no fish needed measurin ,,,,
i think this mite a bin my BFOD ?

Cold, wet, and crappie...hmmm, sounds like an adventure...now add a softshell turtle and it turns into an ADVENTURE!

now i kan already hear it ,,,,,
where is your camo safari hat ketchn ?
oh my what ever happened ???
here it is .....piscatur had this thread about stalkin your prey ,,,,
so i went ALL camo in honor of a great post ....

I got one of those at Bonham on a jg. Was glad when he broke off.

it was brutal goin north in that wind the length of the lake
south end straight to north end .....
Kareful if you go Ketchn with us .....in advance ....
sign the we aint responsible waiver and etc etc etc
BEFORE YA GIT DAS BOAT....

Man that is a good lookin crappie

thank you sir ....they sure can be pretty during the spawn
the male fish really have lots a variation in color ...
and this particular place produces fair sized fish for us most of the time

Jacques 'Ketchn' Cousteau ! Fish on !

hahaha thats so true sir
i am a bit chatty sometimes

very good sir ....like that
we will do a follow up at another place saturday late ...
maybe even ketch us another big turtle ....
i am thinkin we are do a snake but i havent been quite quick enough just yet ....

Atleast it was an almost UN-noticeable camo u had on ketchn! Lol! Nice slabs bro. Next time, put that soft-shell on ice for me please. I am from Louisiana btw.

i ate snapper quite a few times and i gave a bunch of softshells away over the years ,,,,i hear the softshells are quite tasty fried ,,,,
just have to tawk piscatur into lettin me put it in his boat though ....that mite be a job ....

+1 on softshells being tasty...

i do know how ta kleen em ....just never did do it ....
my other bud swearz we iz eatin one if he ketchez it