Thread: Saltwater Crappie ?

BOY DONT I WISH.......POOR LIL JON BOAT SETTING ALL ALONE IN THE GARAGE WHILE THE BIG BOAT IS OUT TO PLAY TODAY !!

HawgHvn: Racn had the boat in the water by the time I showed up and had to walk over to Owl Creek from Pendleton. While he was parking the truck, Jack cruised up and offered me a ride (12 feet from the ramp).

We got runnin' out at 9:01. Jamie told me that Jack was bad luck on the water. It seemed to be true the first 15 minutes or so while he was at the helm. But as soon as Jamie took over steering us through that parking lot 2 miles straight outta Rudee, Jack's bad luck disappeared for the rest of the day!

Jamie's homemade umbrella rigs (AWEsum, Dude!) ruled the day and I had more pullage by 9:45 than I had all fall! At one point, I'm standing there with a 32" fish in my hands waiting for Jamie to snap a picture. When I looked over to the other side of the boat and saw the one Jack was unhooking, I looked at my little minnow and tossed it over the side.

Yep! That's Right! HawgHvn tossing a 32" striper over the side cuz I'm thinking maybe that sucker is just a little too small! And not even thinking twice about it!

Turned out that was probably the smallest we caught, too. Only had 5 fish in the box on the way back - BECAUSE THAT LAST MONSTER that Jamie caught at 36" JUST WOULDN'T FIT IN THERE with Jack's 40" fish. Limited out twice, home early. Never got wet. Never got cold. The Happy Jack purred under our feet all the way back while the wind picked up and the spray started flying.

I won't mention the two fish that Racn lost right at the side of the boat. Both nice ones, and one that we are still arguing over whether it was 45" or 48" inches (see, Jack, that fish DOES keep getting bigger with each retelling of the story). Lost because he wanted a PHOTO of the fish in the water BESIDE the boat. Ah, Well, Jamie. Looks like you'll just have to go back out there again if you want THAT picture!

All I got left to say is, THANKS again, Jamie, that was an awesome ride, terrific pullage, and you and Jack make for some wonderful company. I'm just sorry the trip was, by necessity, so SHORT! LOL.
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STRAIGHT OUT OF RUDEE.........
THIS IS HOW I REMEMBER IT !!
HAWG HAD HIS FIRST FISH BY 1/4 PAST 9 !!

JACK GOT A NICE FISH AND THEN BEFORE YOU KNOW IT HAWG HAS A FISH AND JACK GETS ANOTHER- DOUBLE HOOK UP ( THE FIRST FISH IS ON THE FLOOR.

THEN 2 MORE AND WE GOTTA THROW FISH BACK !! OK WE GOT 4 IN THE BOX AND 4 LET GO BY 9:43 AM - A LIMIT PLUS 2 -

THEN JACK GETS A 39 7/8 AND THATS 5 IN THE BOX.......





NOW ITS UP TO TO TOP OFF THE LIMIT WITH PLEASURE AND MASS PULLAGE FROM A SHORTY AT 36 INCHES BUT WHAT A COW THAT WEIGHED RIGHT AT 16 POUNDS !!





A GUY TOOK A CARNAGE PIC FOR US ........

Nice stripers. Looks like you had a lot of company out there too.

8956 other boats it seemed like- yesterday was worse.......at 7 am there ws a line at the boat ramp out onto general booth all the way back to the bridge at rudee.....the median had trailors parked in it 3 miles- vb cops must have wrote 500 tix in 3 hours yesterday. some people launched their boats and drove the truck/trailor back home......then got a ride back to the ramp !!

looks like fun - when those things start you have to be ready or they will pull everything you got in the water

Buddy of mine, Racn you know him as gabber on 307. He went out Saturday said same thing. Best time with the big ones he's ever had. Biggest was a 45" I believe.

Looks like big fun. Glad you did well.
Jeff

Now that's a TRIO! Glad you had good luck and dems some Nice Fish.
MIKE aka Uturn

citations are 44 inches or 40 pounds- early to bed early to rise, fish like hell and make up lies they say......i back up my posts with pics, no doubt.
heres how they REALLY did ::: DREW POSTED- Good job on the fish Gabber and I got out my bro-inlaws boat.Did sandbridge and no luck there so petal to the metal to the fleet at CH.Got our share of 30"to 36" fish,great day Saturday.Didnt here u all out there thou Still waiting for that 40" fish

Originally Posted by RACN35

citations are 44 inches or 40 pounds- early to bed early to rise, fish like hell and make up lies they say......i back up my posts with pics, no doubt.
heres how they REALLY did ::: DREW POSTED- Good job on the fish Gabber and I got out my bro-inlaws boat.Did sandbridge and no luck there so petal to the metal to the fleet at CH.Got our share of 30"to 36" fish,great day Saturday.Didnt here u all out there thou Still waiting for that 40" fish

Yeah I gave him some stuff for it. He said today they lost one he swear's was a 45". Not caught, lost. :D So I guess it was my mistake, I miss understood him. I won't loose no sleep if you won't.

no problem buddy- i know for a fact i lost 2 over 45 inches- being a show off and wanted jack to take pics as i landed it.....both ditched me and turn tail and headed for the deep !