Super Slabfest in a Nutshell

[TnT]

I planned my vacation this year to include the Super Slabfest, so I arrived at Lake Talquin Lodge on Thursday, Nov. 1. The weather was very nice for this time of the year with warm but comfortable temps in the afternoons and cool nights. I started fishing on Thursday with a little luck and found some really good fish on Friday morning. This was my first "real" trip in my Project Boat so I was excited. On the way in Friday morning, I lost a power pack in the motor. Long story short, Scott from Scotts Speed Shop just down the road had me back on the water in just 1 hour!! The boat performed great the rest of the time I was there.
By the middle of the week, some CDC members had started arriving and by Friday the place was being taken over by Crappie.com. I feel like this is one of the best CDC events I have ever attended and ALL the members were absolutely the nicest people I have ever fished with. This bunch of folks are some of the best fishermen and women that the southeast has to offer and I felt honored to be a part of them.
On Thursday, Lightwirehooker had made reservations at Angels, a local seafood restaurant, for any of us that wanted to go eat supper there. We had a turnout of about 30 people and we all enjoyed some good food and fellowship.





Friday morning gave us just a little fog early in the morning, but turned out to be a beautiful day. Temps were in the upper 30's early, but warmed up quickly for some great fishing. The lake was slick with calm winds all day, the kind of day that you could stay on the lake all day even if the fish weren't biting.








Friday evening was our big fish fry..A special "THANKS" go to Lightwirehooker, Heavylead, 30 more, Intrepid, The Pool Man, and No Mercy (Forgive me if I left anyone out) for doing an outstanding job on the cooking and to all that brought desserts. The food was fantastic!!! And Thanks to Lake Talquin Lodge and some of the regulars there that helped us out and let us use their facilities for our meal. We fed about 70 people and nobody walked away hungry.































Saturday morning was also a beautiful but chilly morning. The Slabfest was ON!!! Alot of fish were caught and some bigger fish were hungry that morning. I left my camera in my camper and wasn't able to get any pictures, but I was too busy watching my rods to take any pictures anyway. I caught many smaller fish that I threw back, but I boated several nice fish in the process. Now for the weigh in and lunch!!









1 lb 10 oz. (1.65 lbs)

First Place-65Pontiac and Speckanator....1 lb 15 oz.


Second Place-TnT....1 lb 13 oz.


Third Place-Danbo.....1 lb 11 oz. (1.72 lbs)


Fourth Place-Hooker....1 lb 11 oz. (1.69 lbs)


Fifth Place-Rawhide and Air Pressure....1 lb 10 oz. (1.65 lbs)


Also Fifth Place- Stu and Chris....1 lb 10 oz. (1.65 lbs)..Sorry about the pic Stu and Chris, but it's funny that all the rest turned out good


I wont attempt to post all the pictures of the door prize winners because there were so many!!!! But here are a few:





















And a special "Thank You" to all that donated the door prizes that helped make this weekend a huge success:

lcookie
Jroz
30 More
Red Dog
T.J.Stallings with TTI-Blakemore Fishing Group
Lightwirehooker
Tim Henry (Ron's Zip Jigs)
A&R Jigs (Luremaker358)
Speckanator
Lake Talquin Lodge
TnT
Ragfly Jigman
Crapslabstu
and last but not least, Bob # 1....I just found out today that Bob has passed away. I hope everyone will remember him and his family in your thoughts and prayers....Rest In Peace, Bob.

Thanks to everyone that attended and supported this Super Slabfest for making this a great event. There is already talk about making this an annual event and we'll make this more definite by this Spring. I hope everyone has or had safe travels on your way home...Thanks again!!!


TnT

[specktacklure]

Nice pics

[TnT]

I forgot to add a couple of folks to the list of people that made donations. Ragfly and Crapslabstu should also be on that list...Thats the thing about mentioning names...Always someone that gets unintentionally left off....Thx to all!!

[Phantom309]

I forgot to add a couple of folks to the list of people that made donations. Ragfly and Crapslabstu should also be on that list...Thats the thing about mentioning names...Always someone that gets unintentionally left off....Thx to all!!

I think they call it "Management" operations (if the secretary ain't doin it = it gets all messed up).......

[Danbo]

Jam up git together. My buds and I really enjoyed the entire gathering. Good fishing, good cooks, and good people.

Waiting for the next one........

[huntinslabs]

Nice!! Some great pics

[Crappieday]

Looks like a good bunch of people having a good time........good to see some kids in the crowd.........young and old..........

[blindhog]

We should try for a springtime fest.

[chuckauten]

Great time. A big thanks to all who worked and especially to those who attended. As to the spring, how about February? I have been told that is one of the best months.

[Crappielover]

Man, I didn't think you guys could actually pull this off. But now I see that I really missed out on some good fun.
Some really good pics.