• The Day with Mike

    As I said today was the day. The glassy water in the pic didn't last. Started up on the north end and had some action but nothing to write home about. Several fish that were eligible for the box, one was a good 13 1/2", 12", and a couple of others that were just plain old good fish. Today was a special day for me as the crankbaits I painted did better than they ever have since coming south. The one pic of me is of one that crossed the 14" mark on a purple and chartreuse model. The other pics were other fish of the 17 that visited us today. 8 made the box and a friend came by to take them home for a split with Grandma and lunch. The best Christmas present I could think of. It got windy and we ran for cover and dropped the lines as we cleared the fenders and you see the results. Boat traffic was crazy but the fishing surprised me. We made another pass before time made us go and all we could come up with was a 3' gar that was thicker than my forearm. He only got three lines before we got him in and got my CRANKBAIT back. I was glad he didn't make off with it, my painting stuff is still packed. Overall a very good day and I can't wait for tomorrow.

    This article was originally published in forum thread: Going started by skeetbum View original post
    Comments 11 Comments
    1. scrat's Avatar
      scrat -
      Wow! Nice crappie. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
    1. Ketchn's Avatar
      Ketchn -
      interesting post .....i never have tried crank baits for crappie .....are you doing that "push" thing they speak of ?
    1. Billbob's Avatar
      Billbob -
      good day
    1. brucec's Avatar
      brucec -
      Great day on the water.
    1. skeetbum's Avatar
      skeetbum -
      I do push them but these were being pulled reasonably close to the boat , about 50' out from the tip and rod tips low. Colors that you would never imagine work great. The Tomorrow I spoke of is also in the original post in the Florida forum. Thanks for the interest.
    1. RetiredRR's Avatar
      RetiredRR -
      You got a good picture taker with you. Nice report.
    1. Dave and Lynn's Avatar
      Dave and Lynn -
      Way to go Skeet. I knew once you got settled in down there you would be on them. Great pics.
    1. Speck Detector's Avatar
      Speck Detector -
      Nice Tim !!
    1. "D"'s Avatar
      "D" -
      Very good Tim. Great pix.
    1. STUMP HUNTER's Avatar
      STUMP HUNTER -
      Enjoyed the report. Some good looking crappie.
    1. Crappiegirl1's Avatar
      Crappiegirl1 -
      great report
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