Professional or Novice?

[#1Crappiekiller]

30 Crappie

Thanks Guys for all of your responses, a buddy of mine and I were talking about that topic, and I wondered how My Crappie.com Family would answerthis question.
I myself have been Crappie fishing since I was able to hold a fishing pole, shoot that was all My Father used to catch was Crappie. So now at the age of 50, I have no problem figuring the Spieces out.
Every fishing trip I average 60 to 100 fish to weave out the keepers from the non keepers and have no issues reaching my 25 fish limit of keepers. Yesterday May 4, 2021, I caught 30 crappirs at 13 inches and released them cause they were full of eggs, however I kept all of the Big Males.. (see photo)
No I don't get Paid and No I don't have $$$ pouring from My pockets, heck I fish from a 1975 restored 12 ft. Sea King, but what I can tell you is that even with fishing from My Oldie but Goodie, I can give the pros Heck. In all actuality, its all about Enjoying Youself, while Enjoying Nature as Your Catching Slabs... Thanks Again!Attachment 400369

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[S10CHEVY]

If you take all the high end electronics, out of the game. Then there are some on here, who I would bet on, hands down, could out fish the pros.

[#1Crappiekiller]

If you take all the high end electronics, out of the game. Then there are some on here, who I would bet on, hands down, could out fish the pros.

S10CHEVY: I totally agree with you, that's how I learned. Once I found out the when, the where, and learn the how. I was off to the races.
I just recently bought a humminbird piranhamax 4 di, and truth be told there is no real difference as far as My catch rate is concerned.

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[deathb4disco]

I just recently bought a humminbird piranhamax 4 di, and truth be told there is no real difference as far as My catch rate is concerned.

Well, you just destroyed any chance of getting sponsored by Hummingbird.

[Foxy Jig]

if you make a living doing it, you are a pro

[wc870]

If you look at my tackle, I'm a pro. If you look at my results.... not so much!

[#1Crappiekiller]

Well, you just destroyed any chance of getting sponsored by Hummingbird.

deathb4disco: Lmao! Its just about telling the truth. It does do a great job of telling Me the water temp and depth.

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[longhunter]

I'm not sure, cause I get humbled on a regular basis. But when my bride wants crappie for dinner, its not a good day to be a crappie...

[Alphahawk]

Kevin rightly put it...Pros get paid. For all that think they are as good as as the professional crappie fisherman wait until you have to catch fish to cash a check...pay the mortgage...put groceries on the table. When it becomes your profession everything changes.


Regards

[Speckalator]

The entry fee is the difference of pro vs average person.This was once a highly used quote from Ray Scott, B.A.S.S founder.

The word pro can mean professional or promotional. If you want to call yourself a pro by all means do so but I would call someone a professional who at the least has to report income from fishing to the IRS.

Promotional folks simply get free stuff and promise to promote the brand, a lot of promotional fisherman can be found on the internet.

It's all about sales and marketing, I think.