Doing without

[Ketchn]

Sometimes by choice . Sometimes for other reasons.
One must learn to do without.
Keep in mind this about that , learning to do without will quite possibly make you better at something that needs to be accomplished with a less than full bag of tricks.
Had a discussion yesterday with someone who was surprised by how much another person had invested in a 3,000 dollar boat .
The boat owner had 10,000 in electroctronics added to his rig !
So fast forward to the task at hand , ketchn crappie.
Ketchn lots of crappie can be a mindset thing and learning to adjust to what you do NOT have in your arsenal.
Sent a buddy with LS to a spot the other day and he flat out hammered a pile of nice ones pretty quickly. Sent another buddy to that spot and he did well too.
Second buddy did not have LS but still left with a pile of nice ones as well.
So keep in mind how it all works, a farm truck won't compete on the road well in speed with a Ferrari, but it will likely get you to the same location.
Here in lies the moral to this story , crappie ketchn has been around a good while and you can do without and still ketch piles of them.
Knowing how they operate and where they are and with nothing more than a jig on a rod and the want to succeed at it, will often times lead to piles of crappie.
Just a quick FYI out to those that think they have to do "with " ...
KABOOM is the word off the dock on my lunch break doing without....

[BobC]

Good story and moral to your point. Bank fishing is tough on my stream but wading with a cheap pair of hip boots produces plenty of pan action and fun. That’s what it’s all about.
Bob

[BuckeyeCrappie]

Well put. Thanks for sharing your thoughts

[Ketchn]

And btw, that IS cheap dollar store nail polish on that jighead and it bounced off the roof of the dock last week and yesterday and also went with me on a boat ride recently to another lake and STILL ain't chipped off ! ....
Salt and pepper clear is the color if you must know....
Just saying....

[Mstr Dan]

And btw, that IS cheap dollar store nail polish on that jighead and it bounced off the roof of the dock last week and yesterday and also went with me on a boat ride recently to another lake and STILL ain't chipped off ! ....
Salt and pepper clear is the color if you must know....
Just saying....

Had to read that twice, I looked to see if it was on your fingernails also!

[Ketchn]

Had to read that twice, I looked to see if it was on your fingernails also!

I have boundaries even if they seem fairly obscure, just saying
But that gives me an idea , might be the newest thing , matching my nail color to my jig color....

[DockShootinJack]

Very well said.

[SuperDave336]

Good read Ketchn and a very good point. Thanks for sharing

[ezgoing]

I agree that you don't need livescope or fancy electronics to catch crappie. But it is so much fun watching how they react to what you do. I do know you enjoy watching them as much as I do.

[Slab Apprentice]

Very true. The scope helps but the real experts don’t need it.


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