A Lack of Exposure maybe ?

[Ketchn]

Sometimes in certain circumstances, a lack of exposure could be your downfall. Wanted to say Merry Christmas to my friend that owns the dock I frequent on my lunch breaks.
After saying Hello and Merry Christmas and handing a big ole Christmas turkey to him, I ambled down the way a bit to see if some fish might want to cooperate.
Had on a jacket, long sleeve shirt and of course a trusty Crappie.com T-shirt under it all to complete the ensemble.
Well to say the bite was slow would be an understatement, bought though it was a striped weasel event and THEN >>>>
K A B O O M ! Man, what a THUMP, set the hook and then it began. Thought boy howdy, saddle up Cowboy, this here is a MONSTER crappie and "if" I can land it, there will be some selfies ......
So to and fro we went with me just at least wanting to get a glimpse of said MONSTER and sure enough after a bit, a white big, shouldered form rolled down deep and my heart skipped a beat, thought holy you know what that is a beast of a crappie right there.
A few more forever moments as it pulled hard under the dock and took drag and then the depression set in .....
A ding dong drum and the moral of this fish story is this .....for sure NOT a crappie ....
A Lack of Exposure maybe the problem, not exposing your Crappie.com paraphernalia could cause you to ketch an ever-dreaded drum fish, yet again more scientific evidence about my Crappie.com theories....
p.s. white hand tie in case you needed to know

[DockShootinJack]

Hard fighters they are

[SuperDave336]

Like that hand tie. Guess you’ll just have to stop wearing jackets unless it’s the crappie.com zip up hoodie. Exposure matters

[Ketchn]

mind you this as well , there were some crappie involved , but yet again not in the numbers I prefer and or the size range expectable either, yet again, most likely caused ...by .... A Lack of Exposure maybe ?

[Ketchn]

Like that hand tie. Guess you’ll just have to stop wearing jackets unless it’s the crappie.com zip up hoodie. Exposure matters

Left my lucky Crappie.com killer hoodie on the back of the chair in the dining room, that was yet another unlucky event as I got hear about that when I got home as well

[Ketchn]

Like that hand tie. Guess you’ll just have to stop wearing jackets unless it’s the crappie.com zip up hoodie. Exposure matters

fish like too , sure is a pretty one ...

[Ketchn]

Hard fighters they are

I promise you this sir, it sure enough was pulling like a monster slab , not doing much rolling and had the steam of a big slab in the winter mode

[BobC]

That drum is a fine looking fish! As said great fighters as well!
Bob

[Ketchn]

That drum is a fine looking fish! As said great fighters as well!
Bob

it was decent specimen for a drum , I have managed larger ,but it appeared to be one of the healthier versions I have seen from that water body

[Mstr Dan]

To help with exposure during these trying winter times use the crappie.com pin. It may be small, but it says a lot!
still a nice ketch