THEY ARE WAY EARLY to the spring dance

[Ketchn]

But none the less , it is in FULL forward march right now .....
Yesterdays dock fish were holding in 6 to 8 fow
Today less fish out deep ....
went to leave the dock and dropped in a foot to 14 inches of water at the bulkhead and >>>
KABOOM and not just one , found it hard to leave , but it is what it is .....
the good news is some folks got to see and get a picture of a fish pushing 16 and full fledged whale crappie category for these parts ....
she was 1 of 2 large crappie that bit out in deeper water ...
Man what big fat girl fish ....
sure was knock down drag out with her big fish attitude , that there 6 foot ultralight was at it's for sure max. limit and that there Mr. Crappie hi viz 6 lb mono was way out PAST over drive ....was epic no doubt ....good times my friends , warm weather and fish going bananas ....got to love it ...
p.s. you know for sure when there is a big boy fish right beside a big girl fish in 12 to 14 inches of water that they ain't actually spawning in this here cold water , it's just a first date thing , they are NOT serious , they have to keep it cool , till the water gets just right , its a set the mood thing ,,,,,water too chilly equals no spawning ....
slightly overcast keeps em on beds all day btw , they tend to move off them some when the sun really beams down ,,,,just saying,,,,silly me ketched a bass at the bulkhead in the sunshine yesterday and just walked right past em today on an overcast day ....

[Ketchn]

they liked my big orange ugly jig today btw ....

[SuperDave336]

Awesome fish, awesome catches Ketchn. KABOOM

[BobC]

WooEee Ketchn! Nice fishes!
Bob

[BuckeyeCrappie]

Hmmm, very nice sir! Orange… em!

[P-row]

Very nice Ketchn! Love the ugly orange jig….

[MCG1]

Spring dance cancelled this morning here. 72 yesterday - 25 snow and 35mph winds now. Ketchn em when ya can!

[NIMROD]

Each spring when first ones move in shallow water, look out over first drop off for big mamas suspended.

[Jamesdean]

I would say the dance here set ack a bit too. Weather this last week steadily climbed up to 80* yesterday. Guess Jack Frost escaped from where ever he was put, 'cause it's currently 24* with a high of 45* expected. Over the next 4 days it will climb back upto 78* with only Sat. night being in the way low 50's, the rest of the week, nights bounce around the 30's and 40's. Not sayin' they wont be biten' just prolly slow.

[JUNGLEJIMJIGS]

Yesterday was 81, 27 now with wind chill in the teens. Huge difference in temps in a matter of hours. It's still February in case we forget. Ketchn, that's a big girl anywhere in the country.