Breath takers

[Ketchn]

Awesome catches ! The one in the top pic looks way past 2lbs to me...

likely 2.25 or so is my guess , hard to say for sure ,was built EXTRA thick , not the same build as the average crappie in these parts for sure , but the second fish was actually a bit longer and still pretty thick as well , both were in the lower end of the 2 plus range in my opinion .

[Ketchn]

Hey Ketch....what kind of a look did he give you when he saw you throw em back!!!! KABOOM SPLASH

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actually got a not so nice look when I dropped it in a 5 gallon to take back to my work crew , seems he is taking lots of them private dock fish home with him lately , so when in Rome dont ya know

[Ketchn]

When you pull up on the rod and the fish takes you back down you KNOW it's a SLAB! You sorta have to just hold pressure on the rod until the fish finally turns your way. Then the prayers starts. LOL

Nice fish you got there for sure.

these size range fish are kinda different for sure , but since I am running beefy mono in the spring and short stiff stick with a round 7 foot of line off the tip , if it starts off as heavy and you know for sure you just stuck a big fish ....
it is typically at that point I do my best to not let them get the upper hand and bring em up top as fast as I can , the dock is full of stuff that will cut you off down below and a big fish will often do that in there .
big crappie fights best not last long on larger fish with extra spring steam under that saw mill down below , they tend to escape about half the time in that spot if given much time to get after it ....