04-20-2011, 09:00 AM
Put in around 9:30 at WT. Perfect conditions=perfect day. I start shooting docks and<br />catch crappie almost everywhere I stopped. I used 1/32 oz. jigs with BG Outlaw Special<br />and Ghastly Minnow . I am swimming my jig off of a dock, it gets crushed. The fish feels <br />too heavy. I grab the net but I&#39;m thinking it&#39;s a stupid bass or a cat. I see a monster<br />surface next to the boat where I get it into the net. I said &quot;You are the one I have been<br />waiting on.&quot; The crappie was 17 1/4 inches and weighed 3lbs. 1/4 oz. Barely over three,<br />still my goal reached. The three pounder, hard to do in this lake. With the tail pinched, I<br />had the fish at 17 1/4 inches. If the egg sac was more developed the weight could be scary.<br />I got some guys in a boat to take my pic with the crappie. I told them I was going to release <br />it, they looked at me like I was crazy. I confirmed it when I let her swim away, see you when<br />you weigh 4. <br /> Later in the day, I caught another over 14 in. This one heavy with eggs, weighed 2lbs. 1<br />1/4 ozs. Ran into Ranger1 and Tim, they had a livewell full of crappie. R1, make sure Tim<br />brings some jigs next time he borrowed half of my BG Outlaw Specials and I think he took <br />a bite off my sandwich when I was&#39;nt looking. Enjoyed talking to you guys!<br /> I finished with 40 keeper crappie and kept 15 for some friends. I&#39;m gonna get that 4 <br />pounder if it kills me!