MASTER ANGLER CRAPPIE Fishing 4-14-02

[stelmon]

Today, I had a decision, did I want to go to the river and get skunked or did I want to get skunked when fish were just not there on the lake. I opted to go to the lake and try for some crappies. I fish for a good 2 hours and was only catching dinky gills.:( I had a bobber 5 feet above my hook and that was just not working. I had a fish(don't know what is was) that hit my bobber:):eek: . After seeing a few bass go by I decided it was time to go. As I was going through my box, putting stuff away, I relized I had this big pike popper that shoeman gave me that might just get some pike. So I put that on and tried out my new fly rod.. I did one cast and was learning the lure I was using when outta no where this silver things hit's my popper. I think it is a huge silver bass. This is the very first time I ever had to put a fish on the fly reel. I reeled it in and relized it was one of the biggest crappies I ever have caught.:) I decided to keep it. I had several more crappie/bass hit that popper but no pike. I also saw one silver fish lurking in the weed's waiting for my popper to go over but could not entice him. Also had a nice carp swim by. I was then kicked out of the park:eek: and was on my way home. When I got home I relized I had a master angler crappie. It weighed 2.5 lbs and was 15 inches long, 7 inches tall and 2.5 inches fat. One of the biggest crappies I have ever seen. It was a great day and I also found myself a LUCKY HAT. One in my avator:)

Thanks to all the people that tried to help me out getting the form for the angler thing.

[kroppe]

Good job stelmon! Please post of picture of your fish, if you have one.

[The Whale]

15" & 2.5 lbs. Crappie ?, wow, you sure it didn't say "Wilson" on its side ?, ya know, like a FOOTBALL !!! Outstanding fish there Stelmon.


Whale :eek: :cool: :D

[PrtyMolusk]

Howdy-
Way to go, Dan! Now you, too, have a 'lucky hat'? What has N_O started....?

[DZtaxidermy]

That is what fishing is all about. Your fishing hard, not catching anything. Just enjoying being outdoors. Your ready to pack it up then you tell yourself, " just a few more casts". Then all of a sudden, WHAM!, You got yourself a master angler Crappie. What an adreniline rush. Good job!

Dan Zuck:D

[Gone Fishing]

Great job Dan, Those Crappies are one species that have always eluded me and I can't even imagine what a 15 incher looks like! Congratulations!!

[Cangl]

Its something bigger crappie do when bored with a minnow, as the minnow moves the bobber around they get all fired up and pop the bobber those small ice bobbers they take right under. Got my largest one on a big bass popper also. Good fishing!

[stelmon]

Thanks guys, I am now thinking of getting it mounted depending on the cost.

Les, after Don has been having alll this great luck with his hat, I decided to go through my pictures and see what I have always been wearing. I notice that I have always been wearing my, I'd Rather be fishing" hat and when when I switched to my MS hat, I was catching less fish. So I changed it and caught that huge un. Now to try it on the steel.

[mich buckmaster]

Thats a great Crappie. If you put it in water and froze it solid you should be able to get it mounted years from now. Congrats on a true trophy!!!!!:)

[kingfisher2]

Congrats on the master angler crappie Dan!

Marc

[mickey]

That's a sweet fish, Dan. Can't wait to see it.

[knockoff64]

Way to go Dan, let's see some pics Bro!

[Spinner]

Nice fish Dan

[stelmon]

Pics will come soon.