Came close to loosing a rod twice with them little jokers. Crappie Friday

[Lance34]

Got out from 11-3 yesterday.  Water temp 81-84 during that time.  

Most of everything I caught was in 15 fow around flats in the river.

Pretty much again a repeat of last week.  5-8 short fish to one keeper.  

Their EVERYWHERE!! Deep, shallow, it don't matter! 

Just crazy when those little dudes hit the crank... Sometime the reel drag will make a snap sound and the rod slings back quick.  Dang near knock my rod out of the holder twice. 

Ended with five in the box.  

Seeing the forecast.  Going to start preparing my rigging junk this week. Also built up several stake beds out of pallets that I need to drop, so going to try and do that as well next trip.

Pic below.  Fish on and God bless !

[Blll]

Lance...gulp...you're my hero. Anyway, last 3 trips I've dragged bandits in 15-20 fow and caught plenty of fish but zero crappies and only 1 wb. I guess they are just farther south than I've been going. Also enjoyed some great food at the BBB yesterday. Tourney this morning so I'm in the yard. Anybody scoring crappies up toward Rocky Branch?

[Lance34]

1 hour ago, Blll said:

Lance...gulp...you're my hero. Anyway, last 3 trips I've dragged bandits in 15-20 fow and caught plenty of fish but zero crappies and only 1 wb. I guess they are just farther south than I've been going. Also enjoyed some great food at the BBB yesterday. Tourney this morning so I'm in the yard. Anybody scoring crappies up toward Rocky Branch?

HA!  Yes sir pretty much stay a river rat!  

What I hear from others this year is that quality is better up your direction but numbers are low.

[Ozark Flyer]

Nothing wrong with the quality you're holding up...

[Lance34]

Ha yeah!  The small ones are  think.