Pope's Crappie Smackdown

Pope · 03-02-2008, 08:22 PM

Blake and I took a short jaunt to the fish. I had a moment and he was about to explode if we didn't fish. I met a buddy and it took just an hour to put dinner on the table. The crappie are biting, for real! I wish the weather weren't turning. Blake went from soaking bait to fishing artificials last year. He proved himself again this morning.

Bret · 03-02-2008, 09:21 PM

good Job Brandon and Blake!!! nice stringer of fish..

SkeeterRonnie · 03-02-2008, 09:24 PM

awesome! man!... blake is a spitting image of his daddy!! betcha you are a proud papa!! I cant wait to start popping some bobbers for hungry crappies!!

Pope · 03-02-2008, 09:40 PM

Thanks fellas. I am very proud of my boy. He has endured 4-5ft heads seas on the Phat Cat for over 4 hours, stayed offshore for two days, hunted multiple times in 20ish degree weather, hunted snakes all day in the summer, camped on PINS for 3 days and never complained. He just begs to go fishing, hunting, herping (snake hunting) or whatever I do. He is a champ! I love him more than air.

As for you Ronnie. Get the slip bobber ready! The crappie are waiting....

wacker · 03-02-2008, 09:55 PM

Right on Brandon! I will remember those day with my son forever. Go do whatever whenever you can.

Snagged · 03-02-2008, 10:11 PM

Brandon,
He is one little trooper and you can be proud of him.

Ragman · 03-03-2008, 01:47 AM

That second pic is priceless Brandon! His smile matches the saying on his t-shirt...and he's in shorts and dad is in a full parka! LOL

Your and his good times and just beginning!

Pope · 03-03-2008, 06:52 AM

Thanks again fellas. Yeah, the shirt was fitting. It is mine, but the wind was so tough I had to give it to him. The only thing I had left to put on was the jacket. The wind was incredible yesterday.

awesum · 03-03-2008, 08:35 AM

Nice stringer ...

I have a Crappie question. I live on the Nueces river below the dam at Lake Corpus Christi. Right now they are catching a lot of Crappie near the dam. I'm wondering if they venture down my way when spawning. I am about 4 miles below the dam.

Guess I could grab a bucket of minners and go find out, huh?

Pope · 03-03-2008, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by awesum

Nice stringer ...

I have a Crappie question. I live on the Nueces river below the dam at Lake Corpus Christi. Right now they are catching a lot of Crappie near the dam. I'm wondering if they venture down my way when spawning. I am about 4 miles below the dam.

Guess I could grab a bucket of minners and go find out, huh?

I am sure they do head down the river once they are done. Give me a shout and I wil tell you how to catch them. (817) 714-2886

03-02-2008, 09:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
SkeeterRonnie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,288	awesome! man!... blake is a spitting image of his daddy!! betcha you are a proud papa!! I cant wait to start popping some bobbers for hungry crappies!! __________________ www.ronniemanningfishing.weebly.com

03-02-2008, 09:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pope Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 732	Thanks fellas. I am very proud of my boy. He has endured 4-5ft heads seas on the Phat Cat for over 4 hours, stayed offshore for two days, hunted multiple times in 20ish degree weather, hunted snakes all day in the summer, camped on PINS for 3 days and never complained. He just begs to go fishing, hunting, herping (snake hunting) or whatever I do. He is a champ! I love him more than air. As for you Ronnie. Get the slip bobber ready! The crappie are waiting.... __________________ Pope...translates to "nightmare" in Tunenglish

03-02-2008, 10:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Snagged Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,114	Brandon, He is one little trooper and you can be proud of him. __________________ Jerry Uh oh, Snagged again!

03-03-2008, 01:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ragman Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 924	That second pic is priceless Brandon! His smile matches the saying on his t-shirt...and he's in shorts and dad is in a full parka! LOL Your and his good times and just beginning! __________________ Tom www.oceantackle.net *Go Hard or Go Home!*

03-03-2008, 06:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
Pope Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 732	Thanks again fellas. Yeah, the shirt was fitting. It is mine, but the wind was so tough I had to give it to him. The only thing I had left to put on was the jacket. The wind was incredible yesterday. __________________ Pope...translates to "nightmare" in Tunenglish

03-02-2008, 09:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bret Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: DFW Posts: 1,177	good Job Brandon and Blake!!! nice stringer of fish..

03-02-2008, 09:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
wacker Junior member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 26	Right on Brandon! I will remember those day with my son forever. Go do whatever whenever you can.

03-03-2008, 08:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
awesum Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Corpus Christi/Sandia Posts: 289	Crappie question ... Nice stringer ... I have a Crappie question. I live on the Nueces river below the dam at Lake Corpus Christi. Right now they are catching a lot of Crappie near the dam. I'm wondering if they venture down my way when spawning. I am about 4 miles below the dam. Guess I could grab a bucket of minners and go find out, huh?

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