Forget Football

This afternoon - I got tired of watching football games and waiting on Razorback game so I went fishing along the bank in front of my house - well I got at least 20 crappie but was only keeping 9" and larger - so I kept 13 (largest was 14")

Well I was tired so I took a break while a couple of neighbors started fishing and they started catching crappie - many of them 7-8" that they also threw back. Then finally I went back out to fish some more and guess what - the neighbors started catching fish and the spot where I had been fishing - went dead. Ended up they caught about 30 fish and kept 14 - largest 13" and smallest keeper was closer to 10" i.e. they got my fish to move to them and I didn't get a bite

Oh well it was a great day - first I had my turn and would have had a limit if I kept the 6-8" that I threw back - then neighbors did same thing but in different spots i.e. crappie left me and went to where my neighbors were fishing

We were using jigs and squirming grub - and a weighted cork

Most of my fish were 5 - 8 ft from the bank - while neighbors got most of theirs 15-20 ft from bank i.e. crappie moved to slightly deeper water when I came back to fish again.

I should have taken photos - was nice mess of fish i.e. 27 nice size - but I gave away the 13 I got to another neighbor and the other 14 are still in the fishing pen (one neighbor is coming back in AM with a friend and try to get enough for a family fish fry i.e. he wants 20-30 more nice size (good luck - I'm planning on sleeping late - besides the crappie today didn't really start biting until 3 PM