Crappie mount came in

  • Boogerbreath
    Bemidji, MN
    Posts: 432
    May 15, 2015 at 4:16 pm #1544819

    Time for show and tell! I have to show it off to someone… the wife just gives eye rolls.

    Not the longest of my life but by far the heaviest. 16″ if you extend the lips.

    -Boogs

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    Chuck Melcher
    SE Wisconsin, Racine County
    Posts: 1966
    May 15, 2015 at 5:06 pm #1544827

    Very nice….. and my wife doesn’t appreciate them either. Happy that I am happy, but no real appreciation for the “art”

    Enjoy having it on display!

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    May 15, 2015 at 9:49 pm #1544869
    Boogerbreath wrote:

    Time for show and tell! I have to show it off to someone… the wife just gives eye rolls.

    Not the longest of my life but by far the heaviest. 16″ if you extend the lips.

    -Boogs

    Boogs

    What’s the story behind the catch? The mount is very nice and a 16″ crappie is a heck of a fish. Knowing the back story would make it even better.

    DWSDave31
    Southern WI
    Posts: 933
    May 15, 2015 at 10:23 pm #1544879

    Heck yeah man! Im still in search of the monsters on my list before I get to mount them but sure would like the story behind the monster? Anyone who is a true fisherman/fisherwomen Loves a good fishtale ;)

    tomr
    cottage grove, mn
    Posts: 1289
    May 16, 2015 at 6:01 am #1544901

    Nice fish and mount. I think crappie make a beautiful mount but have never caught one that big. If ever do have the spot on the wall picked out. Congrats bow

    shockers
    Rochester
    Posts: 1040
    May 16, 2015 at 7:58 am #1544913

    Well Boogs was in my boat for the catch, but I will let him tell the story. Great day on the water when that slab was caught.

    troutbum
    St. Paul
    Posts: 524
    May 16, 2015 at 8:19 am #1544921

    Thats a great looking mount man!

    Boogerbreath
    Bemidji, MN
    Posts: 432
    May 16, 2015 at 9:13 am #1544931

    Thanks everyone! Here is the back story. As you can see by this untouched photo that SHOCKERS (SHOCKERS-somewhat-reliable-guide-service) and I were fishing pool four. I know what you are thinking… that the mount doesn’t match the fish. It is the same fish. They look different as the boat shot was in full sun and the mount was with an iPhone filter.

    1/2oz unpainted ball jigheads with red hooks. Tipped with fatheads. We found them in a tight bunch to a single horizontal log. We found it to be a log afterwards when SHOCKERS upgraded his electronics.

    The odd part of the story is how we caught them. Right on bottom. When I mean bottom I mean I let my jig sit on bottom. Jigging just off bottom did not work. With no slack in the line we just waited for the line to go limp as they sucked it up. Sometimes when we would raise the rods you would feel weight. Crazy good times!

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    Boogerbreath
    Bemidji, MN
    Posts: 432
    May 16, 2015 at 11:14 am #1544947

    Oops. My bad. It was more like 1/4oz.

    Tom Sawvell
    Inactive
    Posts: 9559
    May 16, 2015 at 2:31 pm #1544975

    Beautiful fish, period. Love the mount.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    May 17, 2015 at 1:25 pm #1545205

    Oh throw me under the bus!

    Stop with the calls and emails! I don’t know where he caught it!!

    Great mount booger!! ;)

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22538
    May 17, 2015 at 2:46 pm #1545217

    Very nice mount and love the story hah BK

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