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Lake Conroe Blue Cat on Crappie Setup
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Mar 26, 2023 23:51:26   #
Coffeeman113 Loc: Spring, TX
 
Tough day for Crappie, but ended up catching this 20 lb blue cat which made our day. I caught it using a 12 ft ACC crappie rod with 8 lb test and a #2 hook. It took a little over 10 minutes to land it. Of course our crappie net barely fit over its head, but it was enough to land it. The livescope did not show this fish on the bottom I guess due to the rough water or some kind of turbulence on the bottom of the lake. I still can't believe we landed it on the setup I was using. For once I had my drag set correctly.



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Mar 27, 2023 06:41:26   #
Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio
 
Coffeeman113 wrote:
Tough day for Crappie, but ended up catching this 20 lb blue cat which made our day. I caught it using a 12 ft ACC crappie rod with 8 lb test and a #2 hook. It took a little over 10 minutes to land it. Of course our crappie net barely fit over its head, but it was enough to land it. The livescope did not show this fish on the bottom I guess due to the rough water or some kind of turbulence on the bottom of the lake. I still can't believe we landed it on the setup I was using. For once I had my drag set correctly.
Tough day for Crappie, but ended up catching this ... (show quote)

That is a dandy coffeeman especially on light tackle 🤪 thank you for sharing 👍

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Mar 27, 2023 08:24:18   #
Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.
 
Coffeeman113 wrote:
Tough day for Crappie, but ended up catching this 20 lb blue cat which made our day. I caught it using a 12 ft ACC crappie rod with 8 lb test and a #2 hook. It took a little over 10 minutes to land it. Of course our crappie net barely fit over its head, but it was enough to land it. The livescope did not show this fish on the bottom I guess due to the rough water or some kind of turbulence on the bottom of the lake. I still can't believe we landed it on the setup I was using. For once I had my drag set correctly.
Tough day for Crappie, but ended up catching this ... (show quote)


That's a surprise for sure Coffeeman, congratulations on landing the beast on the Crappie rod.

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Mar 27, 2023 11:21:52   #
Coffeeman113 Loc: Spring, TX
 
Fredfish wrote:
That's a surprise for sure Coffeeman, congratulations on landing the beast on the Crappie rod.


Fredfish, Thanks for replying. While we were disappointed we didn't get on the Crappie this ole blue made it a memorable trip.

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Mar 27, 2023 11:24:13   #
Coffeeman113 Loc: Spring, TX
 
Whitey wrote:
That is a dandy coffeeman especially on light tackle 🤪 thank you for sharing 👍


Whitey, The stars happened to align that day. Unfortunately most days they break off and your always left wondering what kind of fish was on the other end.

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Mar 27, 2023 12:20:48   #
bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington
 
What a great day.

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Mar 27, 2023 12:34:43   #
Coffeeman113 Loc: Spring, TX
 
bapabear wrote:
What a great day.


Bapabear, Agreed. We were super excited and in disbelief. You would think we caught our first fish (haha).

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Mar 27, 2023 13:22:20   #
NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey
 
Outstanding catch.

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Mar 28, 2023 15:21:07   #
Coffeeman113 Loc: Spring, TX
 
NJ219bands wrote:
Outstanding catch.


Thank you sir.

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Mar 29, 2023 18:31:30   #
RuffplayOR57 Loc: Klamath Falls, OR
 
Coffeeman113 wrote:
Tough day for Crappie, but ended up catching this 20 lb blue cat which made our day. I caught it using a 12 ft ACC crappie rod with 8 lb test and a #2 hook. It took a little over 10 minutes to land it. Of course our crappie net barely fit over its head, but it was enough to land it. The livescope did not show this fish on the bottom I guess due to the rough water or some kind of turbulence on the bottom of the lake. I still can't believe we landed it on the setup I was using. For once I had my drag set correctly.
Tough day for Crappie, but ended up catching this ... (show quote)

What a great catch on a crappie setup, congratulations Coffeeman !!

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Mar 31, 2023 00:12:30   #
Coffeeman113 Loc: Spring, TX
 
RuffplayOR57 wrote:
What a great catch on a crappie setup, congratulations Coffeeman !!


Thank you sir. It was probably a once in a lifetime catch. Especially if I move back to 4 lb test.

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