Holy Crappie!!

A few nights ago I tagged along with the guys as they went fishing out on White Bear Lake.  It seemed hot (although windy) before we got onto the lake but as soon as we were out there, the wind had really picked up and it got pretty darn cold.  Since I am not interested in actually fishing, I was just along for the ride while reading my book and snapping some pics.  Just before sunset my man caught the biggest dang crappie any of us has ever seen!!  For those of you who do not know, a crappie is a pan fish that is usually just slightly larger than a sunfish.  The one that he caught was just over 14". It was so big that when he first pulled it into the boat I thought it was a bass!  He had been fishing using a chatterbait which made it even more amazing since crappies usually prefer live bait.  This bad-boy is going to be proudly mounted (to be displayed where, I do not know)

 

I posted many of the photos over on my Daily Photo Blog if you'd like to check them out: Silhouette of a fisherman, sailboats, reflection over water, and the moon.  Here is one of the sunset over the lake....

 

Getting great photos and seeing a trophy fish being caught made the night an enjoyable one (despite the wind)

Comments

[quilly]

Whoa! That is one heck of a good-sized crappie! Perhaps he took the non-preferred bait because this big boy was quite happy to eat anything!

[Nicole]

That's a Beauty, wow!
And the sunset is gorgeous as well, wow!

[anne]

He's getting mounted?! Oh no!! (I'm all for catch and release...save the animals baby! I think I'm in the minority though:) You rarely mention "your man" on the blog- does he not like to be blogged about?

[Trace @ Aloha Monkeys]

That's a big fish! And I love the sunset. Great shot!

[Lisa's Chaos]

Holy cow that's a BIG crappie! And a beautiful sunset!

[Jientje]

He's HUGE, and I love the sunset!

[Dana Leigh]

That's a nice looking fish and beautiful sunset!

[Tracey@Aloha Monkeys]

I left you some bloggy Aloha. Go check it out.