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Magnolia Crappie Club Adventures Magazine
Magnol ia Cr appie Club Adv entur es Magazine
From The Presidents Desk - Michael Nowell

Ross Barnett shows off its bad side once to the scales on a bite like we had Saturday. I
again! Barnett welcomed our Saturday morning say keep bringing it! You are making us all fish
with 40-degree air temps and a stout NW wind harder. All the teams at the top of the points race
that just kept growing stronger all day long. Paula are making me step up my game. When you get

and I contemplated playing it safe by fishing in tired of embarrassing yourself at the scales, it’s
Pelahatchie Bay like we did last year. But I knew time to get with the program and make yourself
if we could stand it out on the big lake, we had a better.
chance to catch the kind of fish we needed to be Even when we don’t

competitive. Paula put her get the results that
faith in me and we headed we wanted, it’s always
out running right up the a good time with the
middle of Barnett. It was a Magnolia Crappie Club

long ruff and tuff day.
family. We enjoy getting
Yes, battling that wind to see and talk to every-
was brutal. But battling one. We love hanging

those big Barnett timber out with everyone and
fish was both physically hearing the latest sto-
and mentally draining. We ries. We can’t wait to get
were on the winning fish. to the point in our busy
But as a lot of you know, lives where we have

when those timber fish more time to hang out
don’t want to bite it does with everyone more.
not matter what you put Thank you to the teams who continue to

in front of them. They will not bite! We did get bring the youth. They are the future of this sport.
rewarded for taking Barnett head-on. Finish 4th If you have a youth in your life that likes fishing,
place overall, Top Male/Female Team, and won please bring them to fish with you. You will be
Big Fish of the tournament with a 2.81 pound rewarded more than you know.
Speck. It was all worth it just to see that big

beautiful speck land in the bottom of the net. Next, we are headed to Okatibbee Lake. As
usual, I expect every team to bring in their 7 fish
Hayden and Dan Jeffries. Hayden and Dan limit to the scales. This tournament could be won

Jeffries. Hayden and Dan Jeffries. That’s right. 3
wins in a row! Man, you guys better slow down. by anyone. Anyone taking bets on who it will be?
You are going to have to build a She Shed just Sore Lip Them All

to display all those trophies. Some may get tired
of hearing “Jeffries win again!”. But I have to Michael
give credit to anyone who brings over 15 pounds

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