Thread: 17" Massachusetts whoppers

Here is some pictures of some healthy 17-17.5" Massachusetts Crappie taken on a yellow streamer by my fly fishing buddy, Alec. Over the course of the camping weekend 12 crappie of this size were taken, some taking a popping bug at dusk. They sure put a bend on a 3wt fly rod... all fish were released to fight again and give someone else th joy of catching a slab trophy... In Mass, these fish would be awarded a gold pin to the fisherman who catches it. Must be taken to a local bait and tackle store and registered, weighed and measured...they are few and far between for this size, we didn't want to put the stress on these monster Specs... we do CPR (catch, picture & release) on them instead...maybe next year they will be 18"

Nice black crappies.

Those are some nice slabs ya got there. Good going

What do they put in the water in Mass., steroids?

Beautiful specks!

Nice slabs! Looks like I have another new destination on my plate

must have been feeding em miracle grow! nice catch!

Them are some beautiful slabs for sure.
Nice pics,thanks for sharing.

WOW! Those would be nice fish anywhere. We practice CFF here which is catch ,fillet ,fry.

thanks for sharing nice