Our crew in the Gray Ghost guided by Carlos Duggan caught this 18.5-inch crappie today:
It has six dorsal spines but by the body shape and coloration I suspect that it's a hybrid. In it's Post-Spawn condition it only weighed 2-pounds, 4-ounces.
During Pre-Spawn we've had 16-inch crappie that weighed well over 2-pounds and 17-inch crappie that weighed 3-pounds so this fish could well have been nearly 4-pounds if it was in good shape before the spawn.
It IS "going on the wall".
That there's a nice looking white crappie. Nice catch.
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man u killin me, i've got to get out and catch fish like that, great job, i'd be honored to have that fish on my wall
When in doubt, set the hook.
Chris
nice fish
I'm catching white crappie now that just doesnt have a belly at all since theyve spawned. Ashamed that fish wasnt pre-spawn. It woulda been HUGH (well, it still is:o). Congrats to the lucky fisherman.
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
Awesome fish!
I mounted a 4 pound 0oz black crappie that measured 20 3/4 inches but was so skinny you could have read thru it. It was caught in a small impoundment in late August in 2004. The guy who caught it decided to skip payment on the fish so after a court fight, I own it and use it for display. I have always wondered what it would have weighed pre-spawn?
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Here's why I say it may be a hybrid. Notice that there are only a couple vertical bars and they don't go all the way up the side? It also has a much more of a square body shape than our white crappie usually have and the black dot on the gill plate isn't nearly as pronounced as it usually is on white crappie. This is what our white crappie usually look like:
The markings from the mid-line up are more typical of a black crappie like these:
Here it is again for comparison (so you don't have to scroll up and down):
It WAS a purdy thing - that's for sure!
Wow! Amazing fish! Very good hybrid explanation.
One more thing. Congrats on being included in this months In-Fisherman Adventure section. WTG. You deserve it. Quite a year your having.
How was that fish caught BTW?
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Hey GRIZZ:
The fish was caught on a minnow - shiner or Rosy Red - on an Eagle Claw #6 Light Wire Aberdeen Cricket Hook about 8-feet deep under a slip-float while "hovering" around a Bamboo Crappie Condo.
Carlos has been doing very well since he took over the Gray Ghost - bringing in some really nice catches and making folks want to come back to fish with us.
I just heard about the "mention" in In-Fisherman yesterday but haven't seen it yet. The editor sent me a copy but had my old address so he got it back. He emailed me yesterday for my new address. I'll take all the "Free Press" I can get!