What Do You Consider a Trophy Crappie for MO

[STL Crappie Nightmare]

What do you fellas consider a thropy crappie for these parts, or is it just in the eye of the beholder? I've only been crappie fishing since 2008 so most of you have lots of years on me but I've been lucky enough to catch 4 crappies that hit 2lbs with the biggest at 2lb 3 oz. I thought about getting them mounted but decided twice to let them go back swimming and twice to relocate them to lake cast iron skillet. So would you guy mount a 2lb crappie? What's your thoughts?

[Speck]

Its really a personal thing. If its a trophy to you then thats all that counts. I have only caught one crappie that weighed 3 pounds but a bunch that went 2 pounds 15 ounces, 2.14, 2.13 ect.. Is that one or two ounces really a difference between a trophy and not?

[Hogster1]

I gotta agree with Speck.Its all about what you think is a trophy. I dont have one mounted yet and have my personal weight for mounting one set at 3lbs but if i cuaght one 2.14 or so i sure would have a hard time not mounting it. If its a trophy to you i would say go for it.I cuaght one last spring during the spawn that weighed 2.13 and the only reason she is still swimming is she was full of eggs and i just wanted her to spawn. My family was there and just about had a fit when i slid her back in. But there will be others in the future to mount so once again if its a trophy to you go for it.

[feelay]

Its really a personal thing. If its a trophy to you then thats all that counts. I have only caught one crappie that weighed 3 pounds but a bunch that went 2 pounds 15 ounces, 2.14, 2.13 ect.. Is that one or two ounces really a difference between a trophy and not?

He ain't asking about Ms trophy fish...gewber!

[olesilverside]

Anything over 2 # for me here on Truman, and I have only had about 20 in fishing Truman since it opened in 1980, now those close to 2# would be in the 1,000's... I haven't mounted one yet and the biggest I have caught here on Truman has been 2# 7 oz..... I never keep a crappie over a pound so all bigger get released right after a Kodak moment.......

[Kit Papermouth]

2# 14.87 Oz. it'll be three when I get it mounted.
I'm sitll 11 oz shy of that size in Missouri.

Caught a three #in Grenada Ms years ago, but it wasn't a pretty fish at all so she didn't make it to the wall.

[olesilverside]

I agree Kit those that ain't pretty ain't worth mounting..........

[got crappie]

On Smithville anything over 10 inches is huge.

[keeferfish]

On Smithville anything over 10 inches is huge.

Hopefully some day you'll catch one!

[beagle man]

can't chime in here, dont believe in trophys