What do they look like? Im sure that would be nice.
Any thought on this guys? Hybrid crappies like the kentucky record and the monster recently caught in TN would be great to have around more.Originally Posted by GRIZZ
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What do they look like? Im sure that would be nice.
http://www.crappie.com/gr8vb3/showthread.php?t=23026
Both fish I'm refering to previously are in this post. That kentuky pic is one of the most impressive crappie pics I've ever seen.
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Originally Posted by GRIZZ
I don't remember ... did they ever determine that the TN fish was a record ? Was it ever identified as a "hybrid" ?
Penny's fish was declared a hybrid (naturally occuring), and is the current state record (Ky does not distinguish between White, Black, or hybrid Crappie for state records). http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/062705....h=C105C122C444
And what about the Magnolia Crappie (sterile triploid hybrid) ? http://www.crappie.com/gr8vb3/archiv...p/t-12498.html
I agree that it would be nice to have the chance to tangle with 3, 4, 5lb or larger Crappie ..... more often, and over a greater range of waters. But, naturally occurring hybrids are few and far between, and Magnolia Crappie are sterile (and would have to be "manufactured", and constantly restocked). I wonder, though, what the impact would be on the resident population, if hybrids became the dominant population numbers. Would a mass majority of sterile hybrids cause the resident population to dwindle in numbers, or stunt ? Would sterile "hybrids" ever be able to mass produce, since they tend to mate with purebred resident fish (and the offspring revert back to a more purebred strain) ?
Good topic for discussion .......... cp
I think the same concerns came up when they introduced the hybrid striper and that fish has integrated into the fishery quite well as far as I know, and hasn't taken over the natural species place. I wish we had some fisheries experts as part of the group to inform us of whats going on in these areas.
Last edited by GRIZZ; 08-05-2006 at 01:19 PM.
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