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  1. 12-17-2006, 08:23 PM #1
    turkeyfootnc
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    When should we see crappie have eggs? I caught one today that appeared to have a swollen belly and I thought it might be about time .
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  2. 12-17-2006, 08:35 PM #2
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    Around here (Arkansas) they start putting on eggs in October when the surface temps fall through the low 60s but they won't spawn until April. It takes a long time to for each female to build up several hundred thousand eggs and for each male to store up enough milt to fertilize them!
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  3. 12-17-2006, 09:17 PM #3
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    End of September, first of October in Alabama also
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  4. 12-17-2006, 09:47 PM #4
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    I have nothing scientific, but I know I begin seeing the females have eggs around October each year in NC.
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  5. 12-18-2006, 06:13 AM #5
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    And I can hardly wait for spawning season!
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  6. 12-18-2006, 07:24 PM #6
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    I caught a couple last Sat with orange row in em.
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