Would be Ohio state record 20"White crappie

[Tom 513]

I was bass fishing Sat after work, at one of 6 ponds in a private community that I am lucky enough to have a pass for, wasnt having much luck with the LMB in my regular pond, so I thought Id try the smallest of the 6 ponds, well I almost made it around the whole 1/2 acre pond, and thought I would throw my black/blue plastic crawdad one more time at a downed tree, when this old guy took the bait, as I saw him swaleing in the water I thought wow he is shaped like a small mouth, then after I got him landed, I though he has different color eyes, and where is the horizontal stripe, WTH thats a Crappie!!!
I measured him with my pole, knowing I had a tape measure in my truck, then took this one pic and returned him to the water, well he measured 20" and thats with out squeezing his tail, now a friend of mine told me the state record for whites was set back in 1995' and that fish was 181/2", I e mailed the state dnr tonight but I am guessing they would need the fish to confirm, but as much as I would like my name in the record book, I will respect the rules of the property owner and continue to practice CPR (CatchPictureRelease)
I hope You guys enjoy the fish as much as I did catching the ole boy, I posted this in the Ohio section and had one comment, lol, thats ok.

[Hawkeye72]

Nice catch

[Snubby]

Nice fish Tom, they go by weight not just length. That 18 1/2" Ohio record white crappie also weighed 3.90 lbs. Good ole slab though for a 1/2 acre pond. Thanks for sharing!

[skeetbum]

Good fish for sure. You're lucky to be able to fish those ponds, permission isn't easy these days. Good job!

[ad1974]

Very nice

[Slab]

I'm no expert, but I'm not sure that is a Crappie. Crappie don't have that black dot on it. If it's not, it's still a trophy panfish, great job. Thoughts?

If you have more pics that might help.

[Slab]

Dang, now that I look at some more pics, seems some whites do have the black spot: http://www.crappie.com/crappie/conte...-fish-pic-tip/

Sorry about that. The shape of the head in the grass threw me off too. Nice fish.

[Snubby]

Not all my white crappie have that black dot on gill plate but most do... or maybe I ain't been catching crappie neither... lol.

[Snubby]

Don't worry slab it's five o'clock somewheres... :-)

["G"]

Hey Slab.....you caught one.....

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