Keeper Size For Crappies

[Baxter1]

Just wanted to know what is the smallest crappie you would keep?I've been catching a few but not much size to them.Thanks.

[crappielimits]

10 inches!

[Bait Eating]

9 if it is thick. But this fall we have been catching alot of 10 to 12in crappie and turning the 9in back.

[manofmany]

I usually shoot for 10" but sometimes I will take 9" home if bigger ones aren't biting. 20-25 will make for a nice meal.

[stinkies daddy]

10" is the legal size here in Arkansas

[CrappiePappy]

is the legal size limit of the lake I'm fishing :p (I expect the F&W Dept to know what's best for each individual lake, in whatever state I'm in)

If there is no size limit ... I'll cull the best 10 (if I get that many :p )

I don't always keep what I catch, regardless of size.

... cp

[crappiekid24]

I will keep anything from 9-13" anything bigger then 14" I will release as there aren't that many in the lakes I fish that big. My average size is probably 7inches. I usually get 1 or 2 9" and take those home and just keep getting them until I have enough for a meal.

[crappie bug]

I don't keep anything under 10'' but that's the size limit whear I fish most of the time.

[camo john]

12" and over anything smaller just don't have a good taste. i will cull the 12"s if i got some 14-15" i don't like to hog fish 4 good fish will make me & the wife a good mess

[chaunc]

No size limit on the fish up here but depending on the time of year and size of the fish that are biting, i'll keep about a dozen of the smaller ones if i want to eat some fresh fish. Fat 8's and 9's are okay sometimes, but i normally catch them bigger. If you're going to eat them, and they're big enough to fillet, enjoy the meal.