Big Lake, before I jump to conclusions to whether it's a crappie or not, how many spines are on the dorsal fin?
I caught this bad boy a couple years back. I caught him in Northern Michigan in the month of May using a live shiner that I caught earlier that day (the crappie in this lake usually wouldnt touch "store bought" minnows). He measured 17.50 inches and weighed 3.80 #'s.[/COLOR]I have a question under the pics
Question: all the large crappie I catch in this lake have this same golden color. I have viewed hundreds of crappie pics online and only 1 out of 50 of them have this similar color. The guys on iceshanty.com either said that my taxidermist sucks, it is actually a rock bass!, or that it is normal but rare. I'm a new member on crappie.com and I figured if anyone knew the answer it would be you guys! THANX
Big Lake, before I jump to conclusions to whether it's a crappie or not, how many spines are on the dorsal fin?
Last edited by luvjign; 03-23-2008 at 08:19 PM.
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i don't know much about crappie but i'm going to post a picture of one so i can compare the 2 side by side
yep, looks like one to me just a little different color
I've caught plenty of crappie that were yellow in color...not sure why certain lakes have them ....seems like they were all northern lakes though....
Duane
Well here is one that is as gold as yours or if not golder.. Im from NY and i find that northern Callies are golder than most.. But i think the guy who mounted it should of made the fins look more like this.. This fish was 15" and was the first one i caught this year through the ice..
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Well the fins are definitely crappie. Rock bass have several more dorsal spikes and the dorsal fin goes much further up toward the gills. I must admit when I first saw the mount I had the same thoughts that it was a bad paint job for a crappie and that it looked like a rock bass before I read your post. Another point is that I've never seen or caught a rock bass close to 17 inches, and I've caught a bunch. Do you have any pictures of live fish with that coloration? I know Camofish from NY has posted several fish that were more yellow than any crappie I've ever seen here in NY, but I can't find the posts with his pics. The patterns on your fish also looks rockbassish. Fresh pic would help.
It would also have been a state record. Mich record is 3lb 6oz.
Last edited by GRIZZ; 03-25-2008 at 09:11 PM.
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If I caught something that color out of my usual waters, I would wonder what it was. It looks like a crappie other than the color. Where's the specks?? Regardless, it's a nice fish.
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looks like he has 5 dorsal spikes, should be a white crappie
Dave