Thread: The correct way to measure a 10 in crappie on lake Conway!!

Is it mouth shut, lower jaw to pinched tale, or fork, or just the open tail? Me and Jackie need answers quickly. Pictures will help too.

Ive always been told if theres any way you can make it touch, it counts.

Check the AGFC fishing guide for the correct way to measure a fish. Pictures are worth a thousand words. I have always been told to make sure that it is 0.25 inch longer to protect from shrinkage. Personally I will only keep if it in 10.5 inches.

^^^^^^probably better to listen to this guy though

I am in Bama but the only time I have been checked the Game Warden used my Crappie checker

Length Limit – Minimum Length Limit : The shortest length of a fish of a designated species that can be kept. MAXIMUM LENGTH LIMIT: The maximum length of a fish of a designated species that can be kept. PROTECTED LENGTH LIMIT: A size limit that prohibits anglers from keeping fish within a designated size group. Unless otherwise specified, all fish are measured from the front of the lower jaw with the mouth closed to the tip of the tail with tail lobes pressed together when laid flat on a rule. All fish not meeting the length limit requirements for a particular water or species must be immediately released into the water where caught.

ALWAYS! Give em a extra .5. If you put them on ice they will shrink.

mouth closed , pinched tail