Reply With QuoteGreat read. Those numbers are awesome. I've caught several over 3 but I couldn't imagine catching a 4 or 5 pound crappie!!!
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The controversy continues: Which is larger - black crappie or white crappie?
With all the new white crappie coming from Poverty Point Reservoir recently that look to make the Louisiana's top 10 records, crappie (sac-a-lait) anglers should take note.
A minority of us crappie anglers over the years have been pretty much alone in thinking that white crappie can reach larger sizes than the black, so I also researched the top crappie from southern and southeastern states.
Lo and behold . . . 7 of the 11 states demonstrated the white crappie as the largest crappie on record.
The gist of it all is when comparing white and black crappie of equal length in inches - usually the black crappie will deliver larger fillet sizes due to the white crappie's denser bone structure.
Please see the attached chart.
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Great read. Those numbers are awesome. I've caught several over 3 but I couldn't imagine catching a 4 or 5 pound crappie!!!
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I would like to just be able to catch a crappie
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The Toledo Bend Lake Record is a black crappie at 4 pounds; and a white going 3.44 pounds. Both fish weren't entered into Louisiana records but they are listed in the lake records. But they could have been Texas anglers who caught the fish - so still not sure. I have heard of 4 pound crappie taken at Toledo Bend but they're rare and are never reported.Originally Posted by bluethunder
But there are several 3 pound crappie taken yearly - and talking to one of the guides they're just never reported for record status because large crappie are numerous there.
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Thanks. Great post.should be a sticky!!!
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I would take any species over 2 #'s.
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2 pounders are easy on darbonne and evidently in one particular spot on poverty point. Lol
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Hump off of the Graveyard. LOL!!!
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