What kind of Crappie was this

[eastkycrappie]

ok....umm since we're all talking about redear...has anyone ever had the problem of these fish pooping on you when you take the hook out....because....they always do that to me..and its only the redear that do it....i was just wondering if this is common

Thats a pretty crappy situation there.:p:D

[Cincinnati]

Ha ha ha ! good one!

[Cachuma]

yeah it is...lol =D...but seriously...it s becoming a real bad problem.hah

[bowdenja]

Shellcrackers...............poop

Big Bull Bluegills......... pee

Ain't nothing about fishing very clean............. except my plate when I eat em:p

[Roberta]

They also have a touch of red on their gill plates.

I don't know that I've ever caught a redear here in Ohio. I've always thought of them as a Southern species.
- Roberta

[Jerry Blake]

Here's some good info I Googled up on the Redear Sunfish - http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/...IS+MICROLOPHUS
Click on "Distribution" to see their range.

This site has records for 24 states - http://www.landbigfish.com/statereco...ords.cfm?ID=32

[Darryl Morris]

ok....umm since we're all talking about redear...has anyone ever had the problem of these fish pooping on you when you take the hook out....because....they always do that to me..and its only the redear that do it....i was just wondering if this is common

If you don't squeeze them so hard they'll weigh more, LOL.

Yeah, I've not paid too much attention of what species does what but I've had many a client comment on what the fish is doing. I've had many a bream pee everywhere and other species (mostly bass and catfish) poop all over my boat. Needless to say, I still think it's okay to eat a cracker dropped on the deck of my boat. LOL.

[DRPEPPER]

Ain't nothing I love better to do than to make a big blue gill pee on somebody. This is how my son and I initiate his girlfreinds. I (or he) will act like we are going to educate the girl with a caught 'gill. A slight squeeze will get it to peeing on their leg. It's a hoot.