I know factually crappie shrink in length when they come out of warm water and go into cold water . So how much do they shrink in length and in what time frame is my question ? I have seen some lose an inch easily over night on ice , but I am pretty sure I have seen some lose a half inch or more in just a few hours submerged in ice water . One fish lost well over an inch in about 36 hours in an ice bath .
And one more thing to think about , how much weight do they lose in this condition as well ? A State fisheries guy told me a 1.25 lb. fish was possibly 1.75 lbs. before I iced her for almost 2 days .
Wondering what yawl think ?