3lb.10 oz. (3.63 ) Caught in Turkey creek . Spring break of 1995 . 18.25 inches Attachment 387022 was told it was a hybrid .
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3lb.10 oz. (3.63 ) Caught in Turkey creek . Spring break of 1995 . 18.25 inches Attachment 387022 was told it was a hybrid .
The largest crappie I have ever caught was 15.5 inches. I have no idea what he weighted but I guess a little over 2lbs. I have only seen one crappie over over 3lbs in my life. My dad and friend caught him a trotline back in the early 70's. We had a old wooden boat that leaked like sieve. They checked the lines while my job was to bail water with a old Folgers coffee can. I was 9 years old and we ate that fish the same night we caught him. No one was interested in records back then.
My biggest was 2 lb 4 oz. Since then have caught several over 2 lb but not bigger than that. Still looking for one over 3.
I just got a fish scale last year. I only weighed a handful since and the biggest was like 1 lb 10 oz. Judging by that, I MAY have caught a 2 pounder somewhere down the line but nothing even close to 3 lbs.
We nabbed a bunch of 14's this spring and 2 or 3 that were right around the 15 mark. I know I put at least one of the 15's in my boat but the others probably went in Jigfisherx's boat. Never weighed any. I doubt they were very heavy.
This has been THE best fishing season of my life, but I think Jeff would call it average.
When I was 11 we nabbed a record catfish on a trotline. 3ft 5in roughly 41lbs... we cleaned it in the middle of the night cause we didn't have anyplace to keep it. Wasn't till the next morning it occurred to us what we had done. The state sent a Master Angler award, but we couldn't hold the record since we only had a picture. Its ok, the story is way better anyway.
my avatar crappie would be what i think is the biggest white crappie possibly ,the girth was 19 inches as I remember and the length just shy of 18 a hair . I let her go and did not weight her . Guesstimates ranged from 3.8 to 4.4 and i had a replica done with a 4.4 body and my wife will tell you flat out its smaller than the fish i released . She was my only witness and took the photo . I have maybe 5 or 6 other fish that resembled that one in size to date from the north Texas area over my lifetime .
She was ketched about 2013 , about 2018 i landed one over 18 a hair but it didnt come close to that kind of girth . i mostly let fish go and both of those swam on . and since i am one the bank most of the time i aint packing a scale , i travel quite light,,,,,,
just a photo or 27 and a fish story is all i got to tell :Rofl
Ive only been crappie fishing for 3 years...with my own boat and learning myself with videos. in August a friend and I have a birthday within 7 days, so we decided to celebrate with friends at Jackson Hill marina on Sam Rayburn. The week before i had finished the install of an i pilot trolling motor. I had a tiller style before that one. He was a cat jugger and I was a "crappie fisher". Headed out on a saturday morning hot and humid as texas can be, dropped a jig down because the store up front didnt have any minnows. felt brush, then felt a bite!! drug it up and thought it was a bit heavy...maybe a small bass.
Nope...a 15" crappie. not sure of the weight. It looked a little narrow.
Still dont have a 2lb crappie on my records. Many 12-14. The first 2 lb will go on my wall.
3.3# for me. Almost 18". 3 years ago.
Years ago I caught a 16.5 and a 17 inch back to back not sure of the weight.
Some nice slabs....I don't have any big ones yet here in nj...j missed a big one on topwater this year tho prob around 1 1/2 lber