Define Slab please

[Rojo]

Bon Temps & I fish Tidal Rivers not Lakes. That being said I very regularly catch 15in Crappie year around. Bon Temps has seen my coolers with his own eyes. 15-16in fish are more common than most Crappie anglers around here know because they do not know how to catch them regularly. What I'm trying to say is the locals here Do Not fish for big Crappie so they catch them as a by-catch where December-February I fish for River Monster Slabs. The difference is a 15in river Crappie won't weigh close to 2lbs because they swim in current 25 days a month or more. The lack of weight is well offset by the increase in quality flavor. A crappie caught in a flowing estuary always tastes better, is firmer, cleaner inside when you fillet (no huge graphite gut bags to smear all over the fillet). I'm looking for 14in+ fish to fit my definition of a Slab, y'all have all read my post before there are only 2 classifications to me - TACO or ALMONDINE. Well to be a Slab it Must be a ALMONDINE, of sizable proportions, both fillets will hang off a regular dinner plate when placed together like the posts you've seen me make, especially Ketchn's Potato Chip posts. Just my . Tis The Season of the SLAB!

[Gone Fishin']

Slab Sam Rayburn Reservoir can produce some good ones.

[NIMROD]

we have a problem with length versus weight in these parts .
a 16 inch black from bridgeport could be in pretty good health and built like a sandbass and weigh 1.25 to 1.5
same size black crappie from cedar creek will push 3 lbs. hard .....
2 lbs is a really big fish once you hit the dfw and west waters in most cases
we have several lake records in these parts that are just right above 2 lbs on white crappie and under 2 on blacks ....

Our local lake being a river lake cycles every few years. About 4 years ago numbers were down but we caught some strings of good fish . Hope this spring or the next will see the size go back up . Our mostly White Crappie are pigs . A 15'' in spring will go 2.25 lbs . Here is one string with 13 over 2 lbs with biggest 7 at 15.98 lbs on my Rapala digital scales .

[Ketchn]

Our local lake being a river lake cycles every few years. About 4 years ago numbers were down but we caught some strings of good fish . Hope this spring or the next will see the size go back up . Our mostly White Crappie are pigs . A 15'' in spring will go 2.25 lbs . Here is one string with 13 over 2 lbs with biggest 7 at 15.98 lbs on my Rapala digital scales .

those would be "slabs" in these parts for sure

[Ketchn]

Slab Sam Rayburn Reservoir can produce some good ones.

that is a slab .....

[Ketchn]

my biggest to date...Attachment 478586

slab alert .....

[Ketchn]

Bon Temps & I fish Tidal Rivers not Lakes. That being said I very regularly catch 15in Crappie year around. Bon Temps has seen my coolers with his own eyes. 15-16in fish are more common than most Crappie anglers around here know because they do not know how to catch them regularly. What I'm trying to say is the locals here Do Not fish for big Crappie so they catch them as a by-catch where December-February I fish for River Monster Slabs. The difference is a 15in river Crappie won't weigh close to 2lbs because they swim in current 25 days a month or more. The lack of weight is well offset by the increase in quality flavor. A crappie caught in a flowing estuary always tastes better, is firmer, cleaner inside when you fillet (no huge graphite gut bags to smear all over the fillet). I'm looking for 14in+ fish to fit my definition of a Slab, y'all have all read my post before there are only 2 classifications to me - TACO or ALMONDINE. Well to be a Slab it Must be a ALMONDINE, of sizable proportions, both fillets will hang off a regular dinner plate when placed together like the posts you've seen me make, especially Ketchn's Potato Chip posts. Just my . Tis The Season of the SLAB!

KABOOM

[Ketchn]

Everything I catch is a slab!

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that is NOT A SLAB , but it could be a crappie nugget , just saying

[Ketchn]

They don’t run as big in Da Bayou near my house. Biggest I have landed was 15 “ but that size is rare. Mostly very thick blacks and anything over 9 inches is grease worthy.

A slab here on Bayou Lacombe is 12 inches or bigger.

Unless it’s caught by one of my younger grand daughters then 2 eyes and a few scales qualifies it as a prize catch or a SLAB.

BON TEMPS !!!

her fish is a slab

[Rojo]

Slab Sam Rayburn Reservoir can produce some good ones.

I grew up fishing on Rayburn and have some of the fondest fishing memories of the fish camps there. In the early 70's Rayburn was no less than Legendary in my eyes.