World Record Bounty?

[briarhead]

Yeah sure,
Now I have a question for you crapbie. How many clowns did you eat for breakfast this morning?

[Tube4Slabs]

Maybe you could sell the fish for a mount that could possibly be used by a major sporting goods place or something, but I doubt it will bring you alot of money like new record whitetail deer with a big rack would bring. Crappie are not as popular as the large mouth or a big whitetail buck, so you might get some money if someone is interested in it, but I doubt you'll find anyone interested in spending big bucks on a crappie. So dont count on getting too rich from this

[briarhead]

I'm not looking to get rich off of this thing, but, a few extra dollars in my pocket certainly does not hurt my feelings. If someone can make an impression without killing the fish, that would be ok,too.

[Tim The Lippa Rippa Mon]

Well, I am going to chime in on this one.

First off, welcome to our site. I hope you will offer up some future knowledge to all of us here. As far as making money off of the fish... you didn't catch it, so good luck with that. The only way I can see anything real positive resulting from this fish for YOU, is if YOU donated it alive to the DNR so they might study it for the common good of this nation's greatest natural species of fresh water fish. On the other hand, if the person that caught it can prove to the manufacturers that he undoubtedly caught this giant using their products, only then, IMHO would some type of comp be possible.

Lastly, your friend should cut the 1st 50' of line off of the reel in which he was fishing with when he caught the fish. This may be needed to submit in the future to get the catch acknowledged as a possible state/world record of some type. Also, If he wants his catch recognized as such, he must have it weighed, recorded, and this witnessed by the proper scales and representatives to do so. He may also have to have the fish get genetically tested in order to prove it's origin and species, as well as rule out cross breeding or steroidal enhancement.

Luck to ya, and please remember, money doesn't turn the world...God does.

<,"}/>{ Rippa

[briarhead]

Thanks Rippa,
All of that was to be done today by a biologist from the DNR. I am going to go see this for myself tomorrow and if it is not true, then I will offer my apologies to this website for posting. If it is true then hopefully I can obtain pictures and a story. One question though why should my buddy donate a live fish to be killed and cut open for study by the DNR? I think we should let the world see it and then when it has expired allow the DNR to have there way with it for studies.

[Jerry Blake]

You could contact some sporting goods stores (Bass Pro, Cabela's etc.) that have large aquariums and see if they would like to display it. I suspect they would at least be willing to give you a gift certificate for products from their store. A world record crappie would definitely bring some traffic to the store.

[DmDuck]

You could always auction off "reproductions" of it on ebay !!!

[speediib]

our dwf has a program for large mouth bass that are either over ten or twelve pounds the will give you a replica papers and a few other things in turn for the fish. they in turn keep it until the next spawn and breed it and it and its offspring are returned to the body of water where it was caught. you might check and see if your dnr has a program like this .

[Moose1am]

Hey Briarhead:

If you need help or any information on how to keep the fish alive let me know. I have had several crappie in an aquarium for a year and a half now.

Just make sure that the water does not get too hot. The pH of the water is neutral or close to 7.0.

Remove all chlorine or chloramines from tap water.

Filter the water with a gravel filter and aerater the water. I use an undergravel filter and a power head to suck the water up from below the gravel though a 1" od plastic tube and then back out the power head with some air added. Then I use a power filter with activated carbon to clean the water. I have a heater for winter time but you won't need that this time of the year. I use the AC in the house to keep the aquarium at around 78 deg F during the summertime.

If you need to kill any fungal or bacteria disease I have some idea on how to do that also. I found some natural products (drugs) that work and kill fungal disease on the fish's eyes and body. It's a seven day treatment followed by a 1/4 water change.

I use special chemicals to get rid of the nitrites and the ammonia in the water and that turns it to Nitrates which are not as harmful to the fish.

But a good schedule of water changes with fresh water and a good cleaning of the gravel from time to time really helps.

Hope this helps you guys in some way

Are there any companies or crappie organizations paying any money for someone breaking the existing world records for white or black crappie?

[CaptnT]

I would imagine Bass Pro Shops in Springfield , MO would be your best bet. I have heard of rewards offered for big fish from them to display in thier store.

Wouldn't hurt to contact Cabela's, or Gander Mountain either.

I would be interested in knowing what state it was caught, and seeing a picture when you get a chance.