Edhead, Did you know Tennessee holds world record on Walleye?
It is true. It was caught at Old Hickory Reservoir, 1960. Tn. also has the worlds record on Skipjack Herring at 3 lb. 12 oz. caught at Watts Bar Reservoir, and World record smallmouth bass , 11 lb. 15 oz. caught at Dale Hollow Reservoir. Others, such as: Muskellunge at 42 lbs. caught at Norris Reservoir. Northern Pike at 24 lbs. caught at South Holston Reservoir. Lots of folks don't know about this.
"Ment" to post this info some time ago, but have problems remembering to do things. lol. This info and related Tennessee records can be fount at the below link.
http://www.tennesseelakeinfo.com/fishrecords.html
Cane Pole
World record crappies.....
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Originally Posted by IBNFSHN
Here's a quote that really surprised me......from the Nov. issue of Bassmaster, and I quote verbatum: "There is a tie for the IGFA world record for Black Crappie, 4 pounds, 8 ounces. One was caught on Kerr Lake, VA, in 1981 and the other was taken in Otoe County, Neb., in 2003." end quote.
As short as the growing season is in Nebraska, I would be at a loss to try to estimate the crappie's age, it must have lived a long life to have grown that big. The Virginia fish doesn't come as too much of a surprise, the growing season is somewhat longer there, but still is a point of interest to me. There has been several supposedly 5 pound plus crappie caught in the southern states, but they were caught before the changes were made to verify actual length, girth and weight via a Game and Fish commision, and were all unsubstantiated. They are still somewhat recognized, but kind of in a separate group that could have been labelled "maybe, maybe not." Without verification now, none will be recognized, which is as it should be. Right or wrong, I think they will even recognize pond fish if verified.
