A couple fish we caught, and THE BIGGEST CRAPPY I HAVE EVER SEEN....

[icebadger]

bucket lid crappie, looks like that fish would cover a five gal bucket. congrats to your friend on a fine catch. the largemouths are nice as well,they have great color. thanks for the C,P,R. god bless.

[Eskimo]

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It's surprising how big a White Crappie can grow with a nutritious diet and a few years to live.
That one looks like she is about to unleash a torrent of eggs.


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[Eskimo]

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Ok, I looked it up because I'm fascinated by these types of things.
Here is the Crappie growth rate by year as determined by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commision:



As you can see Crappie are actually slow growing fish. A 10" Crappie has survived 5 years!


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[River Renegade]

Nice belly buster bass, and a slabtastic crappie.

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

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Ok, I looked it up because I'm fascinated by these types of things.
Here is the Crappie growth rate by year as determined by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commision:



As you can see Crappie are actually slow growing fish. A 10" Crappie has survived 5 years!


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wow that thing is a blob! how long was it? wow! was that from the PA lake? that size chart doesn't seem right to me...white crappie grow larger than black?

[henro]

Monster crappie! Nice!

[AndyS]

WOW ! Quality fish and a Crappie-zilla !!

[icebadger]

that's not a white crappie, they have predominantly long black bared markings on the sides that's a monster black crappie.