CRAPPIES

[filetandrelease]

I googled up world records for up to date records and as a former member of the international game fish association many times I go to my books to check things out but they aren't up to date ,this may help , wish i could make it so one could just be able to just click on it grrr
https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/BlackCrappie/BlackCrappie.html

[rgfixit]

https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/BlackCrappie/BlackCrappie.html
Try is Fred.

Rg

[WANNAKETCHUM]

Here's the PA state record Black Crappie. The fish was taken from Hammond lake in Tioga Co.

http://www.fish.state.pa.us/images/staterecord/crappie/00record_crappie.htm

WK

[filetandrelease]

Thanks RG
And the pa fish is a monster thanks for sharing

[RIVERRAT2]

https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/BlackCrappie/BlackCrappie.html
Try is Fred.

Rg

REAL GREAT article
thanks
 
RAT

[trapper2000]

my biggest crappie was  ..$4.37 cents   that was a good one

[rgfixit]

Thanks Trapper,
Heineken all over my iPad. At least it's easier to clean than the old laptop.

Rg

[filetandrelease]

 
Crappie $4.37, the Trapper priceless  

[UglyStik]

Good posts. I thought it was interesting that PA won't recognize certain waters for records:

"Fish taken from farm ponds, fee-fishing lakes, ponds or streams or in waters restricted to use by club members or their guests do not qualify."

[rgfixit]

That seems a very fair way to do things. Prevents the guys from raising pet crappies and submitting them for trophy status.

Rg

[WANNAKETCHUM]

 A Largemouth Bass was caught in a small lake near my home a few years back that may very well have broken the State record but because the lake was private and has no public access, the State refused to accept it.

That's fair enough as far as I'm concerned also.

WK

[icejohn]

I agree wholeheartedly, I know a guy who has a really small pond not even 1/8 acre and he's raising a crappie for his grandson to "catch" the record crappie... He has a small bait shop and throws all his dead minnows in pond and the crappie come up and look
 like bunch of piranhas devouring the minnows. 

[UglyStik]

I looked and I didn't see any such restrictions on NY records, chime in if you know of any. I too think it would be more fair. It would also have an impact against something like say the DSR, if a record was caught there.

[RIVERRAT2]

That seems a very fair way to do things. Prevents the guys from raising pet crappies and submitting them for trophy status.

Rg

RG- you are right on. i have 3 ponds, and i DONOT think it is right to raise fish for trophy status
 
RAT

[Mac Attack]

RG- you are right on. i have 3 ponds, and i DONOT think it is right to raise fish for trophy status
 
RAT

So what you're saying here Rat is that if the fish wins.........................we should not present it with the trophy.