Biggest Crappie

[THINfin]

My largest crappie to date was 17 inches and that was out of Fish Trap Lake in Laporte.

[rico]

Welcome aboard!!!!  I would like to see a picture of that crappie!

[fire831]

14 inch 1 1/2 lb from honey hole USA.

[rico]

14 inch 1 1/2 lb from honey hole USA.

Just a tad off the lake record!!!!!!!

[taxid]

I'm finishing up an 18 1/2 inch crappie for a customer. It was 3 1/2 pounds. Caught in Steuben County. I'll try and remember to post a pic when I finish it.

[rico]

I'm finishing up an 18 1/2 inch crappie for a customer. It was 3 1/2 pounds. Caught in Steuben County. I'll try and remember to post a pic when I finish it.

Would that be a white or a black?  Whatever that would be one helluva nice fish!!!!!

[taxid]

Would that be a white or a black?  Whatever that would be one helluva nice fish!!!!!

Well funny you ask. It has the spine count of a white crappie (6 spines) and body shape wise is like a white crappie but it has more of a clustered spotting pattern which is more like a black crappie. Could very well be a natural hybrid between the two and that's not the first time I've seen that. I remember once doing a survey in a central Indiana reservoir when I was a biologist aid intern and we ran into a bunch of hybrids. I've done three or four crappies in this size range and at least one other one was a hybrid.

Could be some natural hybrid vigor which made it so large.