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How many of yall throw back big crappie?
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brutally honest
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I throw ‘em all back.
Redbeardless
Senior Member
Dutch said it all!!! I worked in Memphis for a couple of years and fished Arkabutla and Sardis regularly. They had a 12" size limit. It was unbelievable. If you halfway knew what you were doing, you could catch a twenty fish limit, all over 12" easily. The spawn was incredible, I have never seen crappie that big anywhere else. I got my personal best in Sardis, 19", 3 lbs. 15 oz. and had four fish that day over three pounds.
As far as keeping fish here, I respect anyone that releases larger fish to spawn, but I release to the grease!!!
As far as keeping fish here, I respect anyone that releases larger fish to spawn, but I release to the grease!!!
littlejon
Senior Member
I agree with you but that 3 lb 15 oz one just might have to go on the wall
At that size who know how long it has to live or before it gets swallowed by a predator fish. I like putting my larger fish back to keep the gene pool going. Hopefully catch its youngins in a few years.
panfishvinnie
Senior Member
Fished Grenada with my buddy for a week this spring. We each caught our personal best crappies. His was 2 lb 9 oz. 16," mine was 2 lb 8 oz. 15.10". Both were busting with eggs and we released them for brood stock. We kept 50 to fillet and bring home that were 1 1/2 - 1 3/4lbs. I would like to see a 10-in limit on a few lakes here in Georgia, and in time to come, a 12-in limit like the big four lakes in Mississippi.
bfriendly
Bigfoot friendly
Y’all got me to thinking, I can’t catch a crappie to save my life, but I KNOW Allatoona (my lake) has a bunch. Has the increased size limit ever been discussed at a DNR meeting ? I wonder if it was proposed, how many would be crying they can’t catch a keeper?. Yeah, I got off topic, but I’d be for an increase in size limit.
I only seem to catch a crappie on accident, but it’s usually a big one. I have usually thrown them back.
Dutch
AMERICAN WARRIOR
Increase size limit has never been discussed (at least publicly) as far as I know.
IF crappie size limit was increased there would be much wailing and gnashing of teeth, thats why I say just pick ONE lake and do it. That those that want to keep a limit of 4-6 inch fish could do so on most lakes in Georgia...but there would be a lake that had true trophy crappie potential.
I doubt it will ever happen, so everyone can keep fishin how it makes it them happy.
Arrow3
Senior Member
There ain't many fish in the lake , if any that could swallow a 4lb crappieI agree with you but that 3 lb 15 oz one just might have to go on the wall
At that size who know how long it has to live or before it gets swallowed by a predator fish. I like putting my larger fish back to keep the gene pool going. Hopefully catch its youngins in a few years.
Redbeardless
Senior Member
A reproduction mount of him on the wall, compared to the width of the deer mount, you can get a feel for the size. The smallest crappie on my kayak was 12.25" The big girl is on the bottom right. That is what I kept out of 105 crappie that day. Sardis lake in July, 101 degrees.
littlejon
Senior Member
Ha, you're probably right. I've caught crappie on Lanier and while dragging it in have a striper come at it. Scared the Dickenson out of me!There ain't many fish in the lake , if any that could swallow a 4lb crappie
hawkeye123
Senior Member
Threw this one back this pm..13.5" full of eggs
treadwell
Senior Member
I'm just curious to see how live scoping is going to affect the crappie. What You Tube and it will amaze you at ho w this can impact them.
littlejon
Senior Member
I was thinking this just the other day. I agree that it will have a impact.
Mexican Squealer
Senior Member
I find it hard to believe you can put a dent in a crappie population in a reservoir. Just my opinion.
Mine also , especially if they don’t have a couple bad spawns in a row . I’ve would love to know how many thousands of pounds are caught and kept just from bank fishing in my area . And they don’t cull nothing
crackerdave
Senior Member
Crappie have a head start on other species because they spawn earlier.
They will take over a small lake or pond.
They will take over a small lake or pond.
sprewett
Senior Member
I keep everyone I catch that is legal. We try and not buy any meat at store so we rely heavily on fish and deer.
crackerdave
Senior Member
Best meat on the planet!
Arrow3
Senior Member
It's definitely about the best tasting fish swimming around here. Yellow perch is great but you don't catch many of them big enough to filet
