Thread: Don't know about everywhere else....

Jet62 I think the official name for them are Blacknose crappie and I guess they originally came from the Agfc hatchery at Lonoke which is just about 20 miles from my house.

Back in the 70's me and my dad use to catch them in the Saline river and at the time I had a cousin who had one of the Chevy Chevelle's that was the "Heavy Chevy" edition and it had a black stripe that ran on the hood, on the roof and down the trunk. Every time we would catch one my dad would yell out Heavy Chevy! So thats why I call them that.

When I bought my place up in Beebe imagine my surprise when the first crappie I caught was a Heavy Chevy. The one I caught in the picture was the first one I caught this year and was on my birthday so I like to think it was a little birthday present sent down from my dad from up above. I always feel like he is in the boat with me when I catch one.

Jerry they are really getting with it now, me and Miss Tammy went out yesterday afternoon and fought the wind again and caught another good mess. I figure by the weekend it will be as good as it gets!