Quote Originally Posted by MOfishmgr View Post
The most biologically sound harvest practice for crappie is to harvest the 13-inch+ fish and throw back the 9 - 10's. By the time a crappie reaches over 13 inches in most Missouri lakes it's at least 5 years old and if it's a good growth population, they just don't live much longer. Nine and ten-inch fish are usually around 3 years of age so they are mid-lifers as opposed to old geezers. But Tory is correct. In msot waters it doesn't matter which legal size you take. Just know that throwing that 14 incher back so it can grow, spawn or be caught by someone else isn't likely to happen since it probably won't live another year.
told ya, told ya....