• Define BIG crappie please

    So many with that there stalk them down gear nowadays makes me wonder if the definition of BIG crappie might be changing .....
    We used to think 2 lbers in our area are BIG crappie , and even though we have lots of stalkers in the mix in these parts , 2 lb. crappie still seem to remain what we call BIG ....
    3 lb. crappie used to be BIG and exist in a few spots east of dfw , but sadly they stalked all them down and we have about zero of them now ......
    but here in lies where the debate might get dicey , if you just pitch your jig in the river ....
    and ketch a few in the 2 lb. range ....are them BIG ?
    for sure YES , the state fisheries guys tell me they NEVER seen a 3 lb. crappie in my area
    always thought we might see one sooner or later and some are in the upper 2 range rarely ...
    thought for sure LS would take them all out, like fork and a few other lakes ....
    but as of now .....nope .....cause the never existed here in the first place ....
    so when you define BIG crappie it has to be relative to the spot you target is my thoughts
    some spots will NEVER grow a 3 lb crappie from what I hear ,,,,
    that far left top fish was a for sure BIG for a river fish ,just saying
    and yes KABOOM is still the word

    This article was originally published in forum thread: Define BIG crappie please started by Ketchn View original post
    Comments 3 Comments
    1. Barnacle Bill's Avatar
      Barnacle Bill -
      They look big to me.
    1. BuckeyeCrappie's Avatar
      BuckeyeCrappie -
      KABOOM!
    1. beyondthebuoys's Avatar
      beyondthebuoys -
      Big where I catch in North East New Jersey I consider 14-17 ".I've only seen one 17", it was 2#10 oz.. 1.5 2.5+ is big as I see it .
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