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Catching is fun but it nice when you can get on the big fish too.
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Catching is fun but it nice when you can get on the big fish too.
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The way I see it every monster crappie was once a little miniscule thing so I like em all
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All of the above. I dont mind having to work through 30 or 40 less than crappie to pick 8 or 10 good eaters. This may sound like i am kidding but i dont mind losing a few bigguns along the way. They going back anyway and saves me the trouble
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Well guess it's time to chime in. Frankly I have standards within 2 categories - Tacos & Hammers. I am always fishing for Hammers these days, I keep quality Tacos as a by-catch. I don't target Tacos anymore. The few on this site that have fished with me know I throw a bunch back. I like to judge a Taco before tossing into the cooler, I turn them so I can look at them along their back. If the fish is 11-12 inches but poor - skinny I toss them back. If it looks like there is no meat up near the Dorsal fins I toss them back to gain weight.
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I very rarely keep any. Only if we don’t have any in the freezer and we don’t eat crappie that much. Girls would rather have Gorton’s
Spoonminnow haha
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I just love the catching. Big numbers and the limit aren’t important either. I do love the eating so a good mess is all I need to keep.
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Fishing and catching anything is what pleases me. Big is a bonus.
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8.5 inch to 9.5 inch IMO make the best fillets. Thin, crispy, and perfect texture.
Don't get me wrong, I'll eat the big ones also - but my favorites now are the smaller fish.
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Little ones til I catch a dozen, then on to the big girls! Like the saying goes, size matters!
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I'd rather catch one slab over 20 small ones. Been lean in the slab department this year. Did get one approaching 15" this year recently but until I caught that one big crappie for the year was a 13". I want them big enough to be worthy of a picture before releasing them. Not many crappie pics on my phone this year, much better with the bass this year.
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