Largest crappie I have ever caught was a 2-3/4 pounder off Fountainhead dock in 1990. I wasn't going to weigh it, but the other fishermen there convinced me it was worth weighing. Glad I did, it was a dandy. Got a big one to the surface of the water a few years back and its eyes were 3 inches apart.......fought like an alligator and it busted my rod plum smooth in half, sounded like a gun shot when the rod broke. I cried like a baby..........lol