Quote Originally Posted by Yaker View Post
Funny how different generations have different names for in this case fish.We have many of the fish pictured above,but they were always referred to as Baccor boxes by my dad and grandpas generation.I never questioned the name,I'm assuming it was slang for tobacco box.I wish I had ask why the odd name,but the only folks who call them Baccor boxes now can't recall either,sure are a pretty fish though.
Never heard them called "baccor boxes" ... but, my Grandpa did call Crappie "Newlights" a couple of times, and I thought we were going fishing for some new species of fish. Took me a second or two to realize it was just a nickname for Crappie. And I was probably going on 20 years old before I realized the "White Perch" I was fishing for/catching was actually a Freshwater Drum.
If I remember correctly, that name was what my neighborhood fishing buddy called them, as I don't remember my Grandparents using it or us catching any of them ... although I'm sure we did, occasionally.