im seeing red

I noticed alot of the crappie that i pull turn red around the tail is this stress or just the way they are:cool:

They are getting beatup from fanning the beds!
Where are U fishing?

:confused: r u sure i notice this year round

They are red when you pull them in or they turn red while being held in the boat?

i notice they turn red after being on the boat i also notice that when i leave them on a stringer hanging of the boat they seem to attract other crappie its so weird it seems like they give off this attraction i dont know maybe all in my head:rolleyes:

some of the male crappies i caught has no tail at all. Only the females have a nice healthy tail. I think it's because they are making nests or the male are beating the heck outta each other.