Possible new world record Crappie

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05-11-2010, 04:25 AM
Wiskers

Possible new world record Crappie

I talked to a friend of mine that is a guide on Ky. Lake 2 days. He told me that 1 of our neighbors at the campground old him that there had been a 7# plus crappie caught in the backwater below Wickliff, Ky. I didn't post anything cause you here that stuff all the time.

My son sent me an email yesterday and said that Brother Romain (A pastor at a local church) showed him a picture of the fish and said it was indeed true. My son also said that 1 of his guys at work is kin to the guy that caught it. It may have been caught on a trot line though. The guy said that Bass Pro Shop had offered $100,000 for the fish. I can't confirm this though.

I hope that they kept the fish alive. I'll let you know if I hear anything more.
05-11-2010, 08:35 AM
Quackrstackr

A 7# crappie? :confused:

Come on, now. That's 2# or more bigger than the existing record.
05-11-2010, 08:58 AM
Bob # 1

Gota believe
Right now having a hard time
:)
05-11-2010, 09:31 AM
Wiskers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob # 1

Gota believe
Right now having a hard time
:)

Me too. Son said from the picture it looked like it was 2' long.
05-11-2010, 09:17 PM
bandchaser

Wonder how much weight a camera adds to fish?

As they say, being on tv it seems to add 10 lbs!

Need a picture before this story gets out of control! Or a stream of crappie rigs start heading to Ballard county in search of its family members!:D
05-11-2010, 09:38 PM
pab1981

My brother said he saw a picture of it today, said it is a massive fish. He doesn't fish much and said he couldn't say for sure, but was the biggest crappie he had seen.
05-12-2010, 05:07 AM
M R Dux

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wiskers

Me too. Son said from the picture it looked like it was 2' long.

The 4 pound black crappie I mounted a few years ago that is displayed at KY Lake Outdoors in Calvert City was almost 21 inches long. You could have read the news paper thru it since it was so skinny. I have been told it was longer than the current world record black crappie.
05-12-2010, 08:32 AM
Xi Bowhunter

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrdux

The 4 pound black crappie I mounted a few years ago that is displayed at KY Lake Outdoors in Calvert City was almost 21 inches long. You could have read the news paper thru it since it was so skinny. I have been told it was longer than the current world record black crappie.

Did the 4#er come out of KY lake? I would love to catch a crappie big enough to have it mounted.
05-12-2010, 03:03 PM
Kentucky Lake

They caught a 3 pound 14 ounce crappie out of KY Lake either this year or last year.

It was on the paris landing website.
05-12-2010, 03:22 PM
Xi Bowhunter

3+ pounds is what I am looking for to have one mounted. I am also hoping for a 4+ pound sauger before my time is up.
05-12-2010, 04:08 PM
M R Dux

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xi Bowhunter

Did the 4#er come out of KY lake? I would love to catch a crappie big enough to have it mounted.

Hematite Lake in LBL. Caught by a bass fisherman on a red culprit worm in late August.
05-13-2010, 11:11 AM
DENNIS BOWERS

Dont know that i quite beleive a 7plus Crappie?? Got a 3 -14,seen some 4"s!
05-13-2010, 11:39 AM
Wiskers

Quote:

Originally Posted by DENNIS BOWERS

Dont know that i quite beleive a 7plus Crappie?? Got a 3 -14,seen some 4"s!

I'm beginning to doubt it. I still haven't seen any pictures.
05-13-2010, 03:42 PM
CHIEF 45

hi guys,

I'M OLDGUIDE'S BROTHER. WE HAVE BEEN COMING DOWN TO KY. LAKE FOR 24 YEARS AND THERE IS NOTHING LIKE IT. IF THERE IS A 7# I WOULD LIKE TO SEEIT I ALWAYS TURN ANYTHING OVER 2.5 BACK IN. IF IT IS IN GOOD SHAPE.
05-13-2010, 09:38 PM
Wiskers

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHIEF 45

hi guys,

I'M OLDGUIDE'S BROTHER. WE HAVE BEEN COMING DOWN TO KY. LAKE FOR 24 YEARS AND THERE IS NOTHING LIKE IT. IF THERE IS A 7# I WOULD LIKE TO SEEIT I ALWAYS TURN ANYTHING OVER 2.5 BACK IN. IF IT IS IN GOOD SHAPE.

You got a fine fella for a brother.
05-14-2010, 09:58 AM
CHIEF 45

Ya Wiskers I Think He's A Keeper. We Are Coming Back Down Next Wednesday. The Lake Should Be At Summer Pool. We Were Down Last Week And The Lake Was Uuuupppp. We Didn,t Get To Fish. We Did See A Lot Of Water.
05-14-2010, 10:03 AM
smashdn

http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t...thout-pich.jpg

Nuff said.
05-14-2010, 12:30 PM
Xi Bowhunter

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrdux

Hematite Lake in LBL. Caught by a bass fisherman on a red culprit worm in late August.

Cool. I have been to that lake many times, but never fished it. I have done some hiking around that area though.
05-14-2010, 03:07 PM
ifish

smashdn,
That picture made my day. I am still laughing. Going in my favorites to use later if you don't mind. Thanks for the humor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ifish
05-15-2010, 04:54 PM
danrclem

The mother of a guy I used to work with caught this fish which is or was a state record. Tony said that it was headed to the supper table until somebody told her that it might be a record and she should weigh it.

Redear Sunfish (Shellcracker) 3 lbs. 1 oz. Betty Truax
Finchville, KY Farm Pond,
Shelby County 05/24/82
05-15-2010, 07:39 PM
CHIEF 45

Does This Mean The Redear Is The 7# Crappie? Or Are They Talking About A Different Fish ?
05-15-2010, 08:51 PM
JTMavs

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wiskers

You got a fine fella for a brother.

+1
05-15-2010, 08:56 PM
Speck-Chaser

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This might be what you are talking about

I got this photo in an email this morning, I don't know if it's real or fake, If it is real It's bigger than anything I ever saw.

Attachment 41555
05-15-2010, 09:46 PM
Minnow Man

Photo Shop
05-15-2010, 10:55 PM
it's a goodn

I think sombody has a fany camra that
I would like to have.lol I'm not saying
there couldn't be a seven pound crappie
because the new world record bluegill
was caught last year and it weighted
5 pounds 7 ounces and I would have
swore that they would never get that big!
05-16-2010, 12:25 AM
Big Crappie 2

Fake! The Guy Would Never Had Carried Him Home Before He Went To A Store A Showed Him Off. Then The Newspapers Would Have Been All Over The Place Trying To Find Out Why The Huge Crowd! Jmo Nice Foto Shop Though, ALSO IF YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER PHOTOS YOU CAN SEE THE HOOK IN THE FISHES MOUTH, SHARK HOOKS?
05-16-2010, 11:46 AM
lester7009

Honesty is the Best policy
05-16-2010, 03:24 PM
Old Guide

If that picture is real it looks more like 27 pounds then 7 pounds! :eek:
05-16-2010, 04:14 PM
Wiskers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Guide

If that picture is real it looks more like 27 pounds then 7 pounds! :eek:

Yep! Atleast 17#.
05-17-2010, 12:55 PM
CHIEF 45

Hey Oldguide Mabe I Can Catch One A Little Bigger Later This Week.
05-17-2010, 03:39 PM
kycreek

That's a fake picture. We had a company rep come into work last year showing the same photo telling us it was the new tenn. state record.
05-17-2010, 08:50 PM
Speck-Chaser

When I received the picture in the E-mail my friend told me the same story that is told at the start of this thread. His Grandson who lives in Ballard County sent it to him. When I first saw it I thought Holy S**t, that is one small guy or one big fish. I spoke to him yesterday and he told me that his Grandson told him,that it was a hoax, and that someone in Ballard County was sending it to lots of people. This was the first time I saw it, and after looking it obviously is a fake. I am going back to Kentucky Lake Mid-Week and I hope to catch this fishes Daddy.