Nice surpise crappie

After crappie fishing for 50-years, I thought I'd seen it all.
I always thought 14-inch crappie were about 2.25 pounds. Two fish seemed "heavy" Saturday. So we weighed them on the UPS scale at the office. Both were over 2.75- pounds! I had one two weeks ago that was 15-inches and weighed 3.08. I usually don't excited about a crappie until it is 16-inches long. I'm throwing that theory out the window. These Alabama fish are healthy! What's the heaviest, short fish ratio have you seen?
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Fat buggers for sure TJ! One of these years, maybe I'll get a shot at a few of those Hogs. Thanks for the pics!

Good point. I've seen some crappie that were long but lean. A well fatty will make you dig out the scales. A long and fat crappie is a wallhanger. Congrats, beautiful fish.

14 inch black crappie weigh as much as 15 inch white crappie around here.

look around. Everythings heavier in alabama:Rofl

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Got this one on Crecent in Florida. It was 15 inches and was two and a half pounds. My personal best btw.

"Personal Best" crappie are the best kind of crappies to catch, until you beat your own personal best again. Congrats.

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Originally Posted by usafret99

look around. Everythings heavier in alabama:Rofl

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That remark resembles my exwife.:witching

This makes me wish when I was younger I would have weighed some of those crappie I caught. I fished one area where I caught many crappie over 16 inches but never had scales to weigh them. I had a friend weigh one he caught with me last year that was 16 inches and it weighed 3.1 too bad that spot does not hold crappie anymore like it once did.

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Originally Posted by TJ Stallings

After crappie fishing for 50-years, I thought I'd seen it all.
I always thought 14-inch crappie were about 2.25 pounds. Two fish seemed "heavy" Saturday. So we weighed them on the UPS scale at the office. Both were over 2.75- pounds! I had one two weeks ago that was 15-inches and weighed 3.08. I usually don't excited about a crappie until it is 16-inches long. I'm throwing that theory out the window. These Alabama fish are healthy! What's the heaviest, short fish ratio have you seen?
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Got this one on Crecent in Florida. It was 15 inches and was two and a half pounds. My personal best btw.

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I need to get you over my way so you can up your PB.

Those are some pigs.

Awesome black-crappie Slab!

Very nice mess you have. I am dreaming of those warm days/.

The one in my left hand was right at 15 inches I believe and weight 3lbs right on the nose.
It's stomach had a wad of shad as hard as a rock and about the size of a golf ball in it.

Good fish chris

I wish that I had checked that more because some are a lot heavier than others. Last Spring I kept 25 the first day we got into them and most just big males with a good many over 14" and I was kind of shocked once filleted and ribs removed I have 18 pounds of meat. Guess I should check more of the one under 16" as I use to have the same idea that I checked weight on 16" fish and bigger.

Here is a pic of our 50 between my neighbor and I. All would not fit on my board.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...ps7a2f3178.jpg

WOW. Nice striger!

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Originally Posted by skiptomylu

I wish that I had checked that more because some are a lot heavier than others. Last Spring I kept 25 the first day we got into them and most just big males with a good many over 14" and I was kind of shocked once filleted and ribs removed I have 18 pounds of meat. Guess I should check more of the one under 16" as I use to have the same idea that I checked weight on 16" fish and bigger.

Here is a pic of our 50 between my neighbor and I. All would not fit on my board.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...ps7a2f3178.jpg

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personal best...caught TWO like this, same trip, both were exactly 2.14oz

believe me, I tried to make them be 3lbs!

16" fish, Grenada...spawn...FAT and FULL!

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WOW. Nice striger!

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Thanks TJ! We got them all on Roadrunners, but most of what I catch in spring is on Roadrunners I tie.

You guys spend too much time at 'the Wal-Mart"

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You guys spend too much time at 'the Wal-Mart"

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I don't get mine form Wal-Mart or any store. I use unpainted heads and paint and tie them my self. Don't think you will find what I use at the store, LOL!