Pot Bellied Crappie

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This feller hasn't missed many meals. I've never seen a gut like that on a crappie. Finished with 11 keepers. Caught them from 18 inches deep to 12 foot. All on jigs.Attachment 164381

I've caught a couple like that over the years. It probably has an abscess in it's gut. Ya' notice how thin it is over the rest of its body?

Nice catch of feesh tho. It's probably getting tough over on the river now.

Abscess?? Good thing he didn't make the cut. I'd hate to put a knife through that. That just sounds gross. They're definitely scattered right now.

So an abscess? I always thought it was a beer belly!

Abcess??? Looks to me like he swallered a golf ball.....the way I play it coulda been one of mine from up here in Missouri.

Was his name BigH?

That danged fish has an eating disorder. Kinda like me. :)

I had some a couple weeks ago that looked like that still full of eggs and caught males with them in 12 - 14 fow water . who knows ? crappie are crazy critters .

Saw this on the site a while back...


http://www.crappie.com/crappie/showt...Dropsy-Disease

saw a bass like that once. guy entered it in a fishing contest. Danged thing had swallowed a trailer hitch ball.

Caught them like that it swallowed a 7in bass.