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VDGIF report said a 22 inch crappie weighed at Beaverdam. Anybody on here get that monster ? Or see it ? Or heard anything about it ? My 3.6 was 18 inches and fat. A fat 22 had to be 4 or over. I once held a 20, 4+ pounder, was on the shock boat with biologist and wardens.
That is a big crappie!
the longest 1 I could find was a world record it was19 inches.
I haven't added newer information but from 1963 through 2009, DGIF's crappie citation list includes 9 fish that were 4 lb. and over. None of these fish exceeded 20".
Our state record Crappie is 4lb 14oz @ 21.5" long & girth of 18" .... so I'd expect a 22" fish to be close to a 5lb fish (unless it was "poor")
... cp :kewl
We get a lot of 9" - 10" crappies up here. Biggest one our crew caught so far this year was 15-1/2 and it seemed like a monster , Con graduations to whoever caught it. New record ? I hope they get it checked out. I'm sure everyone would like to see a pic and hear the story ?
Virginia's state record is also 4 lb. 14 oz. and that has stood for 49 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
CORKER ,IF I CAN FIND A 4 LB CRICKET I MIGHT BREAK THAT RECORD, WOULD LOVE A PIC
Indeed it is, Corker ... but, it was not my intent to "compare" state records. I was just denoting the fact that a 21.5" long fish could weigh close to 5lbs, so a 22" fish should weigh as much or more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Corker
It also appears that many sites denoting "record Va Crappie" are ignoring that 1967 Lake Conner fish, in favor of the 1994 "private pond" 4lb 10oz fish ... pursuant to the new State Record Rules of 1985.
... cp :kewl
I saw it on yesterday's Outdoor Report that VDGIF sends out. They said it was 22 inches and looked like a flounder. Caught at Beaverdam. I know a lot of the VA guys are from down that side of the state.
Hmmmmm.................. According to this article in a local newspaper, Beaverdam Park ranger Michelle Hostinsky has seen several 22" and larger crappie!
Reading that article, it was a post from July 23, 2014, and I bet it was a typo, 22" probably should be 12". Notice water temp was posted at 86 degrees.
I don't know what to think. The linked article said "She said several citation crappie were hooked measuring over 22 inches." The 22 may have been a typo and 12 was correct--but a 12" crappie is not a citation. 15" is the minimum for a length citation.
I want to see pics.
I'm with you, Corker .... you'd think that if a person turned in a fish for "citation" status, at 22" in length, it would have been weighed & registered as a possible state record. And if it was a Black Crappie ... a possible World Record ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Corker
Our KY State Record 4lb 14oz fish was a potential IGFA World Record Black Crappie (at the time it was caught) until it was found to be a naturally occurring crossbreed. KY doesn't distinguish between Black/White Crappie species ... but, the IGFA does.
... cp :kewl
Hmmm....22 inches is the length for largemouth bass citation. Surely someone did not confuse a 22 inch bass with a 22 inch crappie. Here is what the Outdoor Report said "Twelve length citations have been measured at the Ranger Station during the month of January, we even measured a 22 inch crappie, so big it looked like a flounder."
I have heard from a good source about a 21 inch crappie caught about 7 years ago at buggs island by a bass fisherman on a deep diving norman crankbait, and the fish was only measured and released. My source of info on this has a 4lb. crappie of his own that went 18 and one half inches. not from buggs though.
How about one of y'all down that way stop by that Ranger Station and check the story out. Perhaps they have a picture. Lunch on me for the guy who checks. Inquiring minds want to know.....
Id like to no myself. What is the world record white and black crappie?
During the afternoon (before discovering the news article) I talked with ranger Hostinsky. Later, another crappie fisherman talked to her after reading the article. Here's the sum of what he and I gathered.
Ms. Hostinsky told both of us that she measured this fish at 22"...and it was one of several citation-size fish (assorted species) landed by the unnamed fisherman. She helped the fisherman complete the citation registration form, but the park does not have a certified scale, so the citation will be limited to length. She did not understand the DGIF rules for "Angler of the Month", "Angler of the Year", and state record. All three require the angler to submit a weight certification. To be considered for a state record, the weigh-in must be witnessed by a game warden or other DGIF employee. Unless the angler received better advice after leaving the park, the fish was never weighed.
My friend asked Ms. Hostinsky about the 2014 newspaper article. She said she maintains copies of all her reports. She checked that one and said it didn't mention anything about 22 inch crappie. She said that the editor of the paper must have altered her report.
She told both of us that she took a picture with her cell phone. Maybe we'll get a copy & be able to speculate about the weight.
Depends on which "record keeping" organization you talk to :Doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bearcat01
Current IGFA "All tackle World Record Crappie" are listed as :
White Crappie - 5lb 3oz Enid Lake, Mississippi
Black Crappie - 5lb 0oz private lake, Missouri
SOME sites allude to a 6lb Crappie caught in Louisiana, and even list it as a "World Record" ... but, it would appear that it wasn't weighed on a certified scale and the proper registration procedures were not followed :dono (and it was obviously not submitted to the IGFA)
But, in spite of that : "The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum recognizes a 6-pound fish caught Nov. 28, 1969, by Lettie Robertson from Westwego Canal in Louisiana." (copied from AGFC website article from 2011)
... cp :kewl
Thanks for the info CrappiePappy very intresting.
So this 22inch fish was most likely a record and now its prolly table fare. I heard about it from another source also it was caught the people just didnt no what they had
That's how it looks at this point. If we get a decent cell phone picture, that should help us confirm that it was a very large fish--and there's still a chance that there were other witnesses or the angler took more pictures before applying the knife. The best possible case would be that someone else convinced the angler to get the fish weighed and prepare another citation form.
2014 ? The February report says January. I would assume last month. Sounds like a lot of confusion. Well I didn't catch it and looks like nobody can substantiate it so I'll call BS on this one. One of those my buddy's cousins mothers friend you know the guy lives across from them, they catch 22 inch crappie all the time. Oh well when the wind quits blowing I'll be back out trying to catch my own 22 inch crappie or maybe a 22 inch bass. I'll take either one. Ramp iced in up here gotta warm up a little.
I bet it was a flounder and she didn't know her fish well. Or maybe a smallmouth.
Neither of those species are found in this lake.
I'd say it was a grass carp.
That fish could have wound up hanging on a wall somewhere or it could wind up swimming in hot grease. Probably makes no difference to the fish - lol