3.05 lbs . east Texas lake
we are debating its family history
we think it might be a hybrid ?
what do yawl think ?
and yes he sells boat rides if you are interested in a ride in his boat :Rofl
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3.05 lbs . east Texas lake
we are debating its family history
we think it might be a hybrid ?
what do yawl think ?
and yes he sells boat rides if you are interested in a ride in his boat :Rofl
Whichever it is- I want one of those!! :pray
I am with ya on that one , if its a crappie and its that big ,It's family history is of absolutely no concern to me :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by happycaster58
White
Exactly. The pic of him holding him up shows the scale and size well. Harder to see the true monster it is laying on the ruler, but you get idea! Caught a 17” black last year and this ones bigger. What a big big monster crappie!
Nice!
Woo doggie what a slab!
Those over 3's are easy to pick out...... They for sure have a different body structure when they get that big......
I vote black. Very similar to one I caught a couple years back. It was 3.14 and right at 18" as well. Watched him swim away...
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Its hard to tell, sometimes even biologists have a hard time just looking at pictures. I sent some pictures of some to our biologists once and they said on top of white, black, hybrid there are fish that might even be third or fourth generation hybrids making it even more difficult to classify. I will see if I saved the email and post the text and pictures if I still have it.
That said all the pictures posted in this thread appear to be hybrids to me. Generally the hybrids tend to be some of the biggest fish on bodies of water they exist.
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Whatever, it's a biggun!
Fish of a lifetime.
Black crappie, it has 7 dorsal fins from what I can see. Very nice fish!
Couldn't count the fins, there appears to be faint traces of a white but not clear. The shape from the eyes to the fins look like a black I am like the others it is huge and you might catch another tomorrow but i doubt it. Put it on the wall,(If you don't already have one there).
I vote Black
Did you count the quills on top fin?
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If it’s a lake where both white and black crappie exist in numbers it’s hard to say now a days and I don’t get caught up in it anymore. The hybrids I’ve run into here in Oklahoma have the big mouth like a white and pattern like a black.
Hybrids normally have same quills as a black.
Hybrids
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Black
why does the one fish have a sinker alligator clipped to its fin , just wondering ?Quote:
Originally Posted by pab1981
to keep it upright in the livewell so it wouldnt die maybe ?
The sinker is to keep them upright, in the livewell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
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thunk so , tournament thing i guess ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Redge
Mainly for tournaments, not sure it really makes much difference but does keep them upright.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
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Just a black with little color. Out of semi muddy/cloudy waters.
its a black