What defines a "slab" in your area of the world ?

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10-01-2022, 07:31 AM
Ketchn

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What defines a "slab" in your area of the world ?

With the introduction of electronics that help folks seek out the really big crappie, has it changed the definition of a "slab" in your part of the world ?
"regular" joe folks here call about anything in the 12 inch long and up range a "slab" at most spots I frequent.
And in some cases it isn't just about the length of the fish in my opinion. H managed to ketch a blackie the other day that was a bit over 14 inches long , but it had shoulders and girth and was extra heavy . It was for sure a "slab" in these parts , but in other parts of the world maybe not so much.
So let's hear what is considered a "slab" in your areas, and yes I know it is highly variable and some places grow really huge fish, but other places not so much. In some spots I visit a "slab" might be a 12 inch fish and other places it might be a 15 inch fish.
Please keep it friendly ya"ll , not every spot is a Grenada , just saying
10-01-2022, 07:44 AM
BuckeyeCrappie

I call all Crappie slabs cause my grandpa did.
10-01-2022, 07:57 AM
DockShootinJack

I think you are on to it with the shoulders. I have caught some paper thin fish and also some sure enough thick ones. Have caught a few 10 inch fish that would not fit down into the checker. Those little chunks deserved the title Slab for sure. Caught some 14 inch fish that you could x-ray with a flashlight
10-01-2022, 08:21 AM
Ketchn

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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

I think you are on to it with the shoulders. I have caught some paper thin fish and also some sure enough thick ones. Have caught a few 10 inch fish that would not fit down into the checker. Those little chunks deserved the title Slab for sure. Caught some 14 inch fish that you could x-ray with a flashlight

we got a spot just east of Dallas with black crappie that are like you said , a 10 incher won't fit in the checker either :crazy:
10-01-2022, 08:55 AM
SuperDave336

DSJ said it well. There are a couple lakes that seem to produce some really chunky thick fish compared to the others. Football shaped slabs for sure.
10-01-2022, 09:21 AM
Ketchn

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Originally Posted by SuperDave336

DSJ said it well. There are a couple lakes that seem to produce some really chunky thick fish compared to the others. Football shaped slabs for sure.

sometimes it makes me think it might be genetic and not all just food related ,the jury is still out for me on that part .
10-01-2022, 09:42 AM
CrappiePappy

Depends on the lake (to me) .... and whether or not I'm straight up about it, trash talking, or being facetious.

But, yeah .... overall I'd put the minimum boundary at 12 inches for the title.
10-01-2022, 09:55 AM
Ketchn

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Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

Depends on the lake (to me) .... and whether or not I'm straight up about it, trash talking, or being facetious.

But, yeah .... overall I'd put the minimum boundary at 12 inches for the title.

:Rofl no doubt , my slab is bigger than your slab :Rofl
and yes 12 seems to be the cut off for me most of the time in our area too ....
toads need to be 14 ish ...
and whale fish have to meet or exceed 15 inches here ....:Rofl
10-01-2022, 10:16 AM
Yak Fish

I think it depends on the body of water you're fishing. A slab in one lake isn't necessarily a slab in another.

For me, it's a crappie that you can't reach around with one hand. Most of them are 13"+.

Jim
10-01-2022, 10:30 AM
Grainraiser

For me the list is as follows.

10 inch or less non-keeper (throwback)
11-12 inches eater
13 inches solid fish
14-15 inches Slab
16 inches Trophy fish (worth mounting)
10-01-2022, 01:33 PM
catchNgrease

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

:Rofl no doubt , my slab is bigger than your slab :Rofl
and yes 12 seems to be the cut off for me most of the time in our area too ....
toads need to be 14 ish ...
and whale fish have to meet or exceed 15 inches here ....:Rofl

I'm pretty much gonna go with this one.

But there are days when you're slinging 9 or 10 inch fish regularly and you yank one that's a little bigger than the others. That's a slab for the day...rofl

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10-01-2022, 02:08 PM
pescador

bals is a slab spelled backwards in my neck of the woods. [emoji3]

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10-01-2022, 09:24 PM
skeetbum

12” plus and thick shoulders get the title for me. Over 15” gets giant status.
10-02-2022, 06:47 AM
Ketchn

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

12” plus and thick shoulders get the title for me. Over 15” gets giant status.

roundness is in this equation for sure , some are just butterball fatties and aint even really long , love me a really plump 12 incher too
10-02-2022, 07:04 PM
Hanr3

Around the Central Illinois area an average fish is 9-10 and those are our eaters. 8" go back. 12" getting into Slab territory. 14" are monsters around here and extremely rare.
10-02-2022, 09:09 PM
Cane Pole

Any fish I put in the boat is a slab.
10-02-2022, 09:46 PM
Les Young

[QUOTE=Cane Pole;4299598]Any fish I put in the boat is a slab.[/QUOTE ]Makes perfect sense to me. :Rofl
10-03-2022, 05:34 AM
Ketchn

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Originally Posted by Cane Pole

Any fish I put in the boat is a slab.

with me its any fish that gets away ......:Rofl
10-03-2022, 07:34 AM
keeferfish

What defines a "slab" in your area of the world ?

A really nice guy who has a website called Crappie Dot Com or CDC for short! :biggrin
10-03-2022, 10:33 AM
Foxy Jig

over 1.5 lbs. around here
10-03-2022, 11:09 AM
TreednNC

No clue. I caught a 1.60 yesterday, weighed him after my buddy was floored I was about to just drop him back, and said "Need 7 just like him or better, preferably with a kicker, next weekend..."....and my buddy was floored I didn't bother to even take a pic. Usually don't pull the scale out now unless they're close to 2, in a tourny sorting/culling, or someone with me asks.

That mark is around 14" on a fat, well fed female black in March, 15" most other fish in the winter, and mid to upper 15" fish the rest of the year.
10-03-2022, 12:19 PM
Opie1

12"+ is a slab here in NE Ohio. 14"+ is a slabarooni.
10-03-2022, 05:54 PM
chaunc

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:Rofl no doubt , my slab is bigger than your slab :Rofl
and yes 12 seems to be the cut off for me most of the time in our area too ....
toads need to be 14 ish ...
and whale fish have to meet or exceed 15 inches here ....:Rofl

Well, what do you call an eighteen inch crappie that weighs 3.28 lbs? Fish of a lifetime up north.
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10-03-2022, 09:15 PM
Foxy Jig

I'd call that one a monster
10-03-2022, 11:30 PM
Eagle 1

On the C.O.E. lakes it has to be over 12" to be a legal fish so anything over 12" is a slab .
10-03-2022, 11:53 PM
nuttin but net

It all depends on who i’m lying to, ah I meant i’m bragging to. You know they all get bigger to your friends when they didn’t see um. But 14” up i’ll call a slab and not feel bad about it. Mississippian here
10-04-2022, 10:10 AM
Opie1

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Well, what do you call an eighteen inch crappie that weighs 3.28 lbs? Fish of a lifetime up north.

WOWSERS! Biggest I have ever seen was a 17.5" out of the Ohio River. (that was Big Daddy (Carl) Chaunc). I spoke to a guy last Friday at the ramp and he caught an 18 3/4' at Nimisila a couple years ago. He threw it back. (bass fisherman).
10-04-2022, 06:41 PM
Ketchn

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Originally Posted by chaunc

Well, what do you call an eighteen inch crappie that weighs 3.28 lbs? Fish of a lifetime up north.
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whale status of course , what we call em when they get that size for sure in these parts :highfive
10-04-2022, 06:42 PM
Ketchn

sometimes unprintable descriptions when they get up over 16 inches
it could happen you know :Rofl