Less confusion

below are 2 examples of crappie
one black and one white
just for those that don't know
they are very much different in appearance
and quite often much different in where they are found
both like to hang around cover
whites tend to locate near brush
blacks tend to locate near rocks and concrete
both overlap in the location dept. frequently
both also roam open water
both eat lots of threadfin shad and ...
the exception to the diet is the black and it's like for tiny water creatures
big plankton and ghost shrimp are relished by black crappie .
just a quick fyi
black top image
white bottom image

Too nice specimens

Taste equally delicious too! :Rofl

Very nice, thanks for tips.

One difference quickly noticed in your photos is that the black has his head on the left side of his body where the white has his head on the right side of his body.

David

I love the looks of black crappie, to me they are beautiful. Every now and then I’ll get one with a Mohawk! 90 percent of the fish I catch are whites. Not sure if it’s just the lake balance or locations i tend to frequent. One things for sure, they are both fun to catch!


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Originally Posted by Slab Apprentice

I love the looks of black crappie, to me they are beautiful. Every now and then I’ll get one with a Mohawk! 90 percent of the fish I catch are whites. Not sure if it’s just the lake balance or locations i tend to frequent. One things for sure, they are both fun to catch!


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locations, the lake is full of them, just saying my friend , rocks and concrete .....

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Originally Posted by Shakey Dave

One difference quickly noticed in your photos is that the black has his head on the left side of his body where the white has his head on the right side of his body.

David

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pretty easy Identification right ...? :Rofl

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie

Taste equally delicious too! :Rofl

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we find the taste a little different , not bad by any means on either account just different .
likely caused by diet , but black crappie are somewhat similar to clean water bream in flavor :highfive

Interesting

Sure enough, we catch a lot of Black Crappie this time of year. Can hardly find them when summer time comes.
I need more education.
Really wish my lake only had Black crappie, but that's not the case.

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Originally Posted by Redge

Sure enough, we catch a lot of Black Crappie this time of year. Can hardly find them when summer time comes.
I need more education.
Really wish my lake only had Black crappie, but that's not the case.

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Some spots here they go pretty shallow in the summer
The bigger black crappie in one lake we hit are in 10 or less fow
The larger white crappie stay deeper than 10 fow
Might try tree tops in the summer time in deep water too
One spot they hang 8 to 10 down in 20 fow with whites under them at 14 or deeper ...
Depending of if there is a Thermocline