Lake Wylie 4/4/2023 Crappie experts name the fish?

Took my grandson out for 2.5 hours to have some fun. I would cast out and hook crappie and he would reel it in. Then he would rate crappie a "taco crappie" or throw back. 16 made the cut for tacos.

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Hybrid?

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He wanted to catch them by himself. I would cast out give him the pole count down and he would slow roll the jig over the crappie. His first one.
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Now I have caught shell crackers before long time ago I thought they had color to them. Is this a hybrid? Is it Armageddon perch sleeping with crappie?

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Nice outing. Taco worthy for sure.

CK, I thought the same thing years ago when I caught some night fishing. They are pretty with that line running down the sides. Could be a gene problem as it is with the black nose crappie. Every few years it shows up during the span. Call it crap ola. You and your grandson did good catching. Thanks for the pictures! :highfive

Maye a male white perch fertilized a female black crappie's eggs?!?


I dont know! I'm just kiddin!

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Maye a male white perch fertilized a female black crappie's eggs?!?


I dont know! I'm just kiddin!

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That thought gives me shudders to think that. Lol

Making memories that the two of you will never forget! Pure awesomeness ✝️

Nice catches. Certainly an interesting fish

You, Big Dawg and Pawpaw got the kids in the boat Killin the Crappie. I gotta find me a kid to keep up. I use to catch a lot with very little color and the line on the side but haven’t in a long time.


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Taking Kids out and watching their face light up is so much worth it. I believe every fisherman if they can at some time take a child out. My two girls still remember the times I took them out when they were young. They may forget other good things you have done but they never forget the fishing times.

[QUOTE=tackleboat;4355415]You, Big Dawg and Pawpaw got the kids in the boat Killin the Crappie. I gotta find me a kid to keep up.


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What's the age limit for a kid?
Always looking for a ride when I'm in town. :-)
Grady

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You, Big Dawg and Pawpaw got the kids in the boat Killin the Crappie. I gotta find me a kid to keep up.


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What's the age limit for a kid?
Always looking for a ride when I'm in town. :-)
Grady

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:Rofl

Crapperch maybe? :dono

I've caught some of those in the past.
I just figured they had just been in deep water for awhile. If I remember correctly the ones I caught were in water deeper than 30ft.
Maybe I can catch some more now that I'm back in Gastonia and will be fishing Wylie again.

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Originally Posted by FisherFore

I've caught some of those in the past.
I just figured they had just been in deep water for awhile. If I remember correctly the ones I caught were in water deeper than 30ft.
Maybe I can catch some more now that I'm back in Gastonia and will be fishing Wylie again.

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I think you could be right. Growing up in South Alabama, we did not have lakes deep enough to see fish like that. When I look at that picture of the one with the stripe compared to the black crappie, you can see that same lateral line, just fainter. Maybe it shows up more when they go deep and lose color. The lateral lines sense vibration, so maybe it gets more developed in deep fish where they have to depend on it more since there is less light for visual?

White crappie. Lake wylie rarity. My son's for comparison from an outing with fisherfore.Attachment 455439

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Lucus is the man. :fish is his game. :biggrin

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White crappie. Lake wylie rarity. My son's for comparison from an outing with fisherfore.Attachment 455439

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You dont fish the south fork side much do ya :biggrin They like that dirty water over there. Caught quite a few in there last month. Little fella looks happy!

As for the OP. Looks like a fish thats stayed in deep/muddy water until it was caught. Nothing abnormal looking about it IMO.

No, treed, only the one time. But from what I've heard, they are up there. Only reason for posting that pic was for comparison to try to help answer ck's question.

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Most likely a White Crappie that came from deep. The tail and fins with no spots look like white perch. I have seen many crappie just from the deep and they are pale and don't have that shiny scales. I am used to pale white scales. Poor fellow was lost coming down from upper lake. He wanted to hang out with the blacks at lower end. I have cleaned many a crappie since the 1980's and this one just sense different. Maybe age is creeping in. O well thanks for the feedback.