my avatar fish was estimated between 3.8 and 4.4 after many many terribly scientific charts and estimates .
of course i let her swim on and never weighed her but she was if i remember correctly just at 18 inches long
and her girth exceeded her length by an inch at 19 , will never know for sure what she weighed ,but .....
my 4.2 replica on my wall of her is for sure smaller than she was according to replica photos of me holding both the exact same way
and of course my wife who was the only witness and took the photos .
i can say i never seen a crappie bigger than her in real life anywhere else .