15 inch 2 3/4lb crappie 3/12/07

[polo-dog]

I went fishing with my father in law this afternoon and the fishing was slow. Whenever I take him fishing the fish never seem to cooperate like they had the day before. The flow was basically non-existent and so the blue cats were not feeding. We then decided to try for some crappies and caught a few off a dock or two but got the biggest one at about 3:30 pm, still no flow. She was another 15 incher and was not as fat as the three pounder from earlier this year but still is my second best ever by over a pound. She weighed in at 2 3/4 lbs. Just massive in my thinking of crappies, they are supposed to be the size of bluegills but this is a monster. Again caught on a panfish assassin off the front of a dock where the flow is usually 180 degrees in the opposite direction. Caught only 2 other keepers fishing for about an hour and a half for crappies. Here's a pic.

 

[TennesseeTalker]

My gosh POLO! That's a pretty one!!! Nice job again!

Question .. how does a person tell when the flow is 180 deg. in the opposite direction? I guess I'm trying to figure out what you are saying and what a person would look for if they wanted to fish that particular condition.

I guess I should have paid more attention at map class!

TT

 

[Fishin Fool]

Wow Polo! That IS a crappie! Way to go!

 

[Roybuoy]

Thats a nice slab there Polo.I'd like to have a well full of them.

 

[drumking]

You are into those lunker Crappie aren't you Polo? Way to go! emoThumbsup I looked for you but didn't see you. I quit fishing about the time that you caught that sucker. Were you in the creek or in the river?emoGeezer

 

[foodsaver]

nice fish that sure is a beauty!

 

[Fat Albert]

<font color="#ff0033">that fish is as big as your smile, Polo....SWEET</font>

 

[fishinvol]

Polo, your two monster crappie this year weigh more then all the crappie I've caught combined!!emoLaugh

 

[stump jumper]

very nice polo! emoThumbsup

 

[Guest]

That there is a Slab-ola! Nice fish Polo.

Cheez

 

[Liveliner]

Isn't that the second big slab that you have caught so far this year? Or do you have a special holding tank under your dock where you are power feeding them. Are you sure that is not your first one just fattened up a bit more. J/K

Beautiful fish my friend. Congrats are in order and that slab is a sure thing for HOF.

 

[MADD DOG]

Nice one polo. I wish I had about 15 of your docks to fish lol.

 

[polo-dog]

Okay guys, I need help. The more I look at the pic I can't tell if this fish is a black or white crappie. I think that the fish is a white but the vertical bars are not very distinct. The other big crappie that I caught this year was for sure a black crappie. What do you guys think this one is? Is it a hybrid?

 

[fishinvol]

Look like a white crappie to me. You are right about the bars not being overly distinctive,but the seem to be present . So I say it's a white crappie.

 

[Jmax]

Nice one Polo!emoThumbsup

Save some for me.emoEvil My freezer is back restocked so it will be catch and release unless I go with someone that wants a few. Don't ever keep the bass so got to save up a few bags of crappie for when I really get serious on the bass and stop crappie fishing for a while.

emoCool Jmax

 

[Biofisher I]

That's a white crappie. They get darker sometimes during the spawn due to hormone changes . That's a great crappie in any lake but esp. the chick. Congrats on that one.

 

[foodsaver]

we are going to have to change your name to slab-dog

 

[mshipman]

Nice slab. Looks like a white to me.

 

[TR20bh]

Polo
You've got to get me on some of these slabs this spring. Nice fish!