? on size of crappie

[friendlyfisher]

Took my son out fishing the other day. I was walleye fishing and I wanted my 4yr old to fish but not with a jig. So i riged a small jig and a minnow on a bobber for him. before I knew it he was nailing the crappies. I can not find them if i try. The biggest he caught was 13 1/2 inches. I am wondering what that would weigh? so if you can help it would be appreciated. Thank you frindly and son.

[Matt Johnson]

I'd say around 1.5 pounds, depending on the body of water. Thats a dandy crappie! Tell your son congrats!

Good Fishin,
Matt Johnson

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[friendlyfisher]

thank you, maybee i will try to post the pic of him with it.

[CrappieJohn]

That is a nice crappie. My hat is off to you for taking your son and finding a way to adapt the fishing trip to fit his ability. Far too many people would simply hand him a walleye rig with more weight than a young child can be comfortable with and say "now you are fishing". Again , good job!

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[Matt Johnson]

If you need any help with the picture feel free to e-mail it to me and I can help you out. Again, congrats to your son!

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Matt Johnson

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[friendlyfisher]

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[Matt Johnson]

Here's friendlyfisher's son's crappie...

Nice fish bud!

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Matt Johnson

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[taxmancommeth]

NICE NICE SLAB!!!

[Mat O]

What would you all say a mountable sized crappie is? My biggest is 13". I'm thinking like maybe a 3 lb'er. would be considered trophy?? I nailed a 33" walleye in the Boundary Waters in July, but I was 15-20 miles in, in the middle of my 8 days out, so I let it go. That would have been nice for the wall.

[Matt Johnson]

Mat O,
A 3 pound crappie is a beast! That would go 17.5 plus inches. Not a whole lot of those caught everyday. I've seen a lot of 13, 14 and 15 inch fish on the wall and they all look pretty good. A trophy fish is different for each person. friendlyfisher's son's crappie is definitely a trophy for him, an awesome fish to catch at that age.

A 33 inch walleye is, no doubt in my mind, a trophy fish. People that fish walleye day in and day out may never see a 33 inch walleye, very nice catch! You could get a replica?

Good Fishin,
Matt Johnson

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[united jigsticker]

L = Length (in inches).

L x L x L / 1,600 = weight of Crappie in pounds (average)

12" x 12" x 12" / 1600 = 1.08 pounds

11" x 11" x 11" / 1600 = .83 pounds = 13oz. (little over 3/4#)

Use a lesser dividing factor for thicker fish, and a larger factor for less healthy fish.

For instance, a fat Summer time Crappie, I might use 1,500 or 1,550 rather then 1,600.

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[This message has been edited by united jigsticker (edited 08-27-2004).]