how much does that crappie weigh.?

[crappie todd]

a 12 inch crappie weighs about 1 lb.

a 10 inch crappie about .62 lbs or 10 oz.

the formula is. length x 3/ 1600.

12x12x12/1600= 1.08 lbs..close enough.

9x9x9/1600=.45 lbs about half pound.

close enough to estimate your fish weight.

ct

[hanson]

You could be right.

Here's a few more...

14" crappie 14x14x14/1600 = 1.7lbs

(I think the formula doesn't work for a 14" crappie. My URL crappies that I weighed were 1 pound, 7 ounces give or take an ounce. Thats almost a quarter pound off which is a lot for a panfish)

15" crappie 15x15x15/1600 = 2.10lbs

(Once again, I think that is a little heavy but closer than the formula for a 14". A 15" should be right around the 2lb mark if not a tad under. You have to have an over 15" to be an honest 2lbs)

All in all, not too bad and definitely a good way to estimate your weight without a scale. And heck, maybe my scale is off a little.

[Crappie_ Kid]

yeah what he siad

[fisherman]

Seems to be close. I caught 15 1/2 and it weighed 2lb1oz. Today I got in to some white crappies that went 12-14 havent got a clue what they would weigh out at. They might weigh close to the same as a black crappie. They are a lot longer but not as tall, but are much thicker. I've never really noticed the difference since never really got it the whites this much. I do know that those whites fight much better than the blacks, a 12-13in white fights like a 15-16 black.

[TNT4ME]

yo CT,

what about all the other factors?

what if that 12" crappie was the "GUARDIAN" fish?

what if that 12" crappie came out of a hole that PCG drilled with a 6" hand held lazer?

and if PCG did catch it, then did he walk to work that day or carry his lunch that day?

seems like all these factors might make some difference when put into the equation, then again maybe not.

and what if they came in on waxies or maggots?

just food for thought.

and what about the redlake factor, that makes it even bigger.

[nytelyter]

like it says my avitar white crappie is 14.75" and 1.2# on matts electronic scale. and it did not have much fight at all. came up kinda like a big ole peice of wood. hand oveer hand with 2lb test.

[luckyc]

I have a Catch and Release card that has the following estimated weight for your crappies.

inches weight

8----------- .4

9----------- .6

10---------- .8

11-------- 1.0

12-------- 1.2

13-------- 1.4

14-------- 1.6

15-------- 1.9

16-------- 2.2

17-------- 2.5

18-------- 2.8

This is a estimate, in the spring the bigger ones are going to add a little weight with eggs

[crappie todd]

Kind a like Ummmm... TNT4ME. The who..... who are you..?

Clues:

the redlake factor, crappie came out of a hole that PCG drilled .with a 6" hand held lazer? PCG . waxies or maggots? just food for thought.

Mmmm,who are you..?

[fishin58]

Hey whats a good mounting size for a crappie for a good minnesota crappie?? I have heard 15 but i have also heard 17 what do you think is a good length??

[Matt Johnson]

I know a lot of people who have 13-inchers on their walls, and they look very nice.

I guess it all depends on how much you fish and what you set your goals at. For some people it might be 13-inches, for others it might be 16-inches.

I think that 17-inches is pushing the extreme end of things. I know a lot of people who target crappies all year-long and never see a 16-inch fish within a 5 year time-span.

I've seen fish anywhere from about 12-inches all the way to 19-inches on the wall, all of which look great!

One of the best crappie mounts I've seen was of a set of four 12-13 inch crappies inside of a coffee table. It was done in a natural setting and what a piece of work that was!

A 15-inch crappie is a nice fish anywhere in Minnesota. A 16-inch fish is definitely a trophy. And anything 17-inches or bigger should be considered a fish of a lifetime for the average angler in Minnesota.

I personallly think that 14-15 inch crappies look the best on the wall (your typical Red Lake fish).

With replicas nowadays, they came make just about any size fish look incredible and last just about forever!

[fishin58]

Thanks Matt I myself in no way a crappie man but i have mistakeingly caught a couple fifteens and my wife has also caught a 15 shes got a nice pic so maybe that one will be a replica someday. (now only if i can convince her that that is a nice b-day present)From the crappie nuts I know they say they would only mount a 17 but like ya say that is a fish of a lifetime. thanks for the headsup.