state record crappie

Anyone find it odd how much larger the record crappie is from mn vs southern states that have much larger fish in other categories and longer growing seasons?

How big is this crappie you’re talking about?

I’m guessing he is talking about the 21 inch 5 pound black crappie caught out the vermillion river.

We need a picture please..

Its not a new record.. Search online there might be a picture.. Its the record black crappie for minnesota probably caught 30 years ago.

Maybe even 80 years ago.. 1940 I think.

I’m guessing that record won’t be broken.. That is one beast of a crappie for minnesota.. The white crappie I believe is 3 pounds 15 ounces.. I think that one is safe for a long time too.. Any crappie experts here?

i got a 2lb 8oz white on my wall from the st croix back about 12yrs ago with good buddy poy..i thought that was a monster..a 3lb 15 oz is fricken huge

I believe it. I had one flop off the hook boat side here in Wisconsin that had to be 20 inches. We all thought it was a largie til I got it closer to the boat. It was a cold and rainy March day just after ice out.

Is that white crappie still from Coon Lake in Anoka county? What is funny is that these lakes in the area are known for stunted fish. Most winters Im lucky to catch a single crappie around here that even hit 8″s but then one of these freaks shows up. I have seen a couple of huge 16″+ crappies come out of ham lake over the last 15 years. A lake where the average crappie I catch runs 4 to 6″s.

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and longer growing seasons?

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The “growing season” is a myth. Fish are cold blooded and their metabolism fluctuates pending temperature. When the water is warmer, they eat more and burn off more. Just because they eat more during warmer seasons doesn’t necessarily mean they grow more. Similar to a guy (or woman) that does a very physical labor intensive job. They may eat and drink much more than others, but they usually don’t get fat.

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Is that white crappie still from Coon Lake in Anoka county? What is funny is that these lakes in the area are known for stunted fish. Most winters Im lucky to catch a single crappie around here that even hit 8″s but then one of these freaks shows up. I have seen a couple of huge 16″+ crappies come out of ham lake over the last 15 years. A lake where the average crappie I catch runs 4 to 6″s.

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i caught quit a few 14 to 16 inch crappies out of coon back in the day. no gps walk out past teh spring. line up a house and a certina pole in a certain yard and in a 20 foot radius all over crappies. off that radius and the dead sea. very odd.

Must of been the hole where the state record came from. You still get them there?

The odd big crappie seems to come out of weird places. My nephew caught a 16″+ crappie out of a channel that connects 2 lakes in the Rice Creek chain of Lakes. From what I know, most of those lakes are shallow, unfishable populations of gamefish that are stunted anyway.

is the system they used to validate records as good back then as it is today?

State record White is out of Constance a lake near Buffalo, not over 400acres, records are made to be broken but a 5#er may stand forever