PB Crappie

  • BrianF
    Posts: 763
    May 13, 2018 at 6:56 pm #1774461

    This one was special…

    Coming from Twin Cities metro waters, I’m tickled pink to have caught this hawg on Saturday.

    I didn’t know panfish could give you a ‘big fish high’!

    Released btw, to help sustain the gene pool.

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    nhamm
    Inactive
    Robbinsdale
    Posts: 7348
    May 13, 2018 at 9:08 pm #1774485

    What an extraordinary fish and catch.

    Congrats, that is a monster toast

    tomr
    cottage grove, mn
    Posts: 1275
    May 13, 2018 at 10:07 pm #1774490

    Congrats been trying to catch a big one like that for years and have not come close, nice fish!! waytogo

    Tom Sawvell
    Inactive
    Posts: 9559
    May 14, 2018 at 7:24 pm #1774714

    That’s a dandy. Good work on the release!

    Iowaboy1
    Posts: 3791
    May 14, 2018 at 7:59 pm #1774723

    tossed it back?? I suppose you threw the coleslaw and frenchfries overboard as well??

    just razz’n ya !
    very nice !!

    fish-them-all
    Oakdale, MN
    Posts: 1189
    May 15, 2018 at 8:37 am #1774778

    Very Nice! Fish like that don’t get caught often around the metro.

    Tuma
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    Farmington, MN
    Posts: 1403
    May 15, 2018 at 9:37 am #1774794

    Nicely done. bow

    BrianF
    Posts: 763
    May 3, 2019 at 9:20 pm #1854592

    Never thought I would ever top the fish from last years post, but did it today – twice! Somebody pinch me…

    Caught on public waters here on the metro using 2” gulp minnow suspended under a Thill slip bobber. Both released along with the others to sustain the gene pool.

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    Dutchboy
    Central Mn.
    Posts: 16658
    May 3, 2019 at 10:06 pm #1854600

    Seems you have a metro lake dialed in. Congrats!!

    mxskeeter
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 3808
    May 3, 2019 at 11:20 pm #1854616

    Those are beautiful crappies. Congrats! waytogo waytogo

    chuck100
    Platteville,Wi.
    Posts: 2629
    May 4, 2019 at 7:32 pm #1854692

    Very nice.Congratulations.

    BrianF
    Posts: 763
    May 4, 2019 at 9:34 pm #1854708

    Thx guys. These don’t come around every day or even every lifetime. Very special fish; at least for me.

    ClownColor
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    The Back 40
    Posts: 1955
    May 5, 2019 at 6:02 pm #1854799
    fish-them-all wrote:

    Very Nice! Fish like that don’t get caught often around the metro.

    Or anywhere!

    Nice fish. My largest is just over 15” caught on vermilion.

    belletaine
    Nevis, MN
    Posts: 5116
    May 6, 2019 at 9:26 am #1854875

    All three would look nice in replica mounts on a big piece of driftwood!
    Awesome crappies!

    BrianF
    Posts: 763
    May 6, 2019 at 9:36 am #1854878

    A more traditional shot. Hard to make any panfish look big when you’re 6’5” tall, but its the best I can do.

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    tim hurley
    Posts: 5831
    May 9, 2019 at 7:23 pm #1855927

    Here is a good one I caught in the west metro this fall

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    robby
    Quad Cities
    Posts: 2823
    February 16, 2021 at 3:01 pm #2015453

    Dandy fish! Congratulations!

    Spoon Minnow
    Posts: 359
    February 26, 2021 at 12:58 pm #2018099

    Like Brian, to show length/size I take a photo of the fish next to a ruler along with the lure that caught the fish. This one was over 13″, 14″ the largest crappie I ever caught:

    Fish size is deceiving when held closer to the camera.

    Still, any large crappie caught on light tackle such as Brian’s 17″ fish put up one hell of a fight! Wish we had that quality of fish in the waters I fish.

    BrianF
    Posts: 763
    February 26, 2021 at 1:40 pm #2018105

    Interesting this post got resurrected. Fun looking back on such a special event. I’ve been fortunate to catch a lot of great fish in my lifetime – some huge muskies, bass, walleye, pike, trout – but those two giant crappies, caught only 45 mins apart, still remain one of my most treasured of all fishing experiences. I was super lucky and don’t take it for granted, not for a minute.

    Spoon Minnow
    Posts: 359
    February 27, 2021 at 1:09 am #2018196

    Know the feeling. I can still remember my first 5lb. LM bass caught as a lightning storm approached. Too bad they didn’t have digital cameras back then.

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