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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Congrats been trying to catch a big one like that for years and have not come close, nice fish!!
tossed it back?? I suppose you threw the coleslaw and frenchfries overboard as well??
just razz’n ya !
very nice !!
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.
Thx guys. These don’t come around every day or even every lifetime. Very special fish; at least for me.
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.
All three would look nice in replica mounts on a big piece of driftwood!
Awesome crappies!
A more traditional shot. Hard to make any panfish look big when you’re 6’5” tall, but its the best I can do.
Here is a good one I caught in the west metro this fall
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.
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.
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