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Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: zoeconner on January 14, 2016, 07:53:00 PM

Title: Crappie ID
Post by: zoeconner on January 14, 2016, 07:53:00 PM
Have you seen this black stripe on a crappie before? This is a first for me in my pond.
Title: Re: Crappie ID
Post by: wis2ohio on January 14, 2016, 08:21:03 PM
that is a tarpon crappie lol. really i think it's a white crappie with some type of genetic problem
Title: Re: Crappie ID
Post by: 30inthabucket on January 14, 2016, 08:37:34 PM
Don't think I've seen a crappie like that but I've caught largemouth in the river that had similar markings. Black or dark brown splotches on em. Not sure what causes it
Title: Re: Crappie ID
Post by: holehopper on January 15, 2016, 08:07:55 AM
The elusive black magic marker crappie,very rare.
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Post by: Strongpersuader on January 15, 2016, 08:12:00 AM
Also known in the lower parts of Kentucky Lake as the Sharpie.....
Title: Re: Crappie ID
Post by: Hillbilly on January 15, 2016, 08:36:12 AM
black nose crappie. They are not native around here, so if it were in a pond, somebody put them in there, most likely by accident with other crappie
Closest place i know that can be caught is the ohio river.

They are common down south
Title: Re: Crappie ID
Post by: holehopper on January 15, 2016, 09:17:09 AM
Hillbilly,wins the trophy for the correct answer,congratulations.
Title: Re: Crappie ID
Post by: Saw guy on January 15, 2016, 03:09:25 PM
Definitly a mutant.  :o
Title: Re: Crappie ID
Post by: holehopper on January 15, 2016, 03:43:36 PM
no mutant,what hillbilly said is correct.
Title: Re: Crappie ID
Post by: zoeconner on January 15, 2016, 03:55:18 PM
 Thanks holehopper.  It's nice to know what I have in my pond. Makes sense since I bought Crappie from Alabama
Title: Re: Crappie ID
Post by: Hillbilly on January 15, 2016, 08:07:21 PM
they also wont get as big as typical black crappie, normally 10" is above average to big for the black nose.
seen a couple bigger, but they dont seem to get the size as a normal black crappie.

and they taste exactly like bald eagles...i mean any other crappie ;)