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16" crappie
It is going to be submitted as a new catch and release lake record, it would have been a weight record but I couldn't bring my self to killing it
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Comment by John Sheehan on December 18, 2012 at 8:17am
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Excellent fish and catching them on Jigs tied by friends here is very cool! Also releasing the fish is very sensible. Congratulation Federico!
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Comment by chris kowaleski on December 18, 2012 at 8:12am
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Holy crap Federico!
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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 18, 2012 at 7:52am
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Great fish and superb ethic, Federico.
Congrats.
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Comment by Jim Gronaw on December 17, 2012 at 10:28pm
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How about this super slab that Federico caught on one of Rick Kings creations...huh? We have some great lure makers and tyers here on BBG!
Congrats to both of these guys! Well done, men!
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Comment by Rick King on December 17, 2012 at 11:11am
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Fredrico thanks for the call telling me you caught a catch and release lake record on my jig. Keep up the good work buddy.
Semper FI
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Comment by Vince Fusco on December 16, 2012 at 9:28pm
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A great crappie, Federico! It's worthy of a replica mount for sure. With the artistic skills of today's taxidermists, and the quality of the replicas, I will probably go that route when I catch my first 2lb. gill.
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Comment by Jeff Soto on December 16, 2012 at 8:56pm
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I did the same thing with my largest Black Crappie. An 18 incher that I could not kill! Probably would have been a lake record also! But I was in a float tube too, so it would have been a long kick back in to get it checked. Great catch Federico! Beautiful fish!
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Comment by Jacob Hill on December 16, 2012 at 7:18pm
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On what David said, a this fish is worthy of a replica mount. You catch huge panfish and consistently! Impressive
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Comment by federico del toro on December 16, 2012 at 5:09pm
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Thanks guys, hopefully it will grow some more. the lake is not known for it's crappie, so I'm sure they will be left alone for a while at least
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Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on December 16, 2012 at 2:58pm
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GGGGGGGreat Crappie Federico and you are the man!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for turning it loose and did a lot of that myself last fall and I felt really good about it too. With the advent of Replica fish I'd be tempted not to mount it, but take lots of pics and have a replica made, EVERYONE WINS THEN INCLUDING THE FISH!!! GREAT JOB AND PIC...
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