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I caught this 17.25" crappie in a private sand pit in NE.

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Comment by John Sheehan on September 11, 2011 at 7:04am
Outrageously big Crappie !Congratulations ! I am curious as to what you caught it on .I would guess a large minnow!
Comment by Dwayne Denison on September 9, 2011 at 5:51am

Great fish, and glad you released it. I wish more would do the same,

Comment by Jeff Soto on September 8, 2011 at 5:37pm
That's great you released it.  It's a tough call when you get a really big fish.  To get it verified, you almost have to kill the fish.  You took a measurement, plus you have an awesome photo, so you did the right thing.  The cool thing is- you or some other lucky angler has a chance of catching it again next year when it might be 18 inches!
Comment by Bruce Condello on September 8, 2011 at 1:11pm
If you do have a replica made, contact me first.
Comment by Frosch on September 8, 2011 at 1:02pm
Jeff, the crappie is still swimming to be caught another day. I would love to have a replica made of it someday.
Comment by Jeff Soto on September 6, 2011 at 6:07pm
Beautiful fish!  Did you keep it?  Please tell me you are having a mount made of it.  Does that place keep any records for large fish caught?  I was lucky to catch a giant one too recently that I wish I would have kept to get weighed and verified at my local lake.  People say it may have been a lake record.
Comment by Frosch on September 6, 2011 at 12:25pm
Haha, I like that Bruce!
Comment by Bruce Condello on September 6, 2011 at 10:19am
Look at the dorsal fin!  It's like a sail. :-)
Comment by Dan Blackburn on September 6, 2011 at 10:01am
Wow thats a monster, great fish!!!
Comment by Jim Gronaw on September 6, 2011 at 8:22am
To me, that would be a lifetime catch! Just a giant fish...wow!

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