I guess so… the better half and I went to try to reservoir out for the first time this spring after my neighbor bragging about wearing em out the last week or more. Well we went and tried something new, jerk bait style for me while she tried a different suspensding lure mirrorlure type… anyway, couldn’t get the green aliens to play but for some reason I found the crappie ready and willing. Cant wait to try again after this rain!
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Well that was a nice surprise
I would have to fight traffic to get over there nowadays
There used to be plenty on the other side of the dam near your little boat landing
Yessir, no complaints here! I almost fished my side of the dam but last minute went to the res!
Hopefully try an afternoon or so this week as well
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You should switch to light tackle. Lots of fun !!
That’s cool! I haven’t caught/eaten a crappie in a couple years, but I remember how good they are.
Been hearing great reports from about everywhere lately. I wanna try to get up there this weekend!
I was going to start a new “Crappie” thread, but, since Stump already has one, mind if I jump in?
@barbawang…Can you enlighten us on the old “Black Crappie” vs. “White Crappie” enigma?
All of my life I’ve heard one tale after another about Black/White Crappie speculations.
For instance, Black Crappie are males, White Crappie, females.
Although, Resident SCDNR Officers, on Lake Greenwood, will attest that there are no “White Crappie” in Lake Greenwood?!
How can there be any re-population of the fish stock, if that’s the case?
Also, just a quick check on State/World records of fishes, I see no other species, listed by gender, as having two distinct records?
Can you shed some light on this for us?
This might help. They are different species. At one time the world record black crappie was caught in Lake Moultrie.
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That’s always been my opinion, but, folks around here will hear none of that…
Even the best Crappie Guides on Greenwood will tell you that a Black Crappie is only black because it’s a, spawning, male fish.
Kinda like a Whitetail Buck’s neck expands, and Tarsal Glans start secreting during their rut.
Some old wives tales never cease, I guess…??
I see your good pic, that’s one of the best side by sides I’ve seen.
But what are these ones then?
In the meantime, here’s a good side by side video that’s on point
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According to the dorsal spines, I’d guess, juvenile, Black Crappie?
Black Crappie…the vertical grouping of black specs on the sides is the indicator for me.
https://www.roughfish.com/black-crappie
https://roughfish.com/white-crappie
See bottom of each for range map
Separate species, overlapping in the far upstate of SC. Let those guides keep spreading misinformation… or tell them you know fish biologists
wrong, those ones are hybrid crappie, so you can tell those guides there are actually 2 and a half species and that you know a guy who knows stuff, lol.
Haha yep, just like stripers that don’t have lines that line up