Jumbo gray crappie

[Urban_Hunter]

Took my daughter out after some crappie today. I've struggled the last few weeks and today was a little better with 9 keepers in the boat. As a bonus I boated 5 huge gray crappies. They're fun on 4lb test lol. It seems I catch one about every trip out, but 5 in one day was crazy

 

[m_allison71]

Never heard them called gray crappie before. I catch a lot while sauger fishing. They can be fun. At least they don't slime everything up like catfish.

 

[redblood]

I bet that has a heck of a fight

 

[Spurhunter]

I had to open this thread. I've been crappie fishing for decades and never heard of a gray crappie!

 

[FLTENNHUNTER1]

Mullato

 

[ROVERBOY]

Tambor

 

[easy45]

I actually enjoy catching them.

 

[Wooden Arrow]

They're fun on 4lb test lol.

we've caught them up over ten lb fishing for walleye in the Holston. dang things will grab a grub or Shad Rap just as quick as anything out there. they'll dang near come up on the bank after crawdads, lol.

 

[Jbird22]

Any of you TN guys ever heard em called Gaspergoo?

 

[ewc]

They have the biggest otoliths of any fish in Tennessee-

Cut one out and make a necklace for your daughter or niece. They'll love it

 

[WTM]

nice eating size goos. bleed em, ice em and grill them like dude on other thread did his redfish. or blacken em.

 

[TNReb]

I catch them every time I'm crappie fishing. I see them on livescope.. and can't help but cast at them. Not going to lie.. catching them on light rods is fun!

 

[Harold Money jr]

They're my son's favorite fun fish especially the jumbos below dams.

 

[Trapper John]

Fun fish. Fight so much like a flathead it's like a game guessing which you've got until you see the first flash when they come up. And WTM is right. I was surprised how good they are when cooked right. I was lied to as a child, I swear. I was told yellow bass and those were no good to eat. So many wasted meal opportunities.