GIANT Southern Slabs

[naturalistmn]

I got a few hogs while turkey hunting in Missouri.   Panfishing like I have never seen!

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[MTCOMMER]

    

Those are the definition of a SLAB.
That photography makes those crappies look like they are 3' long  but they are still monsters.

Did you get a turkey too?!

[MTCOMMER]

Just read the blog - so I know the answer 

Good luck on weekend #2

[naturalistmn]

Thanks MT!   I could almost fit a soda can in their mouths!   It was unbelieveable.   

I'll be sure and do a post on this weekends adventures.

Thanks for reading!!!

[The General]

Nice fish.  What were their sizes?

[Fawkinnae]

Nice! I'm surprised - I would have expected the crappies down there to be white crappies.

[naturalistmn]

General - The craps were a bit over 15" and the gill was a bit over 10".

Fawk - The one on the left is a male black and the one on the right is a male white.   The for sure sign is blacks have 7-8 dorsal spines and whites have 5-6 dorsal spines.   If you look close you can also see the body structure is a fuzz different along with the markings.

[MTCOMMER]

Yeah, you can tell with the colors near the gills - looks like a dark White Crappie.  I might have to make a trip down there and get some for the wall.  10" Bluegills are HUGE!

I might be making a trip to Lake of the Ozarks down in that neck of the woods - Ill have to get myself into some of those monsters!   

[juano]

nice fish