Trophy Crappie

[josh_mcconkey1978]

I recently have gotten more into crappie fishing this year way more than before. i rarely ever fished for them on purpose, except a few times over in Southern Illinois at the old coal mine pits, but i recently moved to Poplar Bluff last year so my area of fishing changed and i got hooked on crappie, warmouth, pickerel and redear. Before i was only into the walleye, sauger, white bass and smallies. I got this 16 inch white crappie while fishing a church in town. I showed my local barber during a haircut. he whipped out his phone, only to show me how he travels every year to Mississippi in February and gets several 18 inch slabs. Now i have got to try that. I do not believe it's possible to get one like that here in Missouri. Has anyone ever went to Arkabutla, Grenada, Washington, or Sardis Lakes? I was just thinking to pay for a guided service to make sure. 

[Ham]

A 16 inch crappie is a real nice fish. I only have a couple over 15 and None over 16.

infisherman did an article about crappie fishing those Mississippi lakes. You should hunt that down before you make that trip.

timing is everything and those Giants are rare. They are there, but don't expect it to be easy to catch one. 

[Devan S.]

I have a family member that fished Grenada this year in October. They got a guide and had what the guide said was a really tough day. Ended up with 20 or 25 fish total and 3 between 2.5-3lbs. He had a blast and said he would go back in a heart beat.