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Black or White Crappie? - 20inchbass - 09-26-2009
Caught this the other day in a Cunningham Falls Resivior in Maryland. Not sure if it is black or white...
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Re: [20inchbass] Black or White Crappie? - 20inchbass - 09-26-2009
forgot the pic
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Re: [20inchbass] Black or White Crappie? - 20inchbass - 09-26-2009
wait i think i'll get it this time
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Re: [20inchbass] Black or White Crappie? - lunkerhunter2 - 09-26-2009
I say white crappie but it might be all the SUNLIGHT shining through it.[:p]
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Re: [20inchbass] Black or White Crappie? - vashe - 09-29-2009
It's a black crappie. The white one has bars go up and down the black more or less has specs like the one in your picture.
Hmm researching more it might be a hybrid. It has characteristics of both.
White crappie has head back and 8 to 10 vertical bars and 5 to 6 spikes on dorsal fin.
Black Crappie has scattered specs and 7 to 8 spikes on dorsal fin.
your fish has the head back, no bars and 5 spikes on dorsal fin like a white crappie but it has the scattered black specs like a black crappie.
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Re: [20inchbass] Black or White Crappie? - doolay - 01-30-2010
My vote is for the black crappie.
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Re: [vashe] Black or White Crappie? - CudaBill - 02-02-2010
[quote vashe]It's a black crappie. The white one has bars go up and down the black more or less has specs like the one in your picture.
Hmm researching more it might be a hybrid. It has characteristics of both.
White crappie has head back and 8 to 10 vertical bars and 5 to 6 spikes on dorsal fin.
Black Crappie has scattered specs and 7 to 8 spikes on dorsal fin.
your fish has the head back, no bars and 5 spikes on dorsal fin like a white crappie but it has the scattered black specs like a black crappie.[/quote]
this sounds about right. i'm leaning towards hybrid because of the stripes, but i can't remember if the stripes are there only when being aggressive.
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