What Type Of Fish Is This? Smallmouth Hybrid? O.o

[deviantek]

Any ideas on this one? Caught 7 of these guys in a 3 hour timespan yesterday evening in a small lake near Lake Tecumsah next to the ocean in Virginia. The lake is more or less cut-off from the canals and everything else. Making it semi land-locked brackish water. The only other fish that I've caught in the lake are bluegills.

Looks like some sort of spotted smallmouth... but then the length of the anal fin seems longer then usual, and the spots stay even all the way through the fins. Help!

Thanks,

Erich

[North Ga Hillbilly]

seems to be a crappie

NGaHB

[Hamby]

Crappie...and nice ones too!

[Hamby]

Did you measure the first one?

[North Ga Hillbilly]

Did you measure the first one?

there both good lookin, the first is a serious slab for sure

[CSimon2]

You caught a crappie using a crappie swimbait. Those are some nice looking slabs!!!!!

[deviantek]

Ah, go figure! I'm pretty new to the fishing gig. Never seen a crappie this large and slender shaped. The largest was about 18 inches

[North Ga Hillbilly]

great catches, an 18" crappie is a wall hanger in some parts

[Hamby]

Around here, 18" is a freaking monster. 16" are wall hangers haha. I don't know about your area though. Maybe they're more common. Nice fish no matter what.

[tomustang]

Nice Crappie

[00 mod]

Slab crappies and GREAT eating!

Jeff

[Fishmaster10]

An 18" crappie! That's a giant, congrats on a good outing

[webertime]

Keep that place a secret!!!!!! Those are huge!

[RyneB]

Nice Crappies. I read the topic, then saw the crappies and my mouth hit the floor. That 18 incher would be on my wall. The biggest one iv ever caught was 16 inches caught on a redeye.

[northern basser]

Slab crappies and GREAT eating!

Jeff

x2. great fish to eat. Especially when you can catch some decent sized ones.

[basscrusher]

an 18" crappie is a monster anywhere on this planet. In VA, 15" is a citation (trophy) for crappie. If I were you, I'd milk that honeyhole and keep it secret.

[deviantek]

an 18" crappie is a monster anywhere on this planet. In VA, 15" is a citation (trophy) for crappie. If I were you, I'd milk that honeyhole and keep it secret.

Wow, after doing some research it seems it's a rarity for crappie to grow this size. Went out to day for 3 hours, and caught 9 within that time. The largest today was a 14". Today they were the meal, and tasty they were! Some very clean fish!

Thanks for the comments on my non-bass fish everyone!

[TaaNop]

That's a black perch, retarget pretty huge in NW Louisiana, esp below the spillway on lake Bistineau when it's really cold. I don't know if I've seen one that size personally though. The state record is six pounds flat.

[TaaNop]

Stupid iPhone, I didn't say retarget I said they get. Sorry bout that.

[J Francho]

That's a black perch, retarget pretty huge in NW Louisiana, esp below the spillway on lake Bistineau when it's really cold. I don't know if I've seen one that size personally though. The state record is six pounds flat.

A six pound crappie would be something else!

From: http://www.laoutdoorwriters.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=raz4WbMqdQY=&tabid=87

Species: CRAPPIE, BLACK

(Pomoxis nigromaculatus)

Species separation 1994

Rank Weight Angler Where Caught Date Caught

*1. 3.84 Randy K. Causey Poverty Point Res. April 2010

*2. 3.55 Jodie E. Crouch, Jr. Toledo Bend March 2003

*2. 3.55 Chet L. Tidwell Caney Lake February 2003

*4. 3.47 Floyd Meche Lake Henderson December 2004

*5. 3.33 Bobby Nola Caney Lake January 2003

*6. 3.24 Bobby Nola Caney Lake January 2003

*7. 3.21 Mark Thibodaux Williams Canal February 1996

*8. 3.15 Bobby Nola Caney Lake January 2003

*9. 3.13 Tommy Goss Caney Lake June 1999

[Hamby]

Talk about beginners luck! I'm willing to bet that you won't catch another that big...ever. The odds are in my favor with that bet.