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#203628 02/11/10 10:57 AM
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All crappie I catch are 7-8 inches. Have never caught one any bigger. I keep 95% of them, but the other 5% are clipped of all fins for bass food. Should I keep all of them, clip all of them, or mix it up. Any thoughts.

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Have you ever caught one any smaller? As in when you are catching these 7-8" fish, are you also catching 4-5" fish? If you are clipping all their fins for bass food, they sure aren't surviving... I don't see why putting more out there with their finds missing would cause an issue other than giving the bass more easy pickings...

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8 inch crappie is a tough meal for many bass. I would clip all fins of smaller size and eat the larger ones. It is coming up on crappie spawn time so put the hammer down.


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