crappie limits??

[kygorski]

It sounds wastefull, but some of these lakes with stunted crappie, need to be fished down, dont put allthose small ones back it dosn't help.Was invited to fish a private pond once, and was told, keep those small fish, either take them with you,.or drop them off and he'd bury them.

[Chubminnow]

Some of you might not agree with me on this...but as far as how many fish it takes to make a "good mess", at my house the number is six. I realize this doesn't sound like many fish, especially when it comes to crappie...but when you're talking about six crappie that are anywhere from 10" to 14" and fat...six fish equals twelve fillet's, that's a nice mess at my house, especially after you figure in the green beans, cole slaw, hush puppies or whatever kinds side dishes you all like. Of course it's just me and my wife sitting down at the table so there's only two mouths to feed...but even with a family of four 12 fish should be plenty. I'm not against the creel limits so max out if you can, I just figured I'd throw the thought out there regarding how many fish I think it takes for a decent sized meal.

[kygorski]

Since I live minutes away from two lakes, my feelings are the same. Cleaning enough to eat at one meal has been my bag limit lately. !0 gills will feed more than enough, 6 would probably be better, and cleaning a bunch of fish, just isn't that much fun anymore.