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Some years ago when I first heard about someone catching a "crappie" around here I thought "what the hell is a crappie and where did it come from". I've been fishing that lake since I could walk and I have never heard of a crappie. Then a fisherman showed me his stringer of crappies. I figured he was nuts because what he had there was a stringer of strawberry bass! Did you grow up catching crappies or did they have another name back then?
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rock bass. ya, i know they're different but thats what we called them.
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Strawberry bass here but also knew they were called crappie
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Pronounced Croppy in Indiana where I lived as a kid, Crappie in Georgia.
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Large ones are referred to as Slabs or Black Slabs.
Epstein didn't kill himself.
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Biden didn't win the election.
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When it comes to fried fish, it's hard to beat pan fried crappie!
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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We like them corn meal battered with salt and pepper and deep fried.
Excellent that way!
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Yep. Corn meal batter is the way to go!
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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Croppy / white perch in these parts
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Crappies here in NC. I prefer House Autry batter for my fish.
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WTF is a strawberry bass? Where to you yahoos come up with this schidt? They're crappies, dadgummit.
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Pronounced as "croppie" around here. Sometimes called "specks" or "papermouth".
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
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Granddad used to call them paper mouths.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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Specks (or speckled bass) in MI
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Yep, "Paper Mouths".
Always use the net on the bigger ones.
Epstein didn't kill himself.
"Play Cinnamon Girl you Sonuvabitch!"
Biden didn't win the election.
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I have heard of folks around Reelfoot Lake in TN call them sac-au-lait. Reelfoot is reputed to be the best crappie fishing destination in the U.S.
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Around here hillbillies call them crappie, I pronounce it croppie, even though I too am a hillbilly. Folks in florida call'em specks and folks in Louisiana call'em sockalay. What ever you call'em, we all call,em good!
Next time yall do the corn mill thing dip them in egg first and put some Tony Casheries ( can't remember how to spell that, where's the spelling Nazi's when you need them) Cajun fish fry seasoning in it. I do about a 5:1 ratio. Its gooder-n-sheit!
Eating fried chicken and watermelon since 1972.
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Dave
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Most folks here call them croppie. Some of the older black folk call them white perch.
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Grandpa:the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Dad:son you have 2 choices for supper eat or don't eat.
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I was once fishing on Lake Caddo with a bunch of coon asses calling them Sac au lait. Took me quite a while to figure out what the hell they were talking about! Most Texans call them Crappie, pronounced as Croppie.
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