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 Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 03:00 AM
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In hot weather and warm lake water temperatures, I put crappie in a layer of ice in a cooler. They clean easy and meat is firm. But I was wondering about shrinkage of length. Today I measured a 13” and 12.5” crappie caught about 10 am and cleaned at 5 pm. The lengths at 5 pm were 12 ¾ and 12.0. It got me thinking that you should only keep 10.5” and longer crappie if icing them down. If a game warden checked you at the ramp, I doubt he would consider shrinkage of length due to being iced down if a crappie came up shorter than 10”.
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Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 05:40 AM
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FishR2099
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Even better, maybe you could somehow warm up those almost-legal crappie to get that extra 1/4 inch? 
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Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 06:18 AM
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chuck44l
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If you have a good live well that is by far the best way as the shrinkage is less if any and the taste of the fish from a good live well vs ice is FAR superior.
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Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 06:56 AM
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MrRoachie
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the taste of the fish from a good live well vs ice is FAR superior.  NOT!!!!!!!
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Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 11:45 AM
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Rangerbobtx
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the taste of the fish from a good live well vs ice is FAR superior. NOT!!!!!!! +1 Ssteve
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Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 11:50 AM
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Allan W
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Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 12:06 PM
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Mike Andrews
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Personally I don't keep anything shorter than 10.5" anyway, ice or not.
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Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 12:47 PM
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Fillet O' Crappie
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the taste of the fish from a good live well vs ice is FAR superior. NOT!!!!!!! +1 Ssteve This is a terrible statement. I actually prefer to cook once frozen fillets over fresh ones personally. I find that they hold together better that way and the taste is the same.
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Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 01:13 PM
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fish from a good live well vs ice is FAR superior. Sorry but NO way!
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Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 02:09 PM
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Stucky76
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fish from a good live well vs ice is FAR superior. Sorry but NO way!
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 Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 02:51 PM
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BigMack
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Only the males will have that problem. 
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Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 03:03 PM
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Fillet O' Crappie
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Only the males will have that problem. A+
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Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 03:08 PM
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Stucky76
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Only the males will have that problem. A+
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Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 03:38 PM
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r63pappy
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i put mine in a basket till i'm done.then in an ice chest .water,air.& off to get ice.clean them in the mornin.
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Re: Icing down crappie and shrinkage
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06/23/11 03:39 PM
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FishFinder Frank
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Only the males will have that problem. A+
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