Author Topic: What do they call crappies in your region? (Read 6785 times)

Questor · « **on:** April 04, 2005, 08:00:18 AM »

In Minnesota they are called crappies, pronounced crawpees.

Randy_che · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2005, 10:28:28 AM »

Same in Oklahoma and Texas...Crappie = Crawpee

Graybeard · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2005, 06:30:14 PM »

Folks who think they are high flaluting say CROP-PY. Whar that comes frum I can't imagine. Last time I looked CRAP was Crap not crop.

I call them crap-py just like it's spelled. I also laugh at folks who don't.

Ricci Price · « **Reply #3 on:** April 07, 2005, 10:32:28 AM »

Specks

Graybeard · « **Reply #4 on:** April 07, 2005, 06:43:39 PM »

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Specks

Yup forgot about that as it's been a day or two since I lived in FL. It was 1958 in fact. But that's what we called them and we caught them in the bonnets using bonnet worms. Do ya'll still do it that way?

Ricci Price · « **Reply #5 on:** April 09, 2005, 06:48:05 AM »

Naw, use minnows on a cork and ,jigs on the edge ,specks have just now started moving into the shallows ,this is my favorite time to catch em, about 2-3 foot of eight pound test line on a 10ft. bream buster and your favorite jig and you are in for a blast. I have fished in Dead and Cresent Lake since I was a little boy the lakes have changed so much since then, but I do still catch a few specks.The lakes don't have the vegetation in them anymore, therefore fish population is not as good as it used to be, me and my dad are going to contact the state about vegitation dissapearence, it is a big deal down here when fish populations start dropping.

Ken Wood · « **Reply #6 on:** April 09, 2005, 03:41:37 PM »

I've heard them called crappie the same way you pronounce it also slabs & paper mouths. The most common thing called is good eating. (Location) Pacific North West 50 miles west of Mt. St. Helen’s .
I was fishing on Silver Lake for crappies when Mt. St. Helen’s blew in 5/18/80 @8:35 am. I just kept right on fishing until I was ordered off the lake by a sheriff deputy. I caught my 1st one of the year today! 4/9/05 hope they are moving back in in front of our cabins
Ken Wood

DaveH · « **Reply #7 on:** April 11, 2005, 11:10:13 AM »

Here in the east we call them crappie. But what ever you call them they still taste good !!!!!!!!!

Mossy0ak270 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 27, 2005, 02:43:15 PM »

Here in Georgia, oops Jawga :lol: we call them Crappie as in Crap-pie, although in far South Ga , im in North, they call them Specks.

Tim4Trout · « **Reply #9 on:** April 27, 2005, 06:00:47 PM »

I've heard them referred to as Calico Bass

Simple Man · « **Reply #10 on:** September 29, 2005, 06:31:17 AM »

Here in Indiana we call em crappie too and pronounce them as craw-pe. There are some old timers around here that still say crap-pe though. (But hey, to each their own) right!?!?

Some saw wash and some say warsh.

J-Train · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2006, 07:42:31 AM »

Farmers plant crops, not craps. In Vegas, you shoot craps, not crops. In SC, we catch crappies, not croppies. What puzzles me is, Ol' Bill Dance, with that big "T" on his hat, catches croppies. Funny, they look just like crappies to me. :grin:

Critter · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2006, 11:18:39 AM »

Around here they go by lots of names, Crappy, Croppy, Crawpy, Specks, papermouths. I don't care what ya call em as long as I'm catchin em. :-D

stimpylu32 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2006, 12:18:10 PM »

Here we call them BAIT , just catch 1 or 2 cut them up to put on hooks for big catfish . :-D

RCC · « **Reply #14 on:** March 10, 2006, 11:34:05 AM »

Here in south Louisiana we call them Sac-A-Lait pronounced (Soc-A-Lay)

manofthe45 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 30, 2006, 07:19:22 PM »

sms1717 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 28, 2007, 11:05:28 AM »

I live in Ontario Canada and I heard them called Crappies obviously, Calico's, Shiners and Paperlips. I like to call them yummy as I'm eatin' them up.

HEAD0001 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 18, 2007, 08:16:46 PM »

In WV we call them dinner. Tom.

motor · « **Reply #18 on:** July 20, 2007, 05:47:38 PM »

Specks or speckled perch here in Fl.

Doublebass73 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2007, 05:30:55 PM »

It's Calico Bass here in New England

gooser · « **Reply #20 on:** August 22, 2007, 02:44:37 PM »

In Michigan its just plain old white and black crappie.

superdown · « **Reply #21 on:** September 03, 2007, 04:49:18 PM »

here in washington we call them crappie=crawpie or sunfish

razorbuc · « **Reply #22 on:** February 02, 2008, 04:08:30 PM »

I had a hoot ouf ot Graybeards post on this subject....the "CrOppie" thing......you used the words "hi-falutin",to describe folks who say it with the "O".......It makes me think of all the rednecks(Im proud of my official red nekkidness) back home (south Arkansas)who all say croppie,instead of crappie.....I'm talking about the double wide havin',redwood deck stompin',polyester curtrain hangin ',every car you ever had sittin in the back yard rednecks....say.croppie.....lol..I'm still kackling over that one Graybeard...

Ol JohnnyBoy · « **Reply #23 on:** August 20, 2008, 04:07:14 PM »

SAC-A-LAIT

buffermop · « **Reply #24 on:** August 20, 2008, 06:49:42 PM »

kivers

leesecw · « **Reply #25 on:** August 21, 2008, 01:43:31 PM »

In michigan nowadays its mostly crappies, but when I was a kid in the 1950's everybody always called them calico bass that I was around.

embalmer883 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 21, 2009, 06:04:02 PM »

I grew up, in Mississippi, knowing em as "white perch". Heard papermouth's as well.

MGJfarmer · « **Reply #27 on:** February 26, 2009, 01:12:21 PM »

We callem breakfast,lunch,and dinner. Wheres my rod. Crappy i reckon it,s what they say here.

HogFan · « **Reply #28 on:** May 21, 2009, 12:46:16 AM »

I've always heed them called Craw pee! Either way, the are good eating!