Lionel Ferguson’s 5-pound, 7-ounce black crappie is the new IGFA All-Tackle world record! Caught on May 15, 2018 in Richeison Pond, Tennessee, Ferguson’s monster crappie replaced the previous record of 5 pound which was set back in 2006.
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Thursday
Slight Chance Thunderstorms
Hi: 95
Thursday Night
Partly Cloudy
Lo: 71
Friday
Hi: 93
Friday Night
Mostly Clear
Lo: 69
Saturday
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Sunday
Sunday Night
Lo: 73
Extended Weather Forecast
Water Level on 9/18: 825.45 (+0.45)
Water Level Details
GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 0.24 feet below pool. Crappie are good in 20 feet of water on brush piles with orange and chartreuse jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair in 20-25 feet of water on punch bait. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. There is good topwater bass action in the morning. After the morning bite ends, drag worms around main lake points. Water clarity is 2-4 feet of water. Report by Evan Coleman, Big Bassin Fishing Tours.
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