


If you and a few fishing buddies enter behemoths for the 2018 Master Angler Awards, who knows, you might nudge the needle enough for your state to make the cut among next year's finalists of where to find crappie-giant crappie! And thanks to a couple of fine border fisheries, we actually doubled down and threw in an extra pick, for a total of 11 great states for crappie fishing - but who's counting?ĭon't see your home waters on the list? Don't worry. From these findings we offer, in alphabetical order, a rundown of top contenders for the crown of America's Top State For Giant Crappies. We consulted a variety of other sources as well. To narrow our options, we scoured recent records of the In-Fisherman Master Angler Awards Program, which recognizes readers nationwide for outstanding catches, for trends in trophies. The trick, often enough, is finding either lightly pressured fisheries, where crappies wax fat over time, or booming big-water Meccas where the system's sheer productivity provides mind-numbing numbers of panzer-class crappies. Most states offer opportunities for slabs - if you know where to look. Choosing the top states for trophy crappies is a tough task, because the continent is currently blessed with an abundance of A-list crappie waters.
