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- The all-tackle world record for black crappie is 4 pounds, 8 ounces taken in Virginia in 1981. - The black crappie's mouth is so thin and delicate that anglers often pull hooks free while setting the hook. This also led to one of the black crappie's common names: "papermouth"

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Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council

Address:	P.O. Box 297 Elmhurst Illinois 60126
Phone:	630-941-1351
Fax:	630-941-1196
Email:	Not Provided

Mission Statement

To inform and educate anglers, boaters and the general public about natural resource conservation and enhancement.

Description

The Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council is a nonprofit advocacy organization whose members are concerned about the present and future of sport fishing and its economic benefits in the Great Lakes, adjoining waters and in protecting and enhancing the regional sport fishery and its wetlands, habitat and environment

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