Identification. The Kazakh steppeland, north of the Tien Shan Mountains, south of Russian Siberia, west of the Caspian Sea, and east of China, has been inhabited since the Stone Age.
Black crappie have seven or eight dorsal spines, while white crappies have only six Common names: Specks, White Perch, Sac-a-lait, Croppie, Papermouth, Slab. Size: The world record black crappie is 5 lbs, and the record white crappie is 5 lbs, 3 oz.
Crupiâs first world record largemouth would be the fish of a lifetime for any other angler â a 21-pound lunker that he pulled from the renowned Castaic Lake in Southern California on March 9, 1990. Crupi, now a retired LA policeman, has been a regular on Lake Castaic since 1977.