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.
And it's always a pleasant surprise to see that it's actually a big fat crappie trying to shake the hook. The all-tackle world record holder for crappie is a white crappie that weighed in at an astonishing 5 pounds, 3 ounces (2.35 kg). On July 31, 1857 a fellow by the name of Fred Bright hooked into and landed this monster panfish at the Enid Dam of the Yocona River in Mississippi, USA.