thanks for all the responses. I actually threw it back. I was hoping it would eat up all the small bass in the lake, because it is our family's little secret lake and it we have caught and released some hawgs in there over the years. I do like the taste of crappie. I imagine it weighed well over 3 lbs but not quite near the state record of almost 5lbs. I really had no idea crappie could get that big.
Yeah, I posted in the wrong location.
I caught it on an ultralight Abu-Garcia rod, but I have to be honest: the cold water temp and the fact that I hooked it 5 ft off the canoe led to a less-than ferocious battle.