Jeff Miller wrote in
news:6f0Yb.40805$fZ6.39682@lakeread06:



well, i'm sure i've missed the southern nomenclature bus more than a
time or two... but from my experience in this part of nc, "crappie"
are crappie, and "specks" are either the sal****er speckled trout
(with fangs) or the native brookies. if i have to add another speck to
my fish speak, folks would have to speck-u-late about my meaning...

...are you fishing for a debate here Jeff? :-) Personally, I never heard
crappies being referred to as specks until migrating south of the MD line.
I wonder about the regional difference of speckled trout v crappie, I can
see where confusion would arise if both were referred to as specks. Ah what
the hell, does it really matter? If sal****er specks taste as good as
freshwater specks, who cares?

Frank Church
....filets fried to a crisp golden brown, a cold Coors...**