17" Crappie you say? That's a BIG Crappie for cold western WA. At that length, they should be right around 3 pounds for Whites and 3.5 pounds for Blacks - which would be a new state record for a White (2.8 lbs.), but not for a Black (4.5 lbs).

If I had private access to big Crappie like that, I'd be filling a bucket or two. Their one of my favorite fish to fry up!