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Couple doubles up on big crappie on ice: Double up on Fish of the Week, too

By  Dale Bowman
   
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Rachel Savicz with a big crappie on ice in Huntley.
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Adam Savicz caught his personal best crappie (15 inches, 1.1 pounds) on March 2 from a Huntley pond.

A few days later, he emailed, “My wife Rachel got one the other day while I was working.”

Also together, they run the Illinois Fishing Addicts group on Facebook.

Adam Savicz with his personal-best crappie caught ice fishing in Huntley.<br>Provided

Adam Savicz with his personal-best crappie caught ice fishing in Huntley.
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FOTW, the celebration of big fish and their stories around Chicago outdoors, runs Wednesdays on the Sun-Times’ outdoors page. Submit nominations on Facebook (Dale Bowman), on Twitter (@BowmanOutside) or email (straycasts@sbcglobal.net).

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