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crappie fishing?

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1. Crappie jigs are notoriously known to catch crappie very well by bouncing the lure off the bottom..surprisingly I used 6 inch black scented worms (renegade) and caught 5 crappie in less than 15 minutes...I seem to catch the larger crappie on small rapalas (like the 2 inch) kinds...anyway catching a monster crappie will make your day any day...good luck
2. what is the question?
3. I found a verity of jigs and bait you can use.
4. once crappie move off the beds and suspend over deep weeds or structure or even out in deep water I change over to my rapala ice jigging lures.You need to give these a try and when u do get into fish float a minnow and have fun!
5. bait?
6. All the ways i have found to work on crappies were on accident. Quite often when i go for bass i end up discovering a new way to catch crappie. Here are some very effective ways that i use for crappie. 1. Small spinnerbait : once you find an area with a lot of crappies or a school of them, using a small spinnerbait can really impress you. I wouldn't say it is the most effective way to catch them but its pretty good. I have caught many crappies worth gloating about using a spinnerbait. 2. Small crankbaits: This is a deadly lure for medium to big crappie. Once you locate them, this would be the lure that will bring you to your limit of nice sized crappies the fastest. I never would have thought that crappies would go after crankbaits. 3. Panfish jigs: these are the most common way to fish for crappie but it certainly isnt the best way. You will get alot of small ones but will get the occasional nice one. 4. minnows: while i was out on the water today fishing in the bass tourney (i won by the way!!!) my uncle was fishing for bluegill and crappie using perch minnows. He started out going for bluegill but that wasnt working out since all he was catching were crappie. He caught quite a few but most when pretty small 5. worms: finally the easiest way. Just throw a worm on a hook with a bobber about 2 or 3 feet above the hook and throw it out. This would be the easiest way to locate the crappie. Here is a list of what to look for when searching for crappie: dropoffs ledges weedlines change in underwater structure --the best time to fish for them is when they are spawning. They start spawning when the water temp reaches 65-67 degrees. Here in michigan they are done spawning. thats about all i know about crappie fishing. Hope this info helps good luck!
7. Live minnows 1 to 2 inches long fished near structure like weed beds , boat docks , or treetops underwater is a great tactic for slab crappies