Bait for crappie

[fishboy899]

What do you find to be the best bait for crappie.  I have used minnows, wax worms, mousie's about everything and can never seem to get a whole lot.  I know they are there.  Or maybe I am doing domething else wrong.

[asphalt_kid]

Your presentation of the bait may be the key.
Meaning the way the lure/jig is tied to your line,  the speed of your retrieve, the shaking of the jig during the retrieve . So many variables and you just need to kee
p experimenting and keep a positive attitude.

[fishboy899]

yeh i think it was because the past two days we killed t he crappie just lettin the jig sit still... thanks for the info.

[sbfpa_Mike]

Hi guys,

  Fishboy, once you find something is working for you, you tend to keep going with it.  What I have found is you still have to keep experimenting with other baits and presentations to make sure the fish haven't moved on.  This is hard to do when you have a good thing going, but there might be something better or you might start hitting bigger fish.

Mike

[Fat Boy]

Ratsos! (made by Custom Jigs n Spins)

Awesome.

[fastribs85]

what are mousies
 

[asphalt_kid]

Mousies are similar to spikes, maggots, only the mousies have a thin "mouse" like tail.

[Scott]

http://www.iceshanty.com/iceshanty/mar01/choicebaits3.shtml
Mousies

[fastribs85]

thanks never heard of them or seen them how do ya fish them

[fishboy899]

I like to just put them on a jig or whatever you usally use and either let it sit or jig it.  Soemtimes the fish want it just sitting still and other times they want it jigged.  Other times they dont care.

[Fish Monger]

Nothing beats a night crawler. Pull a chunk off him and use SMALL lures. The smaller the better. I like the very tiny Swedish Pimples with a single hook for Crappie.

[Fishingking]

Open water fatheads ussually work of a little mepps  ive fly fished for them before and also used panfish assasians which all work good

[Riverjet]

Small silver & gray Fin S  Or a punpkinseed or grape panfish tube on a jighead.

[nuke1neil]

I like a small fathead on a shad dart or lead head.The horizontal lures dance better.When they are biting no bait is needed.Riverjet is right on the money about the Fin S rubber lures.Crappies LOVE those.They don't look like anything special,but have great action.

[fastribs85]

ive caught  them on size 10  and 8 bead head hares ear nymph on a casting bubble and also on a whole nightcrawler on a hook with no wieght on an ultra light rod and that thing was huge biggest ive ever caught 18 1/2" long and 1 1/2' thick it was a beast