Old School Crappie Fishing Family Secrets

If you are ready to step up your fishing you will usually catch more fish using artificial baits rather then using live bait. Of course this statement is based on knowing what artificial lures to use at the right time. When you are fishing for pan fish smaller is better. Look for lures in the 1/4oz or smaller size.

List of panfish lures to use:

• Curly Tail Jigs


• Jigs: Marabou


• Spinners: weedless (smaller the better)


• Willow Leaf Blades: Silver Colorado Or Gold Blades

The above listed lures can be bought at any department store, bait shop, or on-line . Most of these artificial baits can be purchased for very little.If you really are on a tight budget then do some comparison shopping to get the best price. Make sure you get pricing for crappie lures 1/4oz or smaller.

Suggested ways to use these crappie fishing lures:

One of the better jig heads to purchase you can find at Cabella's.The jig head is specially designed, it looks like a cork screw. Add a colored curly tail and your ready to fish. It takes your bait to the bottom where the big ones are. It allows you to thread a plastic tube, or split tail onto the corkscrew and hook it through the tail. The innovative flat-bottom jig head helps the hook stand up at a 60deg angle. Your hooked bait stands up straight off the bottom and is free to move about. I recommend you use purchase and use a Karlins Lunker Curly Tail. This jig is a good choice to use when using a slip bobber rig.

If you are going to fish Marabou jigs purchase jigs smaller then 1/4oz. A good way to fish this lure is use a slip bobber , place a split shot on the line so the jig falls to a set depth.

When fishing Weedless Spinner baits use the 1/16oz size . Use this bait when fishing low water visibility muddy or murky water.

If you are using the willow leaf blade jigs, fish the crappie lure very slowly. If you use the 1/16oz jig, the hook will bend before you loose your jig, you can use over and over again. The larger sizes work well but they break the line when snagging. One of the better plasics to put on your crappie lure is a Karlins plastic tube tail, 2" long.

There are no guarantees that you will catch crappie with the lures shown above, but if you stick with purchasing small crappie fishing lures you up your chances of catching a good batch of crappie.

Well, good luck and good fishing!

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