Thread: Which type of plastic lure do you like best?

Here's pretty much my crappie arsenal. I am not a curly tail or tube jig fan. I prefer small 1.75 - 2" baby shad/ stinger type solid bodies, but I have caught lots of crappie in the last year or so on Crappie Magnet split tail bodies.

I definitely prefer 1/16 oz jig heads with sickle hooks. I found a guy on eBay who offered some pretty powder coated heads and they're just too pretty to use . I mainly use the old unpainted bullet lead heads, but here's what's tied on my jig pole right now.

Caught some good crappie in this jig yesterday morning.....1/16 oz silver painted head with a #4 size gold sickle hook loaded up with a 2" Kalins Tennessee Shad color Triple Threat Baby Shad. They're deadly, but getting hard to find!

If you have any particular questions, send me a pm. GTT

Best is a relative term it seems to me .... what I like best is whatever they want when I am there ...
I really like Go Go minnows , slab bandits , Thermocline lures, Arkie tubes and sexy shad and an assortment of other items ....
I try different profiles and colors until I find the higher percentage item for that day in that spot

Originally Posted by Osnola

small paddle tails seem to work for me. Been using these lately... Matrix Mini"BlueHorizon" - Matrix Shad

not affiliated with them, just like their baits for both fresh water and saltwater marsh fishing...

Hey Osnola, I kinda like that mini matrix kryptonite shad. May have to pick up some of those. Do you know if they're available at BassPro? GTT

Just curious GoTenn. Do you happen to fish a lot of clear water? Ditto on the Kalins Tennessee Shad Triple Threat. I always start with that and a white 1/16 oz. jighead. The lake I fish is clear, clear, clear.

Originally Posted by jpdawg

Just curious GoTenn. Do you happen to fish a lot of clear water? Ditto on the Kalins Tennessee Shad Triple Threat. I always start with that and a white 1/16 oz. jighead. The lake I fish is clear, clear, clear.

One lake I fish is very clear and we catch most of the crappie over brush tops. Another of my favorite lakes is stumpy and the water is not so clear. I usually have better luck on that lake with the black night Bobby's.

I just looked at unclejosh.com and the Kalins Triple Threat 2" shad without the curly tail has been discontinued. An email I got said that I should try to find what I can in bait shops, etc, but there will be no more made.

GTT

Originally Posted by GoTennTitans

Hey Osnola, I kinda like that mini matrix kryptonite shad. May have to pick up some of those. Do you know if they're available at BassPro? GTT

Not available at BassPro...you can order off their site. They are a local couple of guys making these baits...

Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

Stinger tail shad type plastics for me ... since I mostly cast & "push" jigs. (like a "Shadpole", "Slabanator Shad Body" or "Panfish Assassin Tiny Shad")

Second to that would be the "boot tail/paddle tail" style. (like a "Slabalicious", or "Charlie Brewer Slider Grub")

... cp

CP, what does 'push' mean? And why do you favor 'stringer tail shad type plastic?' I don't think I have any of those, curious.

I have and use a little bit of everything just depends on what the fish are wanting. I use the southern pro umbrella tubes alot but here lately I have been using mostly bobby garland, they have some awesome baits.