People I know in OK are either harping about a tough plastic that they can use all day or pushing soft bait companies that don’t last for crap. All I want is a hard body with a medium tail. Hard body allows plastic to stay on keeper all day if needed and medium tail gives you a happy medium without being bitten off. I’m either dipping or cast and dragging. I don’t have time for putting on a new plastic constantly due to being too soft nor do I have time for dental floss and/or superglue while fishing to include tails bitten off. Bottom line I want a plastic that I don’t have to change and has tail action.

Bait style and/or colors? I found it really doesn’t matter. People will swear by it but ok I guess. What ever catches the fisherman’s eyes as crappie aren’t that picky. But I'm also not in the old school belief that you need an ultra light rod with the drag set because you are using a 4lb test line. I like to set the hook and swing in the boat. No need for drag, net or limp rods.