The crappie werent biting but these big boys were! These were all caught on an ultralite with 6lb test and on #6 sickles. All were on a firetiger ultra head. It was the only firetiger I had with me... I was so scared I was going to break it off. The smallest is 3.5lbs and the largest was 4.9lbs! I finally caught one crappie right at dark but the bass kept nailing that little 2" minnow. So I stayed well after dark until the last bass broke my pole when I was fumbling around trying to lip the dang thing.