down on buggs Island lake ( kerr reservoir) , those crappie fisherman use something that I never hear of anyone else using, it's the bucktail jig, tied in 1/32, 1/16, and 3/32. I wish I was set up to post pictures, cause I'd show ya'll some. anyway white, chart. or pink seem to be the favorites, and they use size 4 hooks on all sizes with red flat waxed nylon thread. the hair is real deer tail, and the local variety is way better than the ones you buy, because they are smaller with finer hair. It's just a basic bucktail jig, withhair about 2-21/2 inches long, and tied sparse enough to see light thru when held up.so ya need to use enough hair to cover the collar on the head but sparse enough to see light thru, so there is a fine line there. they use them casting over brushpiles, using the countdown method, and also around bridge pilings. they use 1/32 in cold weather and the hevier ones when the water warms. I have tied some and they worked good the few times I used them, which was in a pond. It is a local bait that you won't see anywhere else that I know of.
they are tied on jigheads with a collar, my do-it molds produce a tapered collar, and I just carve the barb off with a knife. Oh yeah, do not paint the head. they claim they work better that way, I clear coat them.