New guy here..... switching from bass fishing to crappie fishing this year. I've had success fishing for crappie in the past under certain situations but am a newbie at this for sure.


What I want to ask is about crank bait selection for trolling. I did this one summer in GA over 10 years ago and had some success on smaller crappie but it was fun and a good way to find fishing holding cover and mark it for later.

ANYWAY, I have been setting up a crappie bag and going through my bass tackle to see what I can use and found some brightly colored square bill crank baits that look like perfect colors for crappie.

I know you CAN do anything you want... but is trolling square bills a normal approach?

They don't go very deep (probably 2-5 feet)... so they would probably be fine in shallow lakes in summer but not in deep river run reservoirs like Pickwick and KY Lake. That was a question even though it sounded like a statement! :0)


I am going to spider rig this spring with 14' rods out the front. Can you push these for pre and post spawn crappie in shallower water?

Do the square bills tend not to troll very well? meaning do they blow out and not run straight enough? Come to the surface or get tangled?


I used to use Bandit 100's and 200's and saw pro online using 300's and I do have a few of those but wondering about the square bills.

Thanks