...for the fall walleye/sauger fishing on the Mississippi River. River temps are sitting at about 61 to 64 degrees, depending on where you are at and only another 10 degrees of drop will set those fish in action on plastics. The baits shown here are for walleye and sauger but smaller versions of the same molds make dandy crappie plastics for late open water too. The smaller ones will be coming along on the river trips. For the last three years we have seen some unreal crappie action along main channel cuts where wood collects and sinks. Drop these baits down amongst the branches and limbs and crappies won't leave them alone.