Strangest bait on which you've caught a crappie

Hello all! I was fishing a local farm pond for bass this evening with a 4 inch Stik-O (Bass Pro version of a Senko) in a junebug color. I was catching a few but not killing them by any means. I had a bite, set the hook and when I reeled it in it was a rather large crappie- probably 14 inches. I had no idea a crappie would bite the Stik-O or a bait that was 4 inches. Definitely an unexpected catch. So I got to wondering what was the strangest bait on which you've caught a crappie? Thanks in advance for sharing your tale!

Caught a catfish on some chewed bubble gum once as a kid....never forget that!

I've had them eat a 1 oz flippin jig with a jumbo pig before.

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Originally Posted by SlabJiggin

Caught a catfish on some chewed bubble gum once as a kid....never forget that!

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Pink Zote soap will work on those catfish at times.

Caught a big Black Crappie on a 4" Gene Larew Craw ... "worm fishing" for Bass.

Had a buddy catch a big White Crappie on a 1/2oz white spinnerbait ... Bass fishing (same lake).

Caught them on Rebel Wee R's (crawfish color) while trolling for Hybrid Stripers, too. (different lake)

... cp :kewl

Multiple 10 to 12 inch black crappie on a 5 1/2" Rebel original minnow with blue back and silver belly. Fishing spawning crappie right against the bank and cypress knees.
"gene"

large ones on a white spinnerbait....but it happens so often I really can not say it is strange......

Big Black Jitterbug while Bass fishing ~10:30pm full moon used to love watching Bass doing their "Jaws" maneuver when they would come up to take the bait.

piece of worm on a bream hook under a cork seems strange to me, but we pick one up like that sometimes.

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeKdog

Big Black Jitterbug while Bass fishing ~10:30pm full moon used to love watching Bass doing their "Jaws" maneuver when they would come up to take the bait.

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I love that bait.....it has been around for at least 60 years.....I have several and still use them.....had one when I was a teenager.....