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I told ya i had some chicks! Had to burn the midnight oil last night but i got 3 trays of each done!
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looks great
They look like a crappie's worst nightmare. (Look really good) Glad to know I am not the only one who like Pink.
Look really good.
Looks good RonDon and bet they are good in stained water all pink like that are just plumb pretty!
nice baits RonDon
RonDon, baits look awsome! love the styles, what kind of molds r they? somrthing of your own design?
Thanks guys! Those werent enough so im Doing a couple more rounds of chickens at the moment.
Husker those are caney creeks.
That Thumper Fry was a hot bait for me this spring on the MN crappies. It really makes some noise!
RONDON.........wow those look awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! thats a great style of jig in that top pic, use that style alot.......your colors are great.
RonDon, i found the thumper fry on caney creek but didnt see the other one? what do they call it?
Those baits look very good. I would say the crappie are in trouble.
RonDon I currently only have one crappie mold - Bears crappie dancer if you was going to add another one which one do you recommand?
looks like the smallfry mold
Big B I would probably go with one of the fry molds from CCM.
He has a lot of fry's. How is the 2" thumper swim fry?
I dont use the thumper as much but i dont do much cast and retrieve. Most of my fishing is verticle jigging.
1.75" small fry has been my best crappie and bluegill bait....but the 1.75" carrot is darn good too! Both are great on jigs...or drop shot....or on a small safety pin spinner (like a Mr. Twister).
You can rig the carrot flat side up/down or side ward....or at an angle so the darn thing just can't swim straight!!! I used to (not any more!) just rigged it flat side so that it fell slower...
You can also put a piece of tin foil in the middle of the mold and get two halves ...to do laminates....or just use the "half" as a killer leech !!!
Thanks RonDon and DeBehr! Think I will try the 1.75 small fry. What is the biggest bait you would throw for crappie. Sorry for asking such basic questions but only recently got interested in targeting crappie and blue gills. With a down sized rod they are lot more fun to catch.
I love that flo lime chartreuse (Chick on the right in the first photo) Please pm that recipe. When I use the flo lime or green chartreuse I have been doing mine as a semi transparent. Perhaps I will double the number of drops of green chartreuse. That is a hot color when you combine it with bubblegum pink.
A shad Stinger mold. Those baits are really hot in Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida and Alabama, Crappie love them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big B
I think the rule of thumb is try to stay less than 2"...but there are lots of big crappies caught on larger baits!
Some ppl like using small baits... Less than 2". Some ppl like using large baits... More than 2". Both catch fish! I prefer larger baits and use jigs that are as big as 3". I clean a bunch of fish that have 3 to 4 inch shad in their gut!
I think size also relates to quantity verses quality of fish as well. I use 1.5 to 2 inch baits usually and hardly ever go bigger. I think I catch mor fish that way because I catch a lot of small fish too. I do cath my share of big fish too on small baits though. I think though that overall you wont catch as many smaller fish on bigger baits and you will catch more bigger fish on bigger baits. Since I catch my share of plenty I would rather use smaller baits and catch more fish. That is just my personal preference and not a suggestion.
Saweet!! Nice baits Ronny!!