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I recently have been fishing with Little George spinner lures for crappie and have been having GREAT success at catching while trolling at about 1 mph. I will be buying more to stock up!
What other types of lures do you use to catch crappie that work?
Started fishing with Little George s 40 yes. Ago. Good idea.
1/8oz. Tiny Trap, pink and black or Bleeding Shinner color. Cast past your marker bouy, let it sink to the depth you think the fish are at and bounce it back to the boat slowly. I'll slowly lift my rod tip then drop it while reeling up the slack, they normally catch it on the fall!
I like Little George spinners too...
Bitsy minnow by strike king is good when there shallow. And spoons at night on dock lights. Also C.D. Rapala are always in my box.
I enjoy drop shot rigs. Two light wire hooks. Maybe a colorful fly or a gulp minnow. It is good on bottom, cast and swung back to the boat or a little jiggling.
Beetlespins & Roadrunners are both good options.
If you can find them, a hard lure called a HotShot is really tough to beat. You want the smallest size and it will have one small treble hook. It is a lipped, diving plug. 'Small' is why it is so good. Plus, if you are slow-trolling, most any small jig or the 1/16-1/32 BeetleSpin will work fine. Personally, I like the BeetleSpin body alone, without the spinner. For some reason, the cataba (sp) green color has always been best. But, then, nearly everything in the water has some green in it, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by kickingback
kastmasters
Yep, I agree. The small Kastmaster spoon is good too. It is really tough on white bass.
Great choices all. I did a run with Kstmaster trolling with carolina rig on each pole and was catching them left and right. They love those lures I found as well.
I use plastic baits also custom-made spinner rigs,
beetle spin with a twister grub.
also, i like the beetle spin bodies that are made by cajun spin in the yellow color. Other than that black w/ yellow stripes is all i use.
RoadRunners and white beetle spins.
CRANK BAITS!!! :biggrin
Do you have a picture of that setup so I can get a visual?Quote:
Originally Posted by Michigan Man86
Cicada spoons, but hold on using them everything in the water will slam them
I use nothing but Southern Pro Umbrella or Walleye Tubes and hand tied jigs like MEATGETTER'S Spanky #129. They can be trolled or pushed but my fishing is all verticle jigging.
My go to is the "house".
Road runners trolling or casting
I like the bitsy minnow also but I limit there use cause the chain pickerel just won't leave them alone. Starts getting a bit expensive after loosing a few.
Anyone ever try the jigging rapala's? I have read people use them with great success in deep water.
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We live on a world class trout fishing river The White river!! Took a trout fishing guide friend. I started fishing my regular crappie tubes and grubs!! The trout Guide had a sinking Repala (trout fishing size (2 in) in silver/black back and gold black/back!! he caught as many crappie and a little bigger crappie than We did!! Sinking repala's from the trout section at walmart!!
I use them here in Michigan, in the deep waters. I've got a tiny one that works great on deep water crappie and gills, and a couple sizes bigger that work good for the walleye and pike.Quote:
Originally Posted by kickingback
I agree with Jackie53 - have caught my largest crappie on the Rapala Countdown in 2" size. I use a lift & drop retrieve. Don't get many, but the ones you do get will be braggin' size!