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After years of bass fishing I've decided to try crappie fishing. I've been making my own soft plastic baits for almost a year now and just want to see what everybody is using for the slabs. Any input on baits and rigging techniques would be appreciated.
Welcome to the board. I don't make my soft lures, as the cost is as of now a bit high. But I do tie my own jigs. I wont say that I am a great tier but caught some stripped bass this fall on some of mine. I know that at least four of the fellers do pour there own.
Welcome to the wonderful world of crappie fishing. My personal preference is minnows, they have served me well. If jigs are the way you want to go, deer hair jigs w/ 1/32oz #4hook combo. Colors are up to the individual but i like chartreuse / blaze orange head. Ive recently had good luck on the BGBS / blue ice. Good luck w/ the slabs.
Welcome aboard. What part of the state are you in?
Welcome. I've had good success on a variety of BGBS, but Cajun cricket is my go-to color. I also favor the Charley Brewer crappie sliders in junebug/chartreuse. I use a few other colors, but those are my best. Tap will give you further details, he's the crappie master around these parts.
Thanks guys. Live in richmond but fish the powhatan/Farmville area.
Go over to the Jig Tying forum. Plastics section on there. Look through some of the threads. Quite a few of the fellows pour their own plastics and some really awesome baits.
Thanks cray
Fish the same areas you bass fished only with crappie baits, Roadrunners,grubs,crappie tube,crappie jigs!!!! 4-6 lb test,1/16 oz,1/8 oz,3/16 oz baits!!!! Slow down fish the areas and find the sweet spot!! Add brush piles and cover!! Good luck!!! You will be hooked!!! Bass will chase the bait!! Crappie you have to put the bait on their nose to get them to bite!!!
I bought some 1/32, 1/16, and 1/8 jig heads but find myself catching crappie in the open waters vs the brush piles and cover.
I recently became obsessed with crappie fishing too.
My go to list...
6' micro light rod, cork grips
1500 or 2000 series reels (spool is about the size of a 50 cent piece)
1/16 ounce heads, sickel hooks
6 pound test
Best depth finder you can afford. Down scan changed the game for me.
kalins 2" tripple threats, I use a lot of darker colors, but I've done the wild card thing (picked random jig) and caught many that way too.
bobby garland baby shads
to me, unless you have no choice, it's not cost effective to pour your plastic. This us just my thoughts on my fishing needs. $2.50 a pack for tails sounds like a deal to me.
I have a pflueger reel with a 7' bass pro 1 piece rod that can hum a 1/32 jig head like its a 1/2oz sinker... lol. I've bought a few do-it molds (mayfly, 1.5" thumper, 2.5" k-chub) just so I can make my own colors. I do real well with the mayfly in a watermelon blue I make. I find crappie fishing more relaxing for me than bass fishing and don't know why? I did order a 50 pk of 1/16 sickle hook jig heads that I can hopefully try this weekend. I'll try to figure out how to post some pics of a few baits I've made. Thanks for everybody's input.
Welcome!
Dean
Thank you sir.
Welcome! I pour my own heads, mostly 3/32 an I ty my own bucktails. white hair, red thread, no paint! I take a lot of folks crappie fishin, both clients an fishin buddies. A lot have their own favorite plastic tails, but none beat my hair jig near as often as it beats them. Of course some say its the Indian, not the arrow!
Welcome aboard
welcome to crappie.com from Rockwell nc.
Thanks everybody