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Been making some float n fly and bass jigs and got to thinking why wouldn't a crappie hit it... they're 1/8th and 1/4 oz, 3" or so. Can't imagine they don't feed on threadfin shad that size?
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Might have to weed through some striper and green carp though. rotfl
Send some my way I will field test em for you. Lol I would think they would catch crappie
I have caught crappie on 1/4 oz swimbait jig with 4" dressed swimbait before. Granted I was trying to make sure I was on bottom. Anyways, I use 1/4oz with up to 3.5in plastic for crappie in the winter before, but mainly use 2in stuff.
Absolutely. I've pulled thread fin out of them that big. Good looking jigs! I'd hate to hang one up. ��
I caught a nice 12.5 crappie while casting a 5-6 inch floating rapala for northern pike in 2 feet of water.
Caught one bass fishing ( go easy on me guys that's back when I didn't know any better) throwing a 1/2oz double willow leaf. He was about 14" and hit it like a Mack truck.
They'll eat anything they can get their mouths around, so it depends solely on how big the Crappie is !!!
I caught one on a 4" plastic craw, and had a buddy catch one on a 1/2oz Spinnerbait. Both were in the 1lb weight class, or better. I've even caught <6" Crappie on a 300 Bandit running at 1.8mph, so that tells me they'll take a shot at whatever they think they can swallow.
... cp :kewl
We empty Crappie's bellies when cleaning, just to see what they eat....we catch plenty of 12+ inchers that have close to 6 inch gizzard shad in their gut! The biggest craw that I've found in a crappies belly, so far, was right at 4 inches.
I have caught them on 3/4oz jig n pig flippin for bass. If they are hungry and they think there is any chance it will go down they will eat it. Now this was not a regular occurrence but did happen on 2 occasions, and they were deeply hooked with pork craw beyond back of throat.
I have done the same thing. Some big fish have been caught on Lake of the Ozarks using 4"-5" jerkbaits in colder weather.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
caught crappie on Norman DD22 crankbaits
Pulled a 4" shad out the gut of a crappie I cleaned last weekend. Caught him on a tiny 1/16" jig I'm thinking why is he eating that small jig??? LOL
Have caught them on 3/8th oz. jig and plastic and on Zoom Superflukes!
Cought a 13 in Crappie on a 3 in Hopkin's jigging spoon, while Striper fishing
Many years ago while bass fishing I caught several nice crappie off one spot on a Poe's 400 series crank bait. I've also caught them on rattle traps while bass fishing.
Swimbaits are 4.8 inches....shad "remains" are 3 inches each, both shad were in a 12 inch Crappie.
That's a good looking swimbait
The Top half is White, the bottom half is clear with silver flake...very nice color, it's called SIGHT FLASH! This is also the color that I dye to get my brightest Fluorescent colors.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
crankbaits,jerkbaits,swimbaits,spinnerbaits,rattle traps, but......the frequency is not there.It happens sometimes,and sometimes multiple times over a period,can even be a pattern for brief period. Day in and day out you want something smaller. Or do what I do sometimes,multiple rods rigged and swap out every so often.
Our lake is Shad dominant....from Pre-Spawn to 79 degree water (normally April thru early July), you can use large baits DAILY for Crappie...I never go smaller than a 3.8 and I go up to a 5.8 when smaller fish hit the big swimmers. I fill most of my 2 freezers with 11"+ fish from Pre-Spawn to 70 degrees.Quote:
Originally Posted by doggone
From ice out till 50 degree water, I use a 2.8 swimmer, or skinny profile 3 incher....from 80 degree water to 40 degree water, I use 3.0, 2.8, and 2.5 swimmers....below 40 to ice it's a 2 inch swimmer, jigged or under a bobber.
6" crappie on Bandit 300's.
I have seen a rather large slab around 14 inches with a yellow bass in its stomach that was about 6 inches long .
and I have managed a many a crappie that were 3 inches long that took baits that were almost the same size .
I am always amazed at this to some degree but all that said they are about like a largemouth at times on size selections for food .
i typically don't throw much at em that's larger than about 3 inches but i know they will eat bigger items
I have caught plenty of crappie on 1/4 oz jigs! Is what I use in summer! Have also used 1/8 in Spring when they are coming in or leaving shallow water and usually in 10-12 foot water. I have done this when the wind is blowing and having trouble with light jigs. I can pull slow right next to me in the boat!
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I have some of the BIGHEAD jigs in 1/4 oz. I have not caught a fish on them yet. I admit I need to try them more than I do,I just do not have the confidence in them to leave them tied on long.Still have it in my mind they have a narrow window of place and time to work. Sure thought they were going to be the ticket for deep water work,maybe I will eventually figure them out...seem idiot proof....but then again we are talking about me here.
Yes sir I've caught crappie on bass baits a lot.
They will try to eat baits too big for their mouths !
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/arkan...t-yellow-bass/
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/main-...m/264665-bite/
Yes it's pretty amazing how big a bait a crappie will eat....I remember catching a 10 "er that had a 2 1/4" Big O sideways in its mouth! Wish I had a picture.....
Great thanks for all of the feedback guys. Getting antsy for spring!!!
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i dont know where the pics, or post, are. but, several years ago i caught crappie(threw the ice mind you) that had 1-1/2" - 2" gills in them. those crappie were only 11"- 12"ers too. i would think a large crappie, of 14" or more, could do much bigger. i also caught one that was real skinny. when i cut it open it had a bass worm about 8" in it. must have been starving to death with a full belly? also, we had regularly "rip them off" our trolled 8" musky lures!