crappie food list

what is crappie food you might ask ?
depending on who what and where you might here alot of answers
the list is endless if its in the water and small enough to eat is my thoughts
the traditional stuff is always on the menu
but at times things that are not so traditional will get ate
the spot we visited the other day has very little of the traditional forage
so while we were after bluegill , look who showed up to cash in on the food
never say never and yes i tried to ketch crappie there
but did not get bit and gave up and went for bluegill as originally planned
they were the target species and next thing you know
here comes a crappie on a pc. of nightcrawler
go figure :dono
so in an attempt to better understand the menu
lets hear what you have had luck with in the past
heard about fish in Arkansas on crawdads just like night
and seen them take grasshoppers of the top before myself .
I know they love small bluegill ....
let the list begin ...
KABOOM is the word yawl :highfive

I'll have to x2 the nightcrawler. My pb crappie was on a half piece.

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Meal Worms are the only actual "live" critters I've caught Crappie on, other than minners, Shad, or Silversides. But I have caught them on 1.5" artificial craws, and even one on a 4" artificial craw. Best I remember, all Crappie caught on Meal Worms & artificial craws were Black Crappie.

Pieces of a hot dog while fishing for bluegill.

I have caught Crappie on a piece of aluminum foil with a bit of bologna from my sandwich years ago. :biggrin

Mike

Caught many a Crappie on live crickets while Bluegill fishing. When that floater pops up instead of down.....ol Speck done took the bait :biggrin

Wouldnt advise it, but I have caught um on a bare hook. Anyone, even me, can ketchum when they eatin that good!:Rofl

Wax worms ....especially for black crappie guarding their nests.

Wigglers

for some reason worms seem to dupe black crappie more often than white crappie .
i have used bream slices for crappie myself in clear water tough bite conditions as a jig tipper .
but here is one of the most interesting things i have ever seen used ...
fresh CRUSHED GARDEN SNAILS ! this lady walked up took one out of her pocket and crushed it on the fishing dock
and managed a big slab white crappie her first drop :dono
to top it off she did it the second drop of her visit with the EXACT same results ?
go figure ....

I don’t know on that one - strange indeed. I wonder what it reminds them of? Perhaps in the past sautéed with Slab Garlic Sauce?:Rofl
Bob

Wigglers = May fly nymph here:biggrin

when they are guarding nests ANY jig will do and yes even bare golden hook when ran out of live bait on one of few times I used that.

Jig tipped with bee moths here in Indiana. Different than a meal worm.
Normally an Ice fishing deal here.


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Originally Posted by StantheMan2567

Caught many a Crappie on live crickets while Bluegill fishing. When that floater pops up instead of down.....ol Speck done took the bait :biggrin

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I'll second the crickets! When we lived in Baton Rouge I was in the bayou 2-3 days a week, I miss it, and I picked up crickets at the bait shop 3x more often than shiners.

They bite about anything presented right . Caught them on Catalpa Worms . Here is one on a bare unpainted jighead .


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Waxworm and maggots work all year.

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Originally Posted by StantheMan2567

Caught many a Crappie on live crickets while Bluegill fishing. When that floater pops up instead of down.....ol Speck done took the bait :biggrin

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I have too

Couple of summers ago during a mayfly hatch i watched a crappie take one off the surface in 30' of water. Pretty neat.

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farm pond big yellow grasshopper festival in late summer is very cool to watch .
big slabs rolling on large yella hopperz iz VERY cool stuff :highfive