How can I make my crappie bites stay on the hook longer? Shortly after I let in down in the water, I pull it up and it’s 3/4 gone, if not all the way gone.
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How can I make my crappie bites stay on the hook longer? Shortly after I let in down in the water, I pull it up and it’s 3/4 gone, if not all the way gone.
lay a few out in the sun for about 5 minutes or so , they will firm up quickly :highfive
Spill the bottle. It will take some time to get them all back in the bottle.
Drying them out won’t make them too hard to put hook in, and will it stay on the hook longer?
The outside will firm up some. The inside will remain soft
fresh out of the bottle they are pretty soft , a few laid out stiffen up nicely , we use trays with magnets on the back and pour out 30 or so at a time when we are in my buds boat .:highfiveQuote:
Originally Posted by Danny Lang
takes them a long time to get tooo hard to run the hook thru them :highfive
theysaid, I soak mine in Slab Sauce and then let ‘em firm up!
I heard even if they get to hard you can put back in jar with a little slab sauce or water and they rehydrate :dono
I haven’t tried though. I don’t put them back in the jar before they get fished :biggrin
What Buckeye said !! [emoji106]
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I’m going to give you a tip. From January 2001 through December 2004 I was on the water 5 days a week 52 weeks a year…..without fail. I went though more crappie nibbles in those 4 years than most people will go through in a lifetime. I continued to use them up until about 2010. One of the reasons I used so many is they do not stay on the hook. You can try all the stuff you’re going to hear about how to make them stay but I think you will find nothing really helps. In 2010 I started using the Berkley Power Wigglers in chartreuse color. I take one Wiggler and cut it into 3 pieces and store them in an old Crappie Nibble jar. They stay on the hook. Many times I can catch 4 or 5 fish on the same Wiggler piece. I can get all the Crappie Nibbles I want for free…..I don’t want em. I no longer fish 5 days a week but I still fish a lot, and one pack of Power Wigglers will last me 4 months. I’ve tried a lot of different brand nibbles over the years and I haven’t found any of them to be better than another….and none of them stay on the hook well.
Regards
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Alpha hawk you sound like a fellow I like if you have in the past fish 5 days a week, that’s about what I am doing now, early till it gets too hot.
What about the fireballs? I tried some for the first time saturday night & couldn't even get one on the hook because they'd split into. Any ideas?
Only bought one container of those. Terrible product. If you are not having success with jig bites or tips stop using them and go to a spray or dip. Maybe you set the hook harder than Ketchen...dono...Site currator makes one called Slab Sauce it works well. Crappieology 102...when you catch a fish take that jig and rub it on the fish. Free fish smell.
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I guess I’ll have to let the nibbles dry out & try them because they’re way to soft. I’m going to try the slab sauce too. Thanks
Attachment 430467 Caught this one 2 minutes after applying Slab Sauce.
Inhaled it!
If you have the time leave the container open at home for a few days until they reach the dryness you desire. Don't leave it off too long or you won't be able to get your hook through them
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Thanks for the tip.