Quote Originally Posted by dave
we fished from 7:30 to 1:00 and caught arround 80 crappie and kept 20 from 3/4lb to 1.25.i was useing a 1/64 oz plain ball head jig with a #8 hook tipped with a minnow,thats the only thing i could get a bite on,lost 2 bigg crappies right at the top of the water because of the size of the hook, and i didn`t have my 16ft net.
Thats why I don't like using those small jigs. I see myself loosing a new world record because the hook was too small. But if you want to catch fish you gotta do what you gotta do. Many times I have had good luck using just a white jig head, with minnow trolled close to the boat.