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2011
Live Bait Crappie Tips Some Serious Tips
Old School Crappie Fishing Family Secrets
Crappie fishing enthusiasts are always looking for new and proven fishing information on how to use Crappie Live Bait. There are so many artificial crappie fishing baits on the market today you might ask why use live bait? My answer to you is I recommend using both On many of my crappie fishing trips my rods are rigged with a combination of artificial and live baits. This is the best of both techniques. My article is going to concentrate on what crappie live baits are best for different situations.
Crappie minnows: There are so many minnows to choose from when you go to the bait store you are probably wondering what is best to use, well I will tell you what crappie minnows work best for me. I will also identify other types because every fishing location is different when it comes to crappie live bait. It’s best to check your area and determine what type of minnows are native to the area you are going to fish.
Shiner minnows work best for me to use, the smaller the better approximately 1 1/2″ in length. Many crappie anglers would argue that bigger is better, but the truth is I like to catch fish and I am not interested in only fishing for the large slabs. If you are one of the anglers who only fish for slab crappie then bigger is probably better,but I prefer to catch a lot of fish. Now the reason I like the shiners whether using small or large minnows, is they reflect light like small mirror in the water. Crappies are easily attracted to changes in light patterns,so these little live crappie baits will do the trick. Many times, they are attracted more to the light changes then the bait it’s self. Another good minnow to use is commonly called the “Missouri minnow”. i don’t use them so I won’t talk about them, but many fisherman swear by them.
I also do a little doctoring to live bait and artificial baits for crappies. Chop a onion into very small pieces and put them into a small container, (something like a little pill bottle). Tip the end of your hook with a small piece of onion after you hook your minnow thru both the lower and upper lip. You will be surprised how this helps you out attracting the crappie to your bait. If you are using just a crappie jig place the jig an plastic in the bottle and shake it up.
The best crappie live bait worms that I have used are called the “angle worm“. I am not fond of using worms as crappie live bait source but these are the best crappie live bait Worms that I have used.
The “maggot” is one of the most under used crappie live baits. The next little tip I am going to tell you about is not for someone weak of the stomach. The next thing you want to do is catch yourself carp or mudfish and cut out a piece along the back of the head. Barry the carcass an inch under the ground. 7 days later dig him up. (Now here’s the disgusting part pick the maggots off the carcass and place them in a glass jar. And some white cornmeal into the jar. Now place the jar in the freezer for three weeks. (Don’t let your wife know what’s in it or it will be gone! Just kidding.) After three weeks take the maggots out of the freezer the maggots will be huge! Fish the maggots using a #4 gold hook with no bobber. Let the bait fall to the bottom slowly and wait for the fun! It won’t take long. Maggots are one of the best crappie live baits I have ever used but I don’t use them much because of obvious reasons.
Well, that about does it for my crappie livebait tips. Have fun and good fishing! And GOOD Luck!
Mark Fleagle is a serious fishing author. Mark Is a dedicated fisherman with 30+ years of experience and has published numerous articles on fishing. He offers free fishing information and “how to articles at his websites. Use Live Bait for CrappieVisit my website oldfishinghole.com and download a free copy of his “78 fishing discoveries unleashed”
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