favorite setup for dem crappie

[under-ice]

i run 2-4 lb fireline crystal line on an 24" light ice blues rod. i have a horz. perch looking jig and set her right near the bottom for my crappies.
what is your guys setup and how do you fish that setup?
Mitch

[oneshot]

Try fishing suspended in the early morning or early evening, all the crappies I've ever caught are somewhere between 3 and 4 feet off bottom.

[icemantrav]

how deep are you?? im only like 8-10 ft if that

[under-ice]

im only 5-7 foot.

[icemantrav]

every body catches em on the bottom almost here to

[tip^assassin]

I have caught them all over the place from right on the bottom to a few feet down in 20 ft of water. That is why a vex is invaluable. i have never really had much luck with minnows, I ususally use either waxies or spikes.

[under-ice]

I have caught them all over the place from right on the bottom to a few feet down in 20 ft of water. That is why a vex is invaluable. i have never really had much luck with minnows, I ususally use either waxies or spikes.

i have never had much luck with shinners myself. i use mousies or waxies and nothing else.
what kind of jigs and line are you fellas running?
Mitch

[icemantrav]

I use spikes I get a mix of all colors and just grab 3 and put them on a hook....I caught my last one on a gold genz worm size 12




Do you guys ever have trouble hooking crappie cuz I know there crappie bittin but they dont like being hooked long i will get them on and loose them in a second should i use a bigger jig?

[under-ice]

i might have had some get off not knowing what it was in the first place but im sure i have.
try setting the hook a little harder and keep constant pressure on the line.
Mitch

[icemantrav]

I try to set it hard but they bite and its like pop and its gone!

[snohiker]

i use a forage minnow with a dropper hook and two spikes early morn or late in the afternoon about 1.5 foot off bottom im fishing 10 to 12 feet

[icemantrav]

I have 2 of the forage minnows ones like a perch and the otheres like a crappie minnow ill try spikes on them but minnows have been sucking big time here this year so I dont no if it will work......they have good action though alot of flutter

[Jiglicious Extravaganza]

We were fishing Bluegills with tiny blue and green, tear drop shaped, glittered, jig heads (size 12 hook) with waxies and slayin em.... Every once in a while we'd mark fish 2 - 3 feet off the bottom (11 feet), jig it up and BAM crappies...they were barely tapping the waxy and without a spring bobber I would have never known most of them were hitting. Without the Vexilar I would have never known they were there...and they only came in random waves. Small bait in winter was recommended to me and it worked....In three days of bluegill fishing 2 guys got 25 Crappies, 45 Bluegills, and the big surprise was the 20" LM Bass day 1, the 14" LM Bass day 2, and a 17" LM Bass day three. All on small jigs with a waxy...[/url]

[spanky]

My favorite crappie bait is a black Whip. I seem to get more crappies on black than any other color. I think you can still buy The Whip on sale here:
Get The Whip Here

[mitchellcumstein]

Use every color ,size and shape. I perfer using the light jigging rod in one hole and a float in the other. Majority of the fish get caught jigging with the vexi. Try minnow heads and different types of grubs for bait. Also try using the chubby darter I've had luck with that. Glow red at night always productive.