Crappie are one of the most popular sport-fish among light line anglers. I have caught plenty of Crappie in my day, but have never devoted a lot of time to learning about this species. In this series, I intend to target both Black & White Crappie in an effort to learn more about them and share that knowledge with all of you. Stay tuned for more episodes of Slab Stories in the future!
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In today's episode, the Crappie were fully spawned out and I was targeting them in early summer. This can be the beginning of a tough bite in my experience, but fortunately I was able to locate them and make them eat. I think the real challenge will come as the water temperature continues to get higher in the heat of summer. On this particular day, I caught most of my fish on a Mule Minnow 2.2 rigged up on a 1/32oz Mule Jig. I simply drifted it along a weedline and the suspended fish were popping it as it sank. The other technique I started to figure out was "tightlining" which is essentially a pendulum motion with a slightly heavier jig (3/32oz in this case). In both cases, it was a micro finesse plastic which made them eat. As much fun as these fish can be on live bait, the ultra finesse plastics are always the way I like to get them! Fun trip and I learned a lot! Also I got 10 fish in the freezer to make tacos with :)
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