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Old 02-27-2002 | 08:16 PM
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i was just wondering what color of jig and what peaople have work best for spring crappies.
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Old 02-28-2002 | 04:05 AM
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well Marshin i use white all the time best color for me but my second is yellow , no matter what time of year , ok sea yas <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
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Old 02-28-2002 | 06:52 AM
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I've always had pretty good luck with a pink head jig and a white twister tail or a white maribou tail !
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Old 02-28-2002 | 07:44 AM
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If you ever use bait live small shiners work great.

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Old 02-28-2002 | 07:47 AM
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We use jigs all the time and they produce fish very well. I went last week and caught 54 crappie on black/Char. and blue/white crappie jigs below the spillway. Lots of fun. Good luck.--Jace
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Old 02-28-2002 | 01:34 PM
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I use crappie jigs all the time for slab cappies on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin. Here is a little technique I use. Using a med/heavey fishing rod and 4 lbs test line tie your jig on. About 3 to 4 feet up add a 1/16th or 1/8th oz split shot weight on. Cast the jig out and let it sink to the top of the weeds. Then jerk the rod up quickly and again let it sink slowly retrieving the slack line. Continue this retrieve all the way back. The jig has a different look when the split shot sinks first and drags the jig down with it. Works great on gills and bass too.
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Old 02-28-2002 | 04:57 PM
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All the time! Tube jigs are my top producers, chartruse is probably my favorite color. There is not set colors that work everywhere! You need to experiment with colors on each body of water. What might be a hot ticket one day, may not the next day. Sometimes if the crappie bite is slow, changing colors will make a huge difference. I carry Three Plano tackle boxes (the slim clear ones) loaded with a huge amount of different color tube jigs, and a huge amount of colored heads (I make my own jig heads, so the more the better). I also make many other crappie jigs, in various styles and colors that produce. Best places to jigs for crappie is in heavy fallen timber! The thicker the better! Here is pic of a crappie, I caught early season a bunch of years ago. The lake iced out a week before, I tipped my tube with a minnow, which is a good trick for cold water. As the water warms up, plain old jig will work better!
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Old 02-28-2002 | 04:57 PM
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white is the best ive tried....well all i tried for crappies coz it works so good so why change it...i cant handle more fish jug on one rod and minnow and bobber out on the other...cant keep up with em...

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