| Crappie and Walley are generally caught
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| | favorite. They're not as popular as they
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| with either minnows or jigs. This guide
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| | should be. Crappie fishermen being like
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| will give you the basics of the most
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| | other types of Fishermen, are easily
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| popular fishing jigs on the market and
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| | attracted to flashy lures and jigs that
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| tips to catch more fish with jigs.
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| | are designed more to catch your eye and
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| The Road Runner Jig
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| | wallet than to catch fish.
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| This is an old favorite of many
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| | I use maribou jigs mostly around boat
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| fishermen. I have to be honest with you,
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| | docks and other man made structures. The
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| I normally use this type of jig for White
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| | maribou hair gives the jigs a life like
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| Bass, Hybrids and other fish more than I
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| | action that Crappie, and any other type
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| do for Crappie or Walleye.
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| | of fish, can't resist. Sometimes, simpler
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| The times when I do use the Road Runner
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| | is better!
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| Jig, it's normally in a stream or in
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| | Tube Jigs
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| muddy water where I want a little sound
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| | Tube jigs are my all time favorite. I
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| or vibration to help the fish find my
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| | don't know why any fish love these jigs
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| jig. This is also a good choice when
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| | as well as they do, but they just can't
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| fishing for schooling Crappie in deep
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| | seem to get enough of them. Perhaps is
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| water.
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| | the soft body that feels like food, or
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| Beetle Spin
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| | the the little bit of movement the tail
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| The Beetle Spin has been around for as
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| | ads to the the jig. Whatever the reason,
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| long as I can remember. Over the years,
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| | Bass, Walleye and Crappie love these "do
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| I've used the Beetle Spin with great
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| | nothing" jigs.
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| results in old strip mines and ponds. As
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| | My favorite tactic for using tube jigs is
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| with the Road Runner, hang on because you
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| | to either pitch them along timber and
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| never know what will eat these things!
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| | weeds or delicately drop them into small
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| I primarily use Beetle Spins for remote
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| | openings in weeds or timber. My second
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| streams when I'm fishing for Bass,
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| | favorite method is to drift them below a
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| Bluegill or other fish. When fishing the
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| | slip cork. I like this method when I'm
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| Beetle Spin and the Road Runner for
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| | working bridge pilings or submerged brush
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| Crappie, I use a slow retrieve. Just
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| | piles. If you know the depth of the
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| enough to make the blades spin. Crappie
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| | brush, you can set the slip cork to carry
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| are not real aggressive fish unless it's
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| | the tube jig slightly above the brush
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| spawning season and they won't normally
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| | pile. Most predator fish feed up an if
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| chase a lure very far.
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| | you're close enough, they'll dart out and
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| Slider Weedless Jig
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| | gobble the jig down.
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| The Slider Weedless Jig is a jig that I
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| | Another trick I like to use is simply
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| use when when I'm fishing heavy grass
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| | take a split shot and mash it onto a
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| areas, timber or lily pads. I'll also use
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| | Tru-Turn 1/0 Crappie hook, then pull the
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| this jig in timber depending on how thick
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| | tube jig over the hook and split shot.
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| and nasty it is. Although the name says
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| | The Tru Turn hooks are great for any fish
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| "Weedless", you will get hung up once in
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| | that comes along.
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| a while on grass and other debris. This
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| | If you wanting to expand your fish
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| is a great jib for spawning Bass and
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| | catching methods, these 5 jigs and the
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| Walleye in thick cover.
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| | tips to catch crappie will increase your
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| Maribou Jigs
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| | numbers of fish caught.
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| Tried and true maribou jigs. The old
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