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