| In this article I'm going to explore some of the | | | | Crappie and jigs tipped with a twister tail have |
| more popular and effective baits for crappie | | | | long been known as a great crappie fishing bait. If |
| fishing. Are these baits the only baits that can be | | | | you use Berkley's Power or Gulp twister tails they |
| used for crappie? Of course not, but they are | | | | are much more effective. These products have |
| some of the most effective, and one of the keys | | | | been infused with fish attracting scents. Many |
| to catching these delicious fish is using the proper | | | | crappie anglers say that these products even out |
| bait. | | | | fish live bait! The bottom line is that twister tail |
| Crappie fishing bait comes in a variety of styles | | | | jigs are a wonderful and effective bait for crappie |
| from live to synthetic. The below baits are some | | | | fishing. |
| of your best bets to catch more fish on your | | | | 3. Live Minnows - Live minnows are probably the |
| next crappie fishing excursion. If you want to | | | | best known crappie fishing bait of all time and are |
| catch crappie, any or all of these baits should be a | | | | very effective. As a matter of fact, if possible, |
| part of your fishing repertoire. Many anglers like | | | | you probably need look no farther than live |
| to fish for crappie at night and all of these baits | | | | minnows. Either of the jigs above can even be |
| work quite well after the sun goes down. The | | | | tipped with live minnows to make a deadly |
| time of day that you fish is up to you and the | | | | combination bait. If you're fishing with live |
| point is that any of these choices will serve you | | | | minnows alone (many times under a bobber) the |
| well. | | | | most effective way to rig them is a set of #8 or |
| | | | #10 pre-tied gang hooks. The live minnow is |
| 1. Marabou Jigs - Marabou jigs have furry bodies | | | | simply hooked through the lips, then the second |
| and a fluffy feathery tail. Once in the water the | | | | hook is allowed to "hang free" (or the second |
| feather tail shrinks up and looks completely | | | | hook can be placed in the minnow's back). Gang |
| different. This seems as if it might not work, but | | | | hooks are the best way to keep your live |
| the action created by the marabou underwater is | | | | minnow alive. |
| what the crappie find intoxicating. These jigs are a | | | | When it comes to crappie fishing bait the above |
| very effective crappie fishing bait. Vertical; jigging | | | | baits are probably the top 3. If not, they are |
| over structure with these jigs can be quite | | | | most certainly in the top 5. Fishing for crappie is a |
| effective for crappie, and if you don't have | | | | ton of fun, and as I alluded to earlier, they don't |
| access to a boat these jigs can be fished under a | | | | taste too bad either. As a matter of fact Crappie |
| slip bobber effectively. | | | | are easily one of the best tasting freshwater fish |
| 2. Twister Tail Jigs - Twister tails are rigged on a | | | | of all time. |
| small jig head and have a great underwater action. | | | | |