| Old School Crappie Fishing Family Secrets | | | | close to shore. The best place to catch crappie |
| How To Catch Minnows | | | | minnows is by boat ramps or boat docks. Possibly |
| If you are a beginning crappie fisherman and you | | | | because that is where fisherman dump their bait |
| want to give yourself a chance to catch some | | | | after they are done bringing their boats in.. but |
| crappie, Then I suggest you fish with live crappie | | | | also because these areas offer good "cover" for |
| fishing minnows. Also, if you have a limited budget | | | | minnows, along with food sources. |
| for bait I have some suggestions below on how | | | | STEP#2 You want to target water 4-8 feet |
| to catch a bunch of crappie minnows quickly and | | | | deep. |
| for free. | | | | STEP#3 You need to purchase a 3-4 foot crappie |
| The best thing about this is, crappie minnows that | | | | minnow casting net that has 1/4" netting. Now |
| you catch come from the crappies natural | | | | cast your net out across the surface of the |
| environment, in the exact water you will be | | | | water. The net needs to land flat to be successful |
| fishing. Bait shop minnows are sometimes caught | | | | at catching your crappie minnows. This may take |
| at different bodies of water, and will be "foreign" | | | | some practice but you will get the hang of it. |
| to crappie which can cause crappie to reject | | | | Step#4 If you are having a hard time finding |
| them as a food source. Plus, bait shop crappie | | | | crappie minnows to catch , a surefire method to |
| minnows are usually more fragile-i.e. older, and | | | | catch your minnows is at night with the help of a |
| dying from being in captivity. Amazingly this is a | | | | underwater fishing light. The under water fishing |
| little used crappie fishing secret , that few | | | | light will attract 1000's of minnows close to the |
| fisherman use these days. | | | | light just cast your net near by or build your self |
| STEP#1 Scout the body of water you are going | | | | a minnow trap and drop it near the light. you can |
| to fish looking for shaded areas that are very | | | | also use a large dip net. |