| When people think of fishing for crappie their first | | | | the bait container they are stored in is aerated |
| impression is that the majority of crappies are | | | | and they are kept cool. Then there are |
| caught with crappie fishing jigs. But actually the | | | | moderately hardy living bait fish like baby bluegills, |
| majority of crappie are caught either with a | | | | creek chubs, horney head chubs, southern |
| complete live bait presentation or artificial bait | | | | redbelly dace, blacknose dace, and bluntnose |
| tipped with some type of living bait. The most | | | | minnows. Then there are the fragile crappie baits |
| important type of crappie live bait that most | | | | that fisherman use that need to be caught and |
| fisherman use is some type of crappie minnow | | | | fished with almost immediately and they are the |
| such as golden shiners, and flathead minnows. | | | | emerald shiner, small gizzard shad, threadfin shad |
| Both of these crappie minnow types are raised | | | | and spotted shiners. |
| by the millions in fish farms through out the United | | | | If you are primarily a crappie jig fisherman here's |
| States and sold at nearly all bait shops and bait | | | | a good fishing tip when the crappies have |
| dealers. | | | | absolutely turned off. Sometimes you can get |
| But there are still many fisherman that catch their | | | | crappies turn back on with a simple trick. go to |
| own wild crappie minnows at the locations they | | | | your the most likely spot that should be producing |
| intend to fish. The most common wild crappie | | | | crappie. Put about 1/2 dozen crappie minnows in a |
| minnows that fisherman catch on a regular basis | | | | glass jar filled with water with the lid on tie a |
| for live bait are the bluntnose minnow, blacknose | | | | retrieve line on and lower the jar right next to the |
| dace, creek chubs,hornyhead chubs, red shinners, | | | | likely structure. wait about 15 minutes and tip your |
| and mud minnows. These fisherman use minnow | | | | favorite crappie jig with a live minnow and start |
| seines, nets and minnow traps to catch their live | | | | jigging right next to were your lowered the live |
| bait. | | | | bait minnow. |
| The most hardy live bait fish and small gold fish | | | | Well folks that concludes our article about crappie |
| like fathead minnows, mud minnows, and small | | | | live bait sincerely hope you use our fishing |
| gold fish will stay alive for long periods of time if | | | | information on your next fishing trip Good Luck! |