05-09-2009, 08:03 PM
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[#0000ff]Several colors have been working well on the crappies. White is always a good color on Willard. Ditto for chartreuse in early morning or low light. I also catch a lot on the blue/clear sparkle. In truth, making a good presentation at the right depth...where the fish are...is probably more important than color.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I like to add a tiny piece of crawler to my tubes. Some guys use a half a mealworm or leftover waxies. Tiny pieces of perch or chub meat is sometimes even better. Many guys catch plenty of crappies on unsweetened jigs, but there are times when it can increase the number of bites and how long they hang on.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, the fish inside the marina are shallow and you need to use a bobber to avoid snagging in the flooded brush on the bottom. But, there are areas where the fish are still staging, in deeper water, over clean bottom. That is a good place to fish a tandem jig rig and either swim it slowly just above the bottom or to raise and lower it off the bottom. That was what worked for me a couple of weeks ago and I got several up to 14 inches in 13 feet of water off Eagle Beach.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Good luck.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Several colors have been working well on the crappies. White is always a good color on Willard. Ditto for chartreuse in early morning or low light. I also catch a lot on the blue/clear sparkle. In truth, making a good presentation at the right depth...where the fish are...is probably more important than color.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I like to add a tiny piece of crawler to my tubes. Some guys use a half a mealworm or leftover waxies. Tiny pieces of perch or chub meat is sometimes even better. Many guys catch plenty of crappies on unsweetened jigs, but there are times when it can increase the number of bites and how long they hang on.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, the fish inside the marina are shallow and you need to use a bobber to avoid snagging in the flooded brush on the bottom. But, there are areas where the fish are still staging, in deeper water, over clean bottom. That is a good place to fish a tandem jig rig and either swim it slowly just above the bottom or to raise and lower it off the bottom. That was what worked for me a couple of weeks ago and I got several up to 14 inches in 13 feet of water off Eagle Beach.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Good luck.[/#0000ff]
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