Favorite Crappie Plastics?

[bassislife]

What is everyone's favorite crappie plastics? I personally like the berkely power minnows, road runners, tubes, and of course, the curly tail.

[Walleyeguy32]

I usually need nothing more than tube jigs.

[walleyeking19]

jigging its the ratso but if i'm casting the curl tail always seems to get the job done.

[Wookiee]

micro shads, paddletails, mini-mites, ratsos and shrimpos.

[deathmatch782]

The Mini-Mite is my all time favorite.

[Grant Pearson]

2 inch Berkley Gulp!!!!

[palisade1kid]

I like Drag'n Mags by Loby baits.

[crazyice]

Mini-mites or culprit paddletails.

[BigGrassBass]

Tubes all the way. But it's gotta be black with the chartruse tails!

[Matt Johnson]

This is a tough question...

I like using the new Mister Twister 2" Mister Mino. It's a hollow tube-style bait that has some wicked action. Crappies love it right now! Going to be an awesome ice fishing plastic too. The Mister Twister Micro Shad is another go-to of mine. Smaller in profile, but works great on both gills and crappies.

I also like the 2" Berkley Power Minnow and 1" tubes (if you can find any left somewhere). The 2.5" Gulp minnows are a weapon of mine too. The pearl are my favroite.

Also look to the Culprit paddle tail and the Kalin double paddle tail, both work well...

[BoxMN]

I like those little salty tiny tubes, in white with red flake. But last weekend it seemed to be a green/chart curly tail that did the trick.

[DUCKJ]

Mud Puppie on a 32nd oz jig. White or black glitter are my best colors.

Duck

[eyepatrol]

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2" Berkley Power Minnow

I've looked in all the major sporting goods stores for these and haven't seen a single package in the 2 years I've been looking.

Does a person have to order this direct on-line to get them?

[SteeveeD]

Try Dick's sporting Goods. They seem to have them pretty often.

[bgreen82]

1" power nymphs and mister twister micro shads

[Matt Johnson]

I've seen the 2" minnows several places. We have them at Thorne Bros. Shoot me a ring at the store and I'll get some for you... 763-572-3782

[ozzie]

I have been using powerbait 1" nymphs in pink/white....they are a good bait but get beat up quickly......1" puddle jumpers also have been working well in pink

[evinrude19]

my favorite is the micro tube in chartuse

works good!!!

[cRaPpiEMaN8265]

I had good luck on crappies and sunfish on the 1" silver power nymphs last weekend. Only boated about 10 crappies because they were still in pre-spawn but we did manage around 120 sunfish over 8"s over the 3 day weekend. Always a fun time when they are really aggressive like that!

Ryan

[2dalake]

2" Kilen's grubs, but I can't find them in black anymore.

[badfish]

I like the lil hustler tubes they have a huge range of colors and a couple different sizes. Only thing is I never know what tube jig I should use, I normally make do with what I got but it never seems like it's the right size. What size tube jig would you use on a 2" tube and what kind?

[eyepatrol]

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The 2.5" Gulp minnows are a weapon of mine too. The pearl are my favroite.

I was just about to call you for some Matt, but found these not long ago. I had wondered if the 2.5" vs 2" made any difference though?

I'm headed to Rainy on the other side of the border and was planning to give'em a try.

To those that use 2.5" Gulp minnows.....do you hook them on a 1/32oz jighead or larger? Also, do you mix up the color of the jighead or stay with a white jighead?

Thanks!

[Wookiee]

Mix it up. Use a bunch of different color jigheads. I have used from 1/32 - 1/8 oz sizes for weights with them. those pearl white are nice. I know that the fish up on rainy like white plastics especially Smallies and white crankbaits.

[ice-man/vexilar-king]

Blk Green tube #1 all depths all year. Even hard water when they stage right under the ice. Jiggle Jiggle Wham!!!!

[mr_jman]

I've had a lot of success with a Road Runner with a red head and a white curly tail. I have also used a pink headed beetle with clear/white tail.