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What is the best casting lure for crappie/panfish?
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I've never thought about a lure so much for them. I have caught a few of both on lures but I think it was more by accident. It's so hard to beat a beetle spin I've never ventured far beyond that.
FWIW I caught my largest bream with a Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow (a little over 2lbs.) but I have caught so many more than that on spinners and live bait.
For crappie try minnows. Fake minnows work good to. I bought a back of fake minnows at dicks sporting goods, and when we went crappie fishing last spring I caught a couple nice ones. I like worms for panfish. Small, fake baits work well for me too. I mostly use twister tails. I catch mostly panfish, but bass will bite them too.
For crappie, assorted colors of tube jigs work pretty well. Grubs (such as mister twisters) work well.
For bluegill, my absolute favorite lure are the 1" black beetles. Sometimes you can find them in big packages of 50. Using ultralight tackle (4lb test is good), case these with a 1/64 or 1/32 oz jig head. Most strikes will occur with slow retrieves (try both erratic and steady to see which works best).
good luck!
Jigheads with yellow soft plastic twister tail. I've tried tube baits, but I do not have the same luck with them. Match the hook size to the mouth of the fish you want to catch. Crappie have big mouths compared to bluegill/pumpkinseed and perch. Bass will hit the same size as crappie. I cast out into deep water, let it hit bottom, then retrieve into shallow water. They often hit right when the lure pops off the bottom at the beginning of the retrieve. I usually just raise the rod tip and maintain retrieve to set the hook. Don't jerk the lure out of their mouths. That goes double for perch, which have a much more subtle bite, and don't fight as vigorously as sunfish. In flowing water, I cast across and retrieve a bit slower, allowing the jig to be swept by the current in and arch. This works great in holes.
Well that last should be "in an arc." I used to fish exclusively with ultralight spinning rig and relatively small jigs, and mostly caught sunnies. If that's what lives in your stretch of water, you'll get plenty of action. If you don't, try a flyrod with small poppers or flies. Lately I've taken to a 6' medium action rig, and bigger jigs and I've connected with more bass and crappies, and the occasional big perch.
This is from shore or a dock; if I'm in a boat I like to troll real slow parallel to a steep bank.
I also prefer to bend the barb of the hook down to facilitate dehooking, even if I plan on keeping a mess for dinner. I'd rather have some get away than have a big non-target species swallow a barbed hook and die.
A small or medium sized bettle spin are great for crappie,, pearch, bass, and somtimes a pike or walleye. By the way let it sink and the start reeling slowly. Have fun slaying fish!
I have had pretty good luck on small jig heads with a tiny tube attached. Mostly all small though.
I throw a black beatle spin and retreave very very slow, others that work for me are marabou jigs, blakemore roadrunners and tiny bass assassins in speckle (trout/perch)rigged on 1/16, 1/32 jighead with red hooks.
My favorite panfish lure is the beetle spin. You can get them anywhere and they are easy to present. Occasionally, they also pick up bass.
ive caught some sunfish on a little green crakbait and i caught a crappie a few days ago on a little green and orange jig.
I AM FROM PA AND THE BEST THING I HAVE FOUND IS THE CHARLIE BREWERS SLIDER GRUBS. BLUE GILL AND CRAPPIE LOVE IT.
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I throw a black beatle spin and retreave very very slow, others that work for me are marabou jigs, blakemore roadrunners and tiny bass assassins in speckle (trout/perch)rigged on 1/16, 1/32 jighead with red hooks.
My favorite panfish lure is the beetle spin. You can get them anywhere and they are easy to present. Occasionally, they also pick up bass.
I've never thought about a lure so much for them. I have caught a few of both on lures but I think it was more by accident. It's so hard to beat a beetle spin I've never ventured far beyond that.
FWIW I caught my largest bream with a Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow (a little over 2lbs.) but I have caught so many more than that on spinners and live bait.
For crappie try minnows. Fake minnows work good to. I bought a back of fake minnows at dicks sporting goods, and when we went crappie fishing last spring I caught a couple nice ones. I like worms for panfish. Small, fake baits work well for me too. I mostly use twister tails. I catch mostly panfish, but bass will bite them too.
For crappie, assorted colors of tube jigs work pretty well. Grubs (such as mister twisters) work well.
For bluegill, my absolute favorite lure are the 1" black beetles. Sometimes you can find them in big packages of 50. Using ultralight tackle (4lb test is good), case these with a 1/64 or 1/32 oz jig head. Most strikes will occur with slow retrieves (try both erratic and steady to see which works best).
good luck!
Jigheads with yellow soft plastic twister tail. I've tried tube baits, but I do not have the same luck with them. Match the hook size to the mouth of the fish you want to catch. Crappie have big mouths compared to bluegill/pumpkinseed and perch. Bass will hit the same size as crappie. I cast out into deep water, let it hit bottom, then retrieve into shallow water. They often hit right when the lure pops off the bottom at the beginning of the retrieve. I usually just raise the rod tip and maintain retrieve to set the hook. Don't jerk the lure out of their mouths. That goes double for perch, which have a much more subtle bite, and don't fight as vigorously as sunfish. In flowing water, I cast across and retrieve a bit slower, allowing the jig to be swept by the current in and arch. This works great in holes.
Well that last should be "in an arc." I used to fish exclusively with ultralight spinning rig and relatively small jigs, and mostly caught sunnies. If that's what lives in your stretch of water, you'll get plenty of action. If you don't, try a flyrod with small poppers or flies. Lately I've taken to a 6' medium action rig, and bigger jigs and I've connected with more bass and crappies, and the occasional big perch.
This is from shore or a dock; if I'm in a boat I like to troll real slow parallel to a steep bank.
I also prefer to bend the barb of the hook down to facilitate dehooking, even if I plan on keeping a mess for dinner. I'd rather have some get away than have a big non-target species swallow a barbed hook and die.
A small or medium sized bettle spin are great for crappie,, pearch, bass, and somtimes a pike or walleye. By the way let it sink and the start reeling slowly. Have fun slaying fish!
I have had pretty good luck on small jig heads with a tiny tube attached. Mostly all small though.
ive caught some sunfish on a little green crakbait and i caught a crappie a few days ago on a little green and orange jig.
I AM FROM PA AND THE BEST THING I HAVE FOUND IS THE CHARLIE BREWERS SLIDER GRUBS. BLUE GILL AND CRAPPIE LOVE IT.
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