Hi Rippa
Originally Posted by
Tim The Lippa Rippa Mon
This may seem a little sarcastic, but I assure you that it's not: the best bait will usually be whatever that the Crappie can see the easiest at that point in time, and which most closely resembles what they are currently feeding on. I am sure you have heard the phrase "match the hatch". There is a lot of truth in that.
I would say start with artificials between 1"- 3" long in White, Chartreuse, Red, Black, Orange, and all the color combinations of these. There is no catch all, no fail bait that I am aware of, but a lively minnow is pretty close at times!
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