Hey tp, sounds like you are one heck of a crappie fisherman. I wish we could have been up there for this. I think it would have really been an education for us. On the tubes if you are talking about keeping them on the hooks, a lot of the guys are gluing them on. Other than that I can't think of anything different. About the only time we use tubes is in the spring when they are really hitting. I just can't seem to catch them on jigs when they get a little harder to catch. I would say 90 percent of the time we use minnows. But I know some people who hardly ever use minnows. This summer was probably the exception, as we have never seen crappie so aggresive in past summers as they have been this year. This summer has been better than a lot of spring fishing for us, and I know you also were tearing them up. Yes, it really does get in your blood. Especially when the crappie starts outsmarting the guy that's trying to catch him. Thanks for the report. Hope to see you on the lake soon.
KB