I've been using them this winter tightlinging with tandem jigs. I use them just like I was using a tube or grub or minnow style baits. Right now it is one of my high confidence baits.
Last Tuesday at Hillsdale Lake, KS I was catching them 30 ft deep with a 3/8th oz and 1/4 oz jig. That day the color was a white body w/ chartruse tail 1.5 inch. Was using a pan asssain on the top jig.
When crappie come up shallow I will be using the beavertails like I use a slider casting towards the shore. Not sure they will be as weedless as the sliders. Will be using a much smaller jig than the 3/8ths oz I was using tightlinging.
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