Keep in mind that size doesn't matter for crappie. They will eat big as well as small. I have used some of the small spoons and had a good hookup ratio but a low landing ratio. The hooks on the small jigs, like the 1/12 especially, tore loose while soft lining the fish from deep water. I think upsizing the hooks would be needed to increase the landing ratio. The hit isn't always a thump either. A lot of times it just got heavy or felt different. I didn't do well putting large jumps into the action like I have seen used for White Bass. Drifting them through a school with 1 or 2 inch rod tip bumps worked best for me. 1/4oz Johnson silver minnow looked good to me, and I bought some, but haven't used em yet. Very easy to change hooks on those also.
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