I am a bass fishermen wannbe crappie fishermen and what creek,nimrod,meatgetter,bowhunter,billyE and crappie pro has been trying to pound in my head and finally sunk in is its not really color its the crappie has to see it (the jig or minnow) to bite it.They need to see the bait (minnow or jig) just above them if possible.the color black/chart,whitw/chart is so they can see the bait. Not 2 in, not 6in from their head.the bait must be right on top of their head 99.9% of the time are they won,t bite!!!