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Only listen to tips from people who have the grey tips!!!!!!!!!

Here is one from this weekend

One tip on catching bigger Crappie is if your only catching throwbacks is to move locations . Instead of sitting on a brushpile or other cover full of dinks after several small ones and no good fish . The biggest fish usually are the first to bite here for us .
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Use 2 or 4 lb line and you will catch more fish but use the net.

Dinks from brush piles make me fish just near the brush piles for the larger crappies. Sometimes the larger ones just hang on the outside a little.

"Setting the hook"....Crappie have very delicate mouth membranes that tear easily from the hook of a jig when you are catching them. You have to be very careful to not "rip the lip" when the crappie initially bites. If you set the hook too hard you could easily tear the hook right out of the crappies mouth. The best way to set the hook is to feel the bite and once you do simply flick your forearm up in a smooth quick speed to set the hook. This will initially set the hook in the crappie mouth and once it is set then you can simply apply steady pressure reeling the crappie in keeping the line tight so the fish will not run and rip the hook from its mouth. Be extra careful when pulling the crappie out of the water using just your line as the crappie can shake itself loose in the air if you do not get the fish in the boat or bank quickly.
Now reel in that crappie and have a great meal!!