Yum Beavertail Pics

[drill instructor]

Those jigheads are awesome, incredibly sharp!

[Hitek]

The YUM Beavertail is also made in 1.5" for a smaller presentation. They also make a curl tail and tube type bait.

[GRIZZ]

I am using a similar bait from BPS this spring and have caught fish on it as well. Its the BPS Crappie beaver.
http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...rTarget=browse

I ran into them in a tackle shop at Watts Bar and got a package. The features that I like are that it shows a different profile to the crappies than they are accustomed to seeing and the tails are very limber and move quite a lot when in the water, even when still. They are a flat wide bail and are great for slow presentations when the crappies are hitting lightly.

You mentioned that the beavers are too big. When I fish in schools that I can watch I notice that the larger fish zero in on the larger baits. One thing I've learned is that crappies will hit large baits. They hit 4 inch grub and bass size crankbaits and minnow baits often.

I have been using beaver tails sparingly for years and found that crappies hit them but not as well as they are hitting these crappie beavers. I have several packages of beaver tails I've had in my collection of rarely used plastics that I've had for 7-8 yrs.