Bait size....White/Black

[CrappiePappy]

That's sort of my point. I've also seen, on this site, a number of photos of big Blacks, caught on relatively small jigs, etc. but not so with Whites. Am I just missing the photos, or are Blacks more likely to take both small and large baits and the Whites more large?

All caught on 1.5-1.75 inch plastics :








I would have more pics, of White Crappie caught on small plastics, if I could teach my fishing partner how to use a digital camera :p ... but, I'm having enough trouble teaching him how to catch fish (j/k Paul :D )

... cp

[Calico Kid]

Well, there ya go!!!! Guess it probably boils to my Granpa's advice!!!!

[Winger]

Just my $.02, but I can't tell a difference on Eufaula Lake, OK. The parts of the lake I fish don't have a lot of blacks, but I have been catching a few of them right along with the whites this summer. I might have a bit of anything tied on, but most of my fish come on 3/16th or 1/4 oz. chub head jigs with 2" Yum Beaver Tails. This combination makes a big bait and I have caught blacks as small as 7".

[Calico Kid]

Guess I won't have to start another whole tackle box for Blacks:rolleyes:
(wait a minute!! What am I saying )

[TeamCSJE]

Out here in Arizona I never use anything smaller than 2" plastic grubs on 1/16 th heads and we catch Black Crappie consistently year-round.

TeamCSJE

[Pomoxist]

Calico Kid, if both black and white crappie are swimming in the same group, I believe they’re after the same food source and “one size [of jig] fits all.” However, as mentioned earlier in this string, adult white crappie do eat more of the larger items–forage fish. And, if both species are present in the same lake, groups of white crappie can often be found in the lake’s dingier or somewhat deeper sections where it’s harder to pinpoint exact fish position. A good-sized jig, besides matching forage-fish size, will attract these fish from more of a distance. The lake’s black crappie often swim in the clearer or somewhat shallower water where a slightly smaller jig is visible enough. Sometimes the fish are shallow enough for sight-fishing. At times, the sight-fisherman has to use a jig not much bigger than a mosquito for a not-too-active black crappie, even a big one, to hit. (At some waters, white-crappie sight-fishing can be done, but that’s usually not the case.) Time of day can bring about exceptions. Maybe the only jig a group of not-hungry whites react to is just an inch or so long, while during the same hour a group of blacks might have started actively hunting for shiners or threadfin shad and will nail a larger jig. But–on average–the white will hit the larger jig.