crappie nibbles

[Crapbie]

We can not have a nibble thread with out mentioning the put some on the lid and leaving them out in the sun for 20 minutes trick. It will help them firm up but if you have wet hands you will counteract the drying. Also you should dry the hook before adding a nibble to make it stick better.

[Slab Hunter]

We can not have a nibble thread with out mentioning the put some on the lid and leaving them out in the sun for 20 minutes trick. It will help them firm up but if you have wet hands you will counteract the drying. Also you should dry the hook before adding a nibble to make it stick better.

I tryed that, kicked my jar lid over. I fish with 4 jigs per pole. Adding crappie nibbles to each hook caused a big mess in my new boat , and was using to many nibbles. When I caught 1 fish, had reapply a nibble to each hook. They just kept slinging off. I sure like my bait pump. Problem solved!

[Moose1am]

I put the crappie nibble on the hook and then push it up into hollow part of the tube jig. That and drying them out for a while helps. But then again I only fish with one pole at a time. We have a three pole limit in IN but without a fishing pole holder on my boat trying to handle two poles at one time is more trouble for me than it's worth. I may throw out a pole with a slip bobber on it and drag it behind the boat while I tight line at the front of the boat.

If you fish heavy brush piles that stick up almost to the surface and have three jigs on each pole and six poles out you are going to get all 18 jigs hung up on the brush pile. LOL But you must be fishing a lake that does have have standing timber ever few feet apart for miles on miles. You must be fishing a lake like KY lake that has most of it's old timber rotted away.

I did fish KY lake with several poles one year and use the two jigs to each line trick and that did help me catch a nice 14" long 1.35lb crappie.

Did you guys see the article in crappie world magazine about using a sinking crank bait or suspending crank bait at depth and then tying a small jig or fly to the crank bait with some 6lb test mono?

I think I am going to start trying to troll some crankbaits this summer before it's over and then also try adding some jigs to the back treble hooks of the crank bait for those short striking fish.

I tryed that, kicked my jar lid over. I fish with 4 jigs per pole. Adding crappie nibbles to each hook caused a big mess in my new boat , and was using to many nibbles. When I caught 1 fish, had reapply a nibble to each hook. They just kept slinging off. I sure like my bait pump. Problem solved!

[CrappiePappy]

I troll for White Bass & Hybrid Striped Bass with a crankbait/jig setup ... occasionally catching a Crappie on the jig. Here's a couple of tips to help you out with this method:

Tie the leader line to the FRONT hook eye of a diving crankbait ... I troll with a Hot-n-Tot and 1/16oz hair jig - the crankbait tends to "roll", if you tie to the rear hook eye. (tying to front hook eye helps keep crankbait nose down - while tying to rear hook tends to pull the crankbait's tail down, causing the crankbait to "level off" ... especially true for smaller crankbaits)

Use a leader that is a slightly lighter pound test than the main line ... so if the jig gets snagged, you may lose the jig - but you won't lose the crankbait if you have to break off. (generally my main line is 10lb test and my leader is 4-6lb test)

Be sure and have a good "lure retriever" onboard ... you just never know when your crankbait will find a tree or brush that you didn't know about, or that you didn't see on your depthfinder.

Your leader line should be no less than 12in long ... and I like mine to be around 14-18in long. (just MHO)

Most of the fish (Hybrids, Whites, or Crappie) come on the jig ... not the crankbait (but I am using the larger size Hot-n-Tot). If you're using a small crankbait, you may want to use a large fly or small streamer behind it, for less drag on the crankbait. You might also consider a 1/32oz or 1/64oz jig. Small bladebaits and lipless cranks are also a possible choice. .... luck2ya ...cp

[Tommy]

Hey Spawner,

If you ever get over to West Monroe, There is a crappie fishing store called the Honey Hole. They pretty much have what ever you need. Might be able to call him and get them sent to you.