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Crappie Slamin’ Artificial Baits

If you are ready to step up your crappie fishing you need to learn how to fish with crappie artificial baits. If you use crappie artificial baits properly,you will usually catch more crappie than people using live minnows… for a variety of reasons)- For one with proper selection of artificial baits for crappie you are attempting to imitate the nature food source of the crappie. Crappie may be hitting on a variety of different food sources on any given day. If you select the correct artificial bait for that day or a certain seasonal situation you are going to catch fish, and if the crappie are hitting heavy you will catch allot of fish.

When you go to purchase your crappie fishing artificial baits,I have compiled a list of “killer” crappie fishing baits that every crappie fisherman should have in his or her tackle box. You are welcome to copy any information in the article so when go to purchase your crappie fishing jigs you know what to select.

#1 When you purchase on line, at the bait store or a department store like wall-mart look for crappie fishing jigs with a 1/32 to 1/8 ounce weight on them. Crappie fishing jigs can be purchased in sizes from 1/64 oz usually up to 1/4 ounce.My personal preference are crappie fishing jigs at weights of 1/32oz to 1/8oz and I have an assortment of these jigs in my tackle box.Most of the weight of a jig is concentrated in the head of the jig. All crappie fishing jigs show the weight and hook size on them.

#2 Like I emphasized above you are imitating the crappie’s food source so being flexible means you need to have an assortment of crappie fishing jigs included in your list of crappie artificial baits. Your first jig to look for is commonly called the “curly tail jig”, remember look for sizes from 1/32oz to 1/8oz jig.A curly tail jig is made up of a jig head with the hook molded into it and a plastic curly tail that has a body and a tail and mounted thru it’s center on the hook. To see what a curly tail jig looks like do a google search “curly tail jig” you will find plenty of pictures for reference. The curly tail jig is very inexpensive and is one of the most commonly used crappie fishing jigs.

#3 Your next crappie jig to look for is called the “marabou jigs” I would recommend you have and assortment these jigs in your crappie fishing artificial baits list also. The marabou jig comes in a variety of colors. You will notice that the jig head of the marabou crappie jig is similar to the curly tail jig. The marabou jig has hair like material for the body and tail instead of plastic.I also recommend you do a google search for this jig to see what it looks like.

#4 The next crappie jig to look for is a little bit more complicated then the “curly tail” or marabou” jigs. This jig is classified and commonly called a “weedless spinner bait” You definitely should have a couple of these in your tackle box.The weedless spinner bait has a blade at the top , then a wire formed at an angle attaches to a fishing jig. Well guess what? The jig attached is normally a “curly tail jig” or a marabou jig”, so the only real difference is the blade and wire attached. Again, do a google search using “weedless spinner baits” to see a picture of the crappie artificial bait.

#5 You should have an assortment of “willow leaf blades” the blades should be colored Colorado or gold. willow leaf blades are again, either a curly tail jig or marabou jig with a willow leaf blade attached. Again do a google search to see a picture of this artificial bait.

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