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TIDAL CRAPPIE

Add a fresh cut square of crappie meat to the
hook point above the soft plastic. It makes
all the difference in having the crappie hang
on, instead of just pecking.

a slip bobber, a 1/16 ounce ball head jig and
a soft plastic of minnow or grub shape would
do the trick. A dock shooting rod is good. The
soft plastic could be silver/blue, rainbow trout,
black/white or monkey milk, often it didn’t
matter which (unless the water was a little
cloudy) and if one color didn’t hit a crappie in
a few minutes you simply ran through the best
until you hit, or your partner hit and then you
were both on it.
One thing I add to my technique years
ago, taught me by a wise crappie angler, was
to add a fresh cut square of crappie meat to
the hook point above the soft plastic. It makes
all the difference in have the crappie hang on,
instead of just pecking.

- Vic Attardo

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