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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Crappies => Topic started by: TroutFishingBear on Feb 05, 2004, 03:52 PM
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for me, a small shrimpo in colors white or orange tipped with a wax worm catches a crappie every time one appears on my sonar. Jig them really short, and hold for about 35-40 seconds. The tail is still wiggling for triggering. Great bait :D :D
Anybody else use them?
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Yep, those and ratsos. I prefer the ratsos though but both work great. I don't tip them with anything unless they are super finicky simply because I think that added bait impairs the action of the tail sometimes. That isn't very often though. I rig 2 or 3 in tandem and stick them in the middle of the school when I mark them suspended. Sometimes get 2 at a time like this. Also, sometimes I'll rig the shrimpo on the upper jig and a ratso on the bottom, since the shrimpo is a vertical jig anyway. These things are also great during open water under a float or vertically jigged.