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Title: beads for crappie rigs
Post by: coldbum on Dec 08, 2005, 08:34 AM
I usually add a small bead between my trebel (size 12)  and sinker on my tipup  when fishin for crappie

red,yellows, white and oranges seem to be most effective

what do you all use?
Title: Re: beads for crappie rigs
Post by: camo_fish on Dec 08, 2005, 02:55 PM
Blue, white, red is a good combo, also greens, too  ;D
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Post by: Hookset on Dec 08, 2005, 03:08 PM
If I use a bead or beads, I almost always stick with red.  Looks like an eye or a blood spot, IMO.
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Post by: fishinboy on Dec 08, 2005, 05:44 PM
just out of curiousity, do any of you guys ever use beads or spoons on tip-ups for northerns?
Title: Re: beads for crappie rigs
Post by: camo_fish on Dec 08, 2005, 06:10 PM
Quote from: fishinboy on Dec 08, 2005, 05:44 PM
just out of curiousity, do any of you guys ever use beads or spoons on tip-ups for northerns?
why not, I have beads on all my tipups, crappie, walleye, perch, pike, pikeral, it doesn't match.  ;D
Title: Re: beads for crappie rigs
Post by: NickP on Dec 08, 2005, 09:00 PM
I use sizes from 1/4in to 1in red and white beads on my tipups-more bass on whites and more pickerel and crappie on red
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Post by: NorthwoodsIce on Dec 08, 2005, 10:08 PM
How big are these beads that you all speak of?
Title: Re: beads for crappie rigs
Post by: Pasquatch on Dec 11, 2005, 01:22 PM
Around pea sized is how I explain them...
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Post by: PondPro on Feb 26, 2006, 11:28 AM
i went to gander mt. they had some glow beeds, they work real good.
Title: Re: beads for crappie rigs
Post by: trapperdirk on Feb 27, 2006, 05:50 PM
hehehehe Actually camofish I've been getting good mileage out of those beads you sent me . I put them on with jigs and also with just a  minnow dead sticked on the crappies . the red and white combo is my ticket so far . ;)

                        TD
Title: Re: beads for crappie rigs
Post by: camo_fish on Feb 27, 2006, 09:02 PM
Quote from: trapperdirk on Feb 27, 2006, 05:50 PM
hehehehe Actually camofish I've been getting good mileage out of those beads you sent me . I put them on with jigs and also with just a  minnow dead sticked on the crappies . the red and white combo is my ticket so far . ;)

                        TD
Cool, sounds like they are the trick of all tricks for icefishing and getting that extra look to make them bite.  ;D