Daytime Crappies- Wax worms or Spikes ---Which do you use and why

[Bill Collector Bob]

Daytime Crappies- Wax worms or Spikes  ---Which do you use and why?

When searching for daytime crappies what do you guys prefer?

[iluvpounders]

also...where are you looking for daytime crappies?

[thehopehouse]

I use spikes because im cheap,  I bought a bulk bag of 1000 spikes for $13.50 from Jada Bait.  I like them because they dont come off the hook very easy.  Last year I spent a small fortune in bait.  I catch a lot of crappies on a number 12 jig with two spikes on the hook.  It kind of looks like little legs when you jig it.

[Bill Collector Bob]

also...where are you looking for daytime crappies?

super secret spot "72"   

[fiesty]

either will work...also perch eyes and all your usual crappie baits....I prefer squid....

[slipperybob]

With the heavy snowfall this season...all of my crappies have been daytime crappies...I've only got one after sunset crappie so far. 

Anyway I would rather use splikes instead of wax worms....I think the spikes keep better anyway.

[icehousepsycho]

I take both and let the fish tell me what they prefer.  Some days they hit one more than the other, don't know why, that's just the way its been for me.  Happens fairly regularly.  If I had to pick only one--spikes, they are more durable and less expensive than waxies.

[98600xc]

waxworms. thats what i can get  at the local bait shop.

[DakotaElkSlayer]

WIGGLERS!!!!  Dad preserved some and sent them out here.  They are outfishing everything for panfish and trout.

Jim

[Swift]

Horizontal and plastics been great the last few years. Come across good Perch and 'gills often as well

[gotcrappie]

I use both.  They seem to like the waxworms better.  I also have had luck with the Berkley Gulp minnow heads and waxies. 

[sparky]

Luv those maggots.  About 5 or 6 on a no.6 hook ice fly and I'm good to go.  But I do bring along a dozen or so small minnows, I've seen many times when the bite stops and put on a minnow and they will start the bite all over again.  There's 2 lakes that I fish that are exact opposites.  One where everyone uses minnows and I use maggots and outfish most of the guys and the other lake where the prefered bait is maggots and I use minnows, don't catch a lot of fish but the ones I do catch are larger than the run of the meal crappie being caught with the maggots.

[MainelyCrappie]

I perfer the minnow head but when i have them it is the waxworms, never had a reason to try the splikes but I guess I should some day. If I cant catch them on a wax or minnow I go home,

[perchslayer716]

spikes no doubt