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Offline codyp33

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Soft plastic for crappie
« on: Jan 18, 2017, 05:24 PM »
Has anyone had any luck with small soft plastic you see guys in the Midwest using them for crappie as the time.  :tipup: :tipup:

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Re: Soft plastic for crappie
« Reply #1 on: Jan 18, 2017, 05:34 PM »
Little atom nuggies, purple big crappies love them!!

Offline BrownTroutBoy

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Re: Soft plastic for crappie
« Reply #2 on: Jan 18, 2017, 05:55 PM »
I like a small glow tungsten jig.

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Re: Soft plastic for crappie
« Reply #3 on: Jan 19, 2017, 07:06 AM »
I like  tiny fluorescent orange tubes ... 1/8 oz or smaller head
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Offline MAINETROUTWHISPERER

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Re: Soft plastic for crappie
« Reply #4 on: Jan 19, 2017, 08:29 AM »
I've caught fish on almost all of the soft plastics that clam offers. Use them on a small tungsten jig. Just match the size and color up. Sometimes to entice the bite you need more action from the soft plastic than the maggot/waxies will produce. I use the ones that look like stonefly/mayfly quite often..think its called the Jamei. Also use the Maki and Spiiki alot. Small marabou jigs work good too.

Offline BlackDogAlpha

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Re: Soft plastic for crappie
« Reply #5 on: Jan 19, 2017, 10:30 AM »
I like the atom ones with the legs, but I always throw real meat on them for scent, it seems to make a difference if they are fussy.

Offline Pail Rider

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Re: Soft plastic for crappie
« Reply #6 on: Jan 19, 2017, 12:06 PM »
Get yourself a squidgy ball and pop off the little 'nubs' and you have a seasons worth of soft plastics for your jigs for a couple bucks.


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Re: Soft plastic for crappie
« Reply #7 on: Jan 19, 2017, 12:12 PM »
Gulp crappie nuggets

Offline franklin fisher

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Re: Soft plastic for crappie
« Reply #8 on: Jan 19, 2017, 12:56 PM »
  Plastics are all I use.  1.5" gulp alive grubs produce well.  Like was said earlier a small stonefly/mayfly nymph plastic on a tungsten jig head has been working well for me this year.  This winter it's been only small stuff they want where I fish.

 



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