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I love crappie fishing from a kayak! I got advice earlier this year from @everythingthatswims And it changed my life lol! I won’t share his secret but Bobby Garland Baby Shads and 2.8” Keitech Swing Impacts mated with Roadrunner jigs have now put me into the slab arena. For numbers, 2” grubs are a staple here in AZ and slip bobber rigging Powerbait Atomic Tubes around submerged trees make for action packed days. During spawns, slow rolling gold bladed beetle spins get viscious strikes that make it feel more like bass fishing than conventional panfishing. Lastly, when they are shallow, drop shotting 2” Gulp Alive! Minnows (Black Shad please) with long leaders feels like you’re cheating at times. With all all of these artificial options, I could never go back to the hassle of fishing with live minnows. Just me personally. Power to the crappie!

Yes!!! My #1 Fall producer exactly what you described. It gets smashed White grub on an under spin is a staple for me in the spring and fall.

Nice Yak. I love my Native

Tom, I was using a Kastmaster the other weekend while targeting stripers. The stock lure didn’t have a split ring and I had no other hardware attached. Just tied a Palomar Knot directly. I couldn’t get that wide, wobbling action that draws far more strikes now that I look back on my experience with using spoons attached to hardware

I think you’re right.

The spoon I purchased over the weekend did not include a split ring.

Do you guys tie these on directly using a Palomar or improved Clinch? They do not come equipped with a split ring, so should I add one to impart more action? Or use a snap? Or use a loop or Rapala knot?

Mine too! Caught my PB on one (avatar)

White Chatterbait with a Pearl White Super Fluke Jr trailer and a Livetarget Baitball Series Threadfin Square Bill. Walking down the banks fishing them aggressively

Thank you. Just signed up myself

Pink Trick Worm. Guess the fish I target don’t do drag ?

Huge fan of the Owner Flashy Swimmers as well!

Solid review! Great read

@Buffdaddy54 I encourage you to learn how to fish the tube and learn to fish it well because I can not think of a better bed fishing bait. The 3.5” Gitzit tourney tube in brown craw/S&P is one of the best clear water baits for the waters I fish. Old faithful

Jitterbug at night. When it’s pitch dark your senses are heightened already and I’ll never become immune to the sheer fright of a topwater explosion interrupting that chug, chug, chug .... pause.....CRASH! My heart skips beats every single time! I get chills just thinking about it

Thanks for sharing. Really enjoyed that

Ned rig is killer at night!

@Team9nine Very nice!!

@JustJames I’ve tried wacky rigged senkos countless nights and I just can’t seem to enjoy it since I can’t line watch. Same with a weightless Fluke...... I feel like I miss so many bites since I purposely keep my headlight off to avoid spooking them from the bank.

Awesome!!!!

Brookies are some of the most overlooked best tasting freshwater fish out there IMO. Cool report!

I might use that quote, unless you copyright it of course ?

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Black and silver Mister Twister Sassy Shad. They are incredibly durable and appeal to multi-species. They must be the early pioneer to finesse swimbaits

I wish I had your patience. Seriously. I’m working on it