crappie and panfish

[jrockn]

what's your favorite methods of catching panfish?

[Sebastian323]

redworms and mealworms!

[jrockn]

mine is mealworms and crickets

[City Dad]

I like to impale a live largemouth bass fry on a no 12 mosquito hook.

[Seng90806]

crappie jigs...tip it with waxworm

[calico killer kevin]

Cricket-tipped bluegill cranks.

[KEL40]

Yeah I'm with Seng crappie jig tipped with a wax worm!!!

[Skyler]

I tie a tall dropper loop rig on a 9 foot crappie rod with 4 pound test, and run three mealworms stacked at 2 feet, 4 feet, and six feet from the bottom, then cast and SLOWLY retrieve ALL the way (I hook quite a few right under my kayak) back to the boat. You can also run small artificials this way. I find the multiple targets get their attention better. Hint: They generally seem to like the top one a lot more than the bottom one, he he he...

I also like to throw little mini-cranks. This method gets a lot of bigger fish, and is by far the funnest, short of casting dry flies.

[PUDD MASTER BAITER]

I like my 2wt ,and 3wt. Fly rods. On my 2 wt. I free line a gulp mini 1" worm with a size 10 true turn hook , 2lb leader ,and a small float inticator. On my 3 wt. I tie a small true turn hook on a drooper loop,2lb to 4lb leader and a mini split shot about 2 ft. Below the hook. I use shad colored power bait worms.every thing at the pudd hits those setups .most of the time out fishing guys ,with live bait.to prevent the purest from over reacting, i do use small black beadhead flys,but the catch ratio is nothing compared to my other methods.

[DEADROOTS]

crappie jigs :Smile:

[CASTAWAY]

crappie jigs...tip it with waxworm


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[Noobiesrule]

Depends on the situation but generally I like to use Tady 45's on the surface.