| Fishing With Minnows: | | | | hook a small to medium sized minnow. Now if you |
| There are just hundreds of minnow rigging | | | | are after large slabs, then you need to change |
| methods when fishing with live minnows. They | | | | your hook size to a 1/0 to 2/0 Aberdeen style |
| can be fished stationary or in motion under a | | | | hook when rigging for crappie, and also use a |
| cork. They can be tightline fished. They can be | | | | larger 2 to 3 inch long minnow. |
| trolled. They can be cast and retrieved. They can | | | | Don't overlook details, make sure you watch with |
| be used with a combination of fishing jigs You can | | | | care how you are hooking your minnows and |
| use minnow rigging that is set up for one at a | | | | always keep your bait fresh.There are many |
| time or two minnows in tandem. The ways in | | | | methods that fisherman use to hook minnows, |
| which you can hook a minnow for crappie are | | | | but one of the most common ways that is used |
| almost endless and are only limited by your | | | | to hook a minnow for crappie is called the limp |
| imagination and experiences. | | | | hook method. This method is simple to do. Run |
| Some effective rigging for crappie will be | | | | the hook starting a the bottom of the lip, up |
| discussed in some detail in the following | | | | through the bottom and top lip. Make sure the |
| paragraphs. Lets first discuss some basics that | | | | minnow slides easily on the hook and the barb of |
| need to be understood on how to hook a minnow | | | | the hook is exposed. The limp hook method is |
| for crappie. For example, it is best to use a fine | | | | often used for still fishing, but many anglers us it |
| wired long shank hook for your crappie rigging so | | | | for trolling and casting also. Many anglers also hook |
| that you won't injure the minnow. Such a hook is | | | | their minnow through the back dorsal fin when still |
| also easily removed from a fishes mouth so you | | | | fishing and the method of crappie rigging works |
| do not injure the fish. There are a number | | | | well too. |
| different hook styles you could use to hook a | | | | Rigging For Crappie Tip: |
| minnow for crappie, but the most common way, | | | | When crappies seem skittish, fish the outer edge |
| and effective way is using a number 4 to number | | | | of cover with no bobber on your minnow rigging. |
| 1 Aberdeen style hook used to hook a small to | | | | Your minnow will sink very slowly squirming and |
| medium sized minnow. You need to pick a hook | | | | jiggling signaling a wounded fish and this should |
| size for your crappie rigging that is proportional to | | | | entice the crappie to strike, they have a rough |
| the size of the minnows you intend to fish with. A | | | | time passing up an easy meal. |
| no. 4 to no. 1 Aberdeen style should be used to | | | | |