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be effective. Moving from hole to hole with an
ice fishing jigging rod and a small ice fishing jig
tipped with a waxworm or some other live bait
may produce a nice batch of fish.
One of the biggest mistakes anglers make when
fishing for crappies is using equipment that is too
heavy to detect the quick tick, tick of a crappie
strike. A good approach is an ultralight rod of
about 7 feet equipped with a light open-faced
spinning reel and about 4-pound-test line. I like the
braided line with a 6- or 7-foot piece of 4-pound
fluorocarbon line attached to the end. Keep a
tight line when casting to feel the hit. Set the hook
immediately. Don't rule out the use of small regular
bobbers or slip bobbers for deeper water.
Live minnows are always a good choice. But,
spinners and small minnow lures also work.
Small jigs tipped with a 1- to 2-inch soft plastic
grub are a top producer. White, chartreuse,
yellow, brown, black and almost any other color
work at different times.
Live minnows are always a good choice. But, spinners and small
minnow type lures also work.
Some of my best crappie fishing has taken place on frozen lakes.
Larissa McGhee, Centre County, caught this crappie during her
first fly fishing experience at one of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission's Women's Intro to Fly Fishing programs at Foster Joseph
Sayers Lake, Centre County.
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photo-Ken Hunter
photo-PFBC archives
photo-courtesy of Ken Hunter

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