One of my favorite ladies, “Fisher Grandma” in Ohio swears by gold crappie hooks. She uses a size 6 tru-turn gold hook with a minnow to slam 13″ black crappies all day long.
She says she uses a “colorful” 1/16 oz. jig while wade fishing.
Now, I haven’t tried this myself, but each May she says the gold hook really slams ’em. Worth a shot.
L.J.
Posted on Monday 15th April, 2013, 3:03pm
I never fished for crappie,so i’m anxious to go and experience this,
ken
Posted on Thursday 18th April, 2013, 1:04pm
I remember as a kid that the gold hook was all we used. I just thought it was because of it being light wire and easy to get unhung with a steady pull on the line but there might be something to the color catching more crappie.
Floyd Buffenbarger
Posted on Wednesday 23rd October, 2013, 12:27pm
Try a red hook, I found it works in both freshwater and saltwate.r
Guy Bierwirth
Posted on Thursday 5th December, 2013, 6:56pm
I find that when the crappie are slow I catch loads of bluegills (perch) (sunfish) using a 1/64 oz Hand tied jig tipped with maggots. This rig also catches many crappie. At least from the boat docks (slips) at Thunderbird Lake Norman Oklahoma.