Plastics for Crappies through the ice

[HenryDavid]

I've had some success with crappies lately, dropping the usual from mealworms, waxies on jigs, fathead minnows and plastics. They seem to really go for the plastics, I'll put a pic below of what I've been using on small slow sinking jig. Problem is they seem to rush up to it then I can't get them to seal the deal. I've caught plenty on them but with the sudden attention and mad bull rushes they get I would think I could catch a lot more. Scent maybe?


Here's a web image of what I'm using, this seems to be the hottest pattern, mousie style

 

[pabassman]

I has a few different plastics but havent given them much effort. I did do ok on Slocum with a 1" gulp minnow on a tungsten jig one day last year.

 

[Solitario Lupo]

One day I used a trout magnet red they seemed to have loved it. It had just a plain gold jig head.

Maybe just keep it jigging very lite.

 

[Melvinp]

Barlows tackle has a mold similar to this wouldn’t mind so in white and charteuse and pink my self hint hint but at 70 bucks that’s a lot to swallow and that’s a lot considering all the other stuff you need

 

[Solitario Lupo]

Its 20 cavities so that's why so much. If I was more into fish for the small fish I might have thought about it for 60 but a little high price.
Right now I've been trying to do my own molds out of silicone but don't know how it's going to work. Got the silicone just haven't try yet. Maybe I can do one of that patterns myself.

 

[Don]

You do an effective Craw.

 

[Solitario Lupo]

I’ve had a lot of luck with craws in summer not so much in winter as they are hibernating.