Forage Minnow spoons for Crappies

[Cret Jigs]

   HI ... I was out on a Lake Saturday Morning and two guys I noticed were catching nice Crappies hole hopping with electronics of coarse.  Finally after a bit from a semi far distance (far enough to not be able to see color but know it was the vertical spoon ones) I asked what they were using as they were packing up.  "Forage minnows no bait" one said.   So my question/s is?   Has any one fished Crappies with these?  I am a pug bug plastics guy here for Pan fish.  What particular colors has anyone had success with?   I am assuming the smaller spoon but I see they come with treble hook and or single hook?

 

Bob

[eyeguy 54]

up on bowstring last week a friend was hammering them on a forage minnow. i will have some to use soon.  

[Cret Jigs]

Any particular color and size?  They have a single hook and triple hook kind in the vertical style and jigging one in the vertical jig style?

 

Bob

[rundrave]

I have used the forage minnow and machow minnow several times to pick up bigger fish in a school of small fish. I have a lake close to my home full with stunted panfish and I have tipped a smaller forage minnow with waxies, minnow head etc to pick up crappies. Some times it takes some experimenting if it needs to be tipped with anything at all. 

 

Works great for SD jumbo perch as well.

[gunner55]

Gold perch & Silver shiner in 1/16 oz, for me. I have a couple of each,single hook/jig & treble hook/spoon but haven't gave them an honest shot yet.

[Bass Thumb]

Those are easily my favorite panfish spoon. I use 1/16 for crappies and 1/32 for bluegills. I also modify them with a #8 or 10 single hook instead of the treble. It works much better for threading on some plastics, namely a Gulp waxie or a Clam Maki. On occasion, I will thread a real waxie on there.

[Jim Panfish Uran]

1/8 oz Lindy Frostee Spoons in glow red are a killer choice too, sometimes you won't need bait and sometimes you will. When they are preferring bait I'll throw on a few waxies, a minnow head, or a whole minnow. 

[magicstix]

 I use forage minnows and other types of jigging spoons also. Usually tipped with minnow head or waxies.