How To Catch “Super Crappie Minnows” Amazing Crappie Fishing Secrets #3
Old School Crappie Fishing Family Secrets
How To Catch Minnows
If you don’t have a whole lot of experience, and you want to get out there and guarantee some good catches of crappie than live minnows are for you. Also, if you have a limited budget for bait I have some suggestions below on how to catch a bunch of crappie minnows quickly and for free.
Their is a distinct advantage of catching your own crappie minnows that is a little used crappie fishing secret that surprisingly not that many crappie fisherman use. When you catch your own crappie minnows from the lake you are going to fish, these minnows are from the crappies natural environment and a mainstay of their natural food source. These minnows are less prone to be rejected by the crappie then minnows purchased from a bait store. Plus, bait shop crappie minnows are usually more fragile-i.e. older, and dying from being in captivity. Amazingly this is a little used crappie fishing secret , that few fisherman use these days.
STEP#1 Scout the body of water you are going to fish looking for shaded areas that are very close to shore. The best place to catch crappie minnows is by boat ramps or boat docks. Possibly because that is where fisherman dump their bait after they are done bringing their boats in.. but also because these areas offer good “cover” for minnows, along with food sources.
STEP#2 You want to target water 4-8 feet deep.
STEP#3 Cast a 3-4 foot crappie minnow net with 1/4″ netting holes. This takes some practice. The Idea is to cast the net “flat” so the largest area hits the water.
Step#4 If you are having a hard time finding crappie minnows to catch , a surefire method to catch your minnows is at night with the help of a underwater fishing light. The under water fishing light will attract 1000’s of minnows close to the light just cast your net near by or build your self a minnow trap and drop it near the light. you can also use a large dip net.
Well I hope these tips on how to catch crappie minnows help you. This concludes part there of our Crappie Fishing Secrets Series.
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