![]() ![]() Some jigs and crappie nibbles glow in the dark which can help catch more fish at night. Minnows and scented jigs are both great options to catch crappie at night. Adding light to the water helps catch crappie at night. We will discuss strategies to catch surface feeding fish later in this article.Ĭrappies also feed heavily at night. When these fish are surface feeding they cannot typically be caught with large lures. The crappie that surface feed can be of all sizes and feed on larvae and insects. In the summertime, crappie frequently surface feed in lakes during the early morning and about 1 hour before sunset. The world record black crappie was caught in 2018 in Tennesse and weighed 5 pounds 7 ounces. The world record white crappie was caught in 1957 in Mississippi and weighed 5 pounds 3 ounces. These fish are abundant, frequently swim in schools, and can be a very fun fish to target if the right tactics are utilized. The fish mature in two to three years and typically live seven years. Crappie are common in lakes in all 48 continental states.Ĭrappie lay between 5,000-40,000 eggs. They have many other nicknames though including papermouths, speckled perch, speckled bass, calico bass, and strawberry bass. Crappie has become a highly desirable sportfish that are a blast to catch on light tackle and are a good fish to keep for dinner.īlack crappie and white crappie are the only two types of crappie. Crappie fishing has come a long way since minnows on a float being the preferred method to catch crappie. ![]()
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