Catfish on crappie tubes/"swimmin minnow"
I went out again yesterday, 10-13-08, but this time to see if I could find some of the larger crappie. I did manage to catch several crappie but none in the bragging size. However, I thought you might be interested in how catfish are also prey to crappie tubes. The tubes shown are my favorite. The rust color is also my favorite.
Most crappie fishermen will usually tell you that chartuse, green, or white tubes will catch you the most. I do not agree. Yes, sometimes they will work and probably often in some lakes. I find that the rust color shown catches more fish especially in dirty water. They kind of look like small crawfish.
I often catch channel cats when I’m fishing for crappie using the "swimmin Minnow, or the tube shown. Also, if your state allows, fish two tubes like shown here and you will sometimes catch doubles. More fun!
I’ve tried other tubes and jigs in various colors and I have many to choose from, but these give me the most consistent catch.
I did try for a while to catch some bass later in the day from 4:30 P.M. until 5:30 P.M. I tried the wave worm, a Zoom ribbon tail worm, and a watermelon jig with a Berkley 2" ribbon tail. No bites.
Switched to my baby craw and caught a couple of small bass. No big ones today.
When I’ fishing using the tubes I rig it with a slip bobber to a depth of from 3′ to 5′ depending on where they seem to be; away from shore to right next to shore. In shallow water a snap on bobber works just as well, but the slip bobber is lighter and makes less of a splash which can spook the crappie.
And I often just let the jig just work by itself if there is a ripple on the water caused by the wind. That keeps the tentacles moving. When there is no ripple I twitch the bobber slightly moving it along till its back to the boat. That’s it for now.
Tight lines.
Jim
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