Catch More Crappie With "Trained" minnows:No Bull This Works!
Posted: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
by Mark Fleagle
oldfishinghole.com
How To Teach Your Minnow to Catch Crappie:6 Tricks For Hooking A Minnow
Wouldn't it be great if you could teach your crappie fishing minnow to catch more fish for you? Well we have figured out some methods that have worked for us over the years and I think you will be amazed at the results! If one of the these techniques fail, try another until you start catching crappie. 6 Tricks For Hooking Your Crappie Minnow
Place your hook at the lower jaw of the minnow and push up through the upper jaw, make sure the barb clears the upper jaw.~Run the hook through the upper and lower jaw of the minnow. This will keep the crappie minnow's lips closed and stop to much flow of water through his gills, "in essence keep him from drowning." This method is great for trolling, it keeps you minnow alive much longer.
#2 The " Front Dorsal Fin crappie minnow hooking trick"
Place your hook right in front of the dorsal fin at his shoulder point. GO easy if you hit the bone you will kill the minnow. Rule of thumb slide the hook about a 1/4" of and inch each push,then see if the crappie fishing minnow is still squirming around, if not start over with a fresh minnow.
#3 The "rear Dorsal Fin crappie minnow hooking" Trick
Place your hook right in back of the dorsal fin about a 1/2" away about 1/4" into the flesh. This hooking position will make him swim away and up. This is a great use when you start the minnow deep- so he swims up through a school of crappie-triggering them to chase and attack.
#4 The The "rear Anal Fin crappie minnow hooking trick"
Hook the minnow right behind the anal fin and he will swim downward. Start your minnow on the surface, and let him go down to a school of crappie.
#5 The "left - right gill crappie minnow hooking method "
Run your Hook him through the left gill and he will swim left. Do the same on the right side and your crappie fishing minnow will go swim "right". This trick is great to get your crappie fishing minnow into crappie hiding places, where they wait for prey to come by.
#6 The "right behind the gills crappie minnow hooking method "
Hook the minnow right behind the gills, in the "tough" area, and he will swim in circles! Doing this in a school of crappie will give you multiple chances of getting a bite.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Always great tips for those who love to catch the big one or just plain spend the day.
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