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I typically stick with soft-plastic jig bodies instead of minnows, but it's more about convenience.

Mike McBride eyes a hefty crappie he caught April 7 2023 at Lake Sequoyah in southeast Fayetteville. He prefers jigs over minnows when it comes to spring crappie fishing.

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Vertical jigging for crappie: Using small jigs or jigging spoons, drop your offerings off the side of your boat and use small lifting motions-not big pops-to catch crappies' attention.

Crappie anglers commonly experience days on clear water when a red-head jig with a silver body far out-scored a silver jig with white head.

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I typically stick with soft-plastic jig bodies instead of minnows, but it's more about convenience.

Tube jigs or tiny minnow-shaped jigs are his go-to lures at Lake Sequoyah. Good colors are blue body with a white tail, or a red or black body with a chartreuse tail.