Fife Ramsey, MNPosts: 4042 December 22, 2006 at 2:58 pm #514360 Those mini merts work great for Rush Lake crappies. I might have to try a super doo tentacle also. I always tipped it with a waxie. I bet the red mert with a brown/red tail would work pretty well on Mille Lacs when the perch get finicky.