After catching more than our share of big pike and walleyes in the last couple days I asked our newly appointed “Beast Tamers” if they would like to saddle up some big Slabs!! This didn’t take much convincing (Imagine that!!), and by 2pm we were laced up for some of Rainy Lakes infamous JET BLACK Crappies. We chose to utilize the simpy deadly spawn period 1/32 oz. flu-flus from Custom Jigs and Spins. Our customers tipped the small flu-flus with minnows while I often opted to fish the jig without bait. We worked submerged rock piles and simply lit up the “DONKS”. 22 Crappies were kept between the 4 of us as we each looked to keep enough for a nice meal. At 4:30pm we called it a day and they wer still going strong!! Our biggest “DONK” was 15.5 inches and over 2lbs (Released)!! Bulk of the fish were 12.5 to 13 inches with a few 11’s and (1) 14 incher.
Remember Crappies not only feed on minnows, but also love to focus on bug hatches. The Flu-flu from Custom jigs and spins allows anglers to match a hatching bug/fly, or dangle a minnow. When fishing a drastic warming period this is a perfect time to fish a plain Flu-Flu. You can be assured hatches are being triggered with the warmth of the spring sunny day. Often times this small feathered jig will outproduce a minnow tipped jig. (Think twice about sharing this with your buddy….Your don’t want to lose your personal “Extreme Net Man!!”) 
