Wondering how many of our anglers are utilizing the wide variety of panfish plastics/trailers these days. Yesterday, we didn’t bring ANY meat with us and used JUST our assortment of plastic trailers. I believe the straight plastic trailer better imitates food sources big crappies are feeding on.
How many guys are using plastic trailers for panfish?
We have never had much luck that way. We must be doing something wrong. 
Maybe the setup. Whats yoru look like?
I use plastic 99% of the time. Open and hard water.
Yes, hair and plastic!
Not only crappies but also gills, bass, and jumbo perch. There are a few tough days each Winter where friends will out fish my plastics tipping with spikes or waxies, but usually only in numbers, the size advantage still seems to favor plastics.
If you give plastics a serious try and pay close attention to maximizing lure action and minimizing lure spin you will soon reap the benefits.
Duke
99% plastics and hair year round for the past 8 years or so. It really is priceless when you can outfish 5 or 6 bait guys fishing in the same group. I also use a bunch of small spoons fished bare or with plastic tipping them. Smaller isnt always better when every other angler around you thinks small.
Ajs
Guess if you run out of gold Kastmasters….
Do you tend to jig constantly when using the plastics. I’ve only used live bait ice fishing. the plastics would be nice compared to trying to keep minnows and worms alive. and then I wouldn’t end up with a pocket full of dust from the waxworm containers
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Do you tend to jig constantly when using the plastics. I’ve only used live bait ice fishing. the plastics would be nice compared to trying to keep minnows and worms alive. and then I wouldn’t end up with a pocket full of dust from the waxworm containers
Most of the time yes but some days they want it as still as possible. Those days i will just set the rod down on the ice and watch the locator and rod tip.
Ajs
I use plastics probably 99% of the time. The only time I dont always use plastics is dead sticking a minnow under a float, tip ups, and tipping spoons
Wow I really stick at using just plastic. So everyone is saying if you use a Ratso dont put nothing on it at all?
I haven’t tried the just plastics. what would you recommend for a setup on a greenish dirtier lake going for crappies.
Are 
gulp minnows in the plastics or are they other?
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I haven’t tried the just plastics. what would you recommend for a setup on a greenish dirtier lake going for crappies.
Pink head with white body or chart body. 
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I haven’t tried the just plastics. what would you recommend for a setup on a greenish dirtier lake going for crappies.
Pink head with white body or chart body.
Orange can also be a hot!! color
Ajs
<<< Nuggie addict!!!
Used to be 100% bait, now all I use is plastics. Bro bug jigheads and nuggies-can never go wrong, especially in deep water for crappies. Only use bait on my tip downs, and sometimes if its windy plastics on those work even better than anything else! 
Do you add any sent?
Those nuggies were hot up there last year Chris !!! We love using all sorts of plastics everywhere we go But I would never be without the old Euro Larva 
It could save the day !!! 
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Those nuggies were hot up there last year Chris !!! We love using all sorts of plastics everywhere we go
Your Profile pic makes me smile!!
Your Profile pic makes me smile!!
That was an awesome day Chris !!!! But not as good as last year 
“My fishing friend” 
By the way I’ve joined the Otter family with a 1 man cottage !! Just waiting for a reason to put it together 
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