Always bring the real stuff when you go for ‘gills-tournament dudes promote the lure company that sponsor them-they always have a stash of bugs believe it-for <em class=”ido-tag-em”>crappies you could use plastics all year-gills have a great sense of smell and sometimes want a bug. Always? Of course not-I have slayed them with jigging raps before. Good Luck!
Of course tournament guys are going to have live bait along. When the money is on the line you have to have all options/bases covered. Some lakes prefer plastics and some bugs.