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TIPS FOR ICING CRAPPIES

miss getting good hookset on crappies The catch of crappies from one hole – some
as well as too easy to lose crappies on taken on flashy jigging baits, and some
the way up – both the result of a too stiff taken by finessing tiny tubes.
rod. I recommend a super soft rod – ultra-
ultralight almost sloppy action!”
of like a baitcaster in complete free-
spool – no drag on the line coming off the
“For active crappies I rotating spool. There is a brake you can
apply with one finger to stop the line. I
choose flashy vibrating can drop a 1/64-ounce jig with this rod.”
style bait.” He combines the Free-Fall Ghost with the
Fishing 13 super soft action Pickle Stick
for what he considers the perfect crappie
ice-fishing combo.

Lefebre has been using small spool
spinning reels on his ice rods for a number
of years, but he was not satisfied with
the performance. He desired something
simpler. “When I tried the 13 Fishing
Free-Fall Ghost recently, I realized this - Darl Black
was what I had been looking for. It’s sort

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