How to Use crappie in a Sentence

crappie

noun
  • The strike of a fall crappie can vary from one day to the next.
    — Jim Gronaw, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Small crappie are being caught around the lake on small jigs.
    — Colorado Parks & Wildlife, The Denver Post, 11 June 2017
  • Try for crappie with jigs or minnows.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Try minnows or jigs for crappie.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Use minnows or jigs for crappie.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Tie a bait hook to one leader and a crappie jig to the other.
    — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Try for crappie with minnows or jigs five to 15 feet deep.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The pond, on more than 30 acres, will be stocked with trout, crappie and some bass.
    — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Baiting a float rig for spring crappies should be simple.
    — Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Fishing has also been good for crappie, large mouth bass and white bass this year.
    — Dana Burke, Houston Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Trophy bluegills, slab crappies, and giant carp and cats will have to wait.
    — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The hard water will give way to soft and crappies and walleyes will move to the shallows.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Live shad will also elicit strikes from walleyes, crappies, and bass.
    — Chad Mason, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026
  • Yes, bluegills, crappies, white perch and more are all easy targets for the kayak angler.
    — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2023
  • In spring the crappie fishing is good off the walkway bridge and the island.
    — Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 13 May 2021
  • For crappie, sunny days are best using tube jigs and minnows near brush piles.
    — Tyler Mahoney, kansascity, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The bite was just a peck, but McBride swung his first crappie into the boat.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2021
  • McCord even caught world-record shoal bass and black crappie while taping the video.
    — Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 May 2017
  • Anglers come for the trout, crappies and channel catfish stocked here.
    — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 17 June 2019
  • Bass, crappie, saugeye, catfish, and wiper are biting around the lake.
    — Colorado Parks & Wildlife, The Denver Post, 7 May 2017
  • Jig fishing appears to be the most effective way to catch crappies here.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Bank action from the pond is good with small crankbaits or crappie jigs on a slow presentation.
    — Bee Staff, sacbee, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The bite has been very light, with crappie rigs and chunks of shiners the best presentation.
    — cleveland, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The crappie were biting on my last visit to Brownlee, and there were some nice ones.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 13 Oct. 2017
  • One report each on largemouth and crappie, both were biting well over the weekend.
    — Tyler Mahoney, kansascity, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Catfish fair on cut bait or live bait; black bass and wipers fair on jigs; crappies and panfish poor to fair on soft plastics.
    — Bruce Janssen, kansascity, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Troll for trout, throw plastics and crankbaits for bass or toss small jigs and crankbaits tipped with worms or cut bait to tempt bluegill, crappie and perch.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 9 July 2018
  • Lew’s has been a major player in the bass-fishing world, but it’s also caught on among the crappie crowd.
    — Colin Moore, Field & Stream, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Northern pike, crappie, bass, trout, catfish and perch can be caught in Navajo.
    — Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 6 June 2020
  • The crappie action continues to remain strong around the lake.
    — Sacbee, sacbee.com, 30 May 2017

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