But when you re confronted with waters known for harboring huge crappies, a tip-up is in order. Crappies in that pound and a half range and up are quite predacious. Large baitfish aren t out of the question. So to feed the need, I call on tip-ups. Send down a healthy fathead and shiner on a single hook suspend the presentation at or near the depth where crappies were found while jigging.
Variety is the spice of life.
And in the case of tip-ups, all this means is presenting options. For instance, say you re fishing for northern pike or lake trout with jigs and bobber lines the jigging is aggressive and the minnows are wily. You ve now combined a jigging tactic with a dead bait presentation to create the ultimate hardwater package. Tip-ups aren t to be taken lightly. And worse yet, outright neglected.