With the warmer waters of March comes the urge for crappies to spawn.   The fish are located in shallow to moderate depths as they move into the shallows for warmer water to begin spawning.  Their primary food source is minnows and the best baits to catch them are live minnows, crappie jigs or small crappie lures. Even though a lot of people use live minnows, crappie jigs are also a great choice for landing a limit of nice crappie and they have some advantages over a live minnow.

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