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
• 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
• The bite was just a peck, but McBride swung his first crappie into the boat.
  — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2021
• Tie a bait hook to one leader and a crappie jig to the other.
  — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 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
• In spring the crappie fishing is good off the walkway bridge and the island.
  — Bob Timmons, Star Tribune, 13 May 2021
• Small crappie are being caught around the lake on small jigs.
  — Colorado Parks & Wildlife, The Denver Post, 11 June 2017
• The bass fishing has slowed a bit around the Portage Lakes, but the crappie and bluegill fishing has been fair to good.
  — cleveland.com, 11 May 2018
• Or small worms burrowed in the fillets of your crappie?
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 27 May 2020
• Bass – will be in the same areas as the crappie and on main lake points, try using 10-inch worms, brush hogs, and jigs.
  — Tyler Mahoney, kansascity, 4 July 2018
• Yes, bluegills, crappies, white perch and more are all easy targets for the kayak angler.
  — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2023
• Trophy bluegills, slab crappies, and giant carp and cats will have to wait.
  — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 3 Sep. 2023
• McCord even caught world-record shoal bass and black crappie while taping the video.
  — Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 May 2017
• Mosquito Reservoir crappie are on a tear, with the area off the cemetery on the south end a good bet.
  — D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, 14 June 2019
• The crappie were biting on my last visit to Brownlee, and there were some nice ones.
  — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 13 Oct. 2017
• With the heavy eyes tied close to the hook eye, Clousers dart and flash like small jigs, which crappie especially are fond of.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 12 Mar. 2020
• Last week’s report: crappie – picking up in Dragoon and in the creeks.
  — Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 2 May 2018
• The bite has been very light, with crappie rigs and chunks of shiners the best presentation.
  — cleveland, 2 Sep. 2021
• 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
• The crappies are likely to move to the shorelines to spawn as the end of April approaches, probably on the full moon.
  — Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 4 Apr. 2018
• Fishing has also been good for crappie, large mouth bass and white bass this year.
  — Dana Burke, Houston Chronicle, 30 Mar. 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
• Drift with minnows and jigs tipped with minnows for crappie.
  — OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 Feb. 2018
• Light line and supple rods are best for crappie fishing.
  — Popular Science, 1 June 2020
• Blue Catfish - fair to good on cut bait or crappie entrails.
  — Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 11 July 2018
• Anglers come for the trout, crappies and channel catfish stocked here.
  — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 17 June 2019
• Makes sense, but the prohibition pulls the Number One crappie bait out of the equation.
  — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 10 Apr. 2023
• The best fishing required a bit of wind to lure the perch to their crappie rings tipped with emerald shiner minnows.
  — cleveland, 20 May 2021
• That way, there will be some fish for the next guy (or for your next outing) and crappie populations will remain strong.
  — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• Most anglers don’t think about big crappies coming from Colorado.
  — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 31 Aug 2024