Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

Are you averaging more than 75 percent hookup rates on your marlin lures? If not, you might want to consider learning how to rig marlin lures a different way. There are lots of lure trollers who ...