My favorite colors include fire tiger (perch pattern), red ... the Z-Man Micro Finesse series, Mr. Crappie tubes, and the VMC Tungsten Nymph. Jigs made of tungsten are useful when fishing deeper ...

Try subsurface fish patterns near the backs of coves ... wacky rig senko and weightless flukes. Crappie are slow on small jigs over deep brush 25 feet. Report by Reagan Nelson, Lake Athens Bass ...