Savvy techniques for catching crappies on the ice

For a moment, this silver-sided crappie glistened like the cold winter sun and the early morning reflection on the ice.
Fresh from the frozen lake, the crappie was a feather in my cap. It was that much of a joy to catch. Crappies aren’t an easy take on the ice and this first-of-the-morning – a plump 14-incher no less – required a trick that fishermen would call a “finesse tactic.”

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