Favorite Open Water Plastics

Tough to beat a plain white 2" Twister Tail on a 16th oz unpainted jig on the stained lake where I mainly fish for crappies.

Many colors to choose from,these are my go to.

Berkeley power bait honey worms in red on a size 8 Aberdeen drop shotting in 10-12 fow for gills. Last year for about 2 weeks in early July, you couldn't pry them off my rods.  Out-fished everything, including red worms. Gulp 1" minnow was a close second. Picking up another jar before spring. These are a must have.

Having said that, I always bring red worms, because gills can get picky during high pressure cold fronts and will ignore plastics.

Tiny tube jigs with 1/100 oz lead