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Fishing duo Cole and Jay use live bait in trees to trigger giant catfish action.

I was over the top. I’ve been fishing my whole life, and that was one of those days I’ll never forget,” he said.

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.