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.

We take a look at a few of the baits we plan to fish this week and get ready for (hopefully) the fall bite. If you hit the help page, follow the directions so you don’t miss out on any of our great ...