Cole & Jay pull slabs from below a massive spillway using double jig rigs. Editorial: Another daylight robbery of the U.S.

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.

Cole & Jay test live minnows vs. crappie jigs to see which works best.