The Minner Critter is made for spider-rigging for crappie. I have just recently started spider-rigging myself after purchasing a War Eagle pontoon. Spider-Rigging has taken a back seat to single pole livescope fishing of late. As I have started to learn more about spider-rigging with my pontoon boat, that happens to have livescope, is that spider-rigging is still a great way to catch crappie with or without livescope. Here on Kentucky Lake the numbers of crappie is improving every year and spider-rigging works great for those big roaming crappie. Another great way to catch crappie spider rigging is to use livescope to target brush piles. I was already tying tinsel hooks to add color to my minnows while spider-rigging then I met Jerry Gross. This is the story on the Minner Critter. As an outdoor writer I am fortunate to fish with some great names in the fishing industry. On a trip to Mississippi I was paired with a legend in the crappie fishing and tournament scene Jerry Gross. In addition to Jerry being well known as a crappie angler he and his wife Debbie also gained crappie world recognition with their jig company Meat Getter Jigs. During our conversation on that day in Mississippi after photographing Jerry with his 3.29 pound crappie he caught while spider rigging on Lake Washington his jig company came up. As a bait and tackle business owner myself I was interested in anything Jerry had to say. After telling me he sold his business to Steve Green at Bear Creek Baits he informed me that Steve might be interested in selling the Minner Critters that came with the business. After contacting Steve a deal was made and I was able to get my hands on the last of the original Meat Getter Jig Minner Critters. I have about a 1000 Minner Critters in their original packaging but plan to tie them myself going forward. My wife Tammy has even said she would like to tie them herself, sounds good to me. Jerry used numbers for his colors and I think I will do the same, not sure I want to come up with that many names. If you are a longtime Minner Critter user and want to get a hold of some originals drop me an email. I will see if I have the color number you love. In the meantime I will be slowly putting these Minner Critters here in my store but if you have a question or a color you like be sure and email me you inquiries at [email protected] Our Mission Is Fishing! Selling Fun One Fish At A Time 2 PER PACK
