And for me, one 14' & one 12' crappie rods both fishing vertical with 2 ea size 4 Mustad #37361 light wire aberdeen hooks as recommended by Wadefisherman. My backseater was using gold hooks while mine were blueish. My setup was kind of like a mini capps & coleman rig with a light bullet weight sinker, chartreuse bead & bobber/sinker stop to keep the weight stationary between the hooks.
Reason for these light wire hooks, in my opinion, is that 1) the hook diameter is so small it'll help keep the minnow alive longer on the hook and 2) if ever snagged the hook will hopefully bend before you loose your whole rig. The minnows this time of year seem to be on the smaller size so the smaller diameter hooks help with the minnows longevity. On our boat, we were tail hooking the minnows.
Longer 14' rod was fished outside the glow of the lights while the 12' rod was fished just at the fringe of the light.
Good luck & please post a report…….
LLL
