Editing Crappie (section)

===Angling===
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[[Angling]] for crappie is popular throughout much of North America. Methods vary, but among the most popular is called "spider rigging", a method characterized by a fisherman in a boat with many long [[fishing rod]]s pointing away from the angler at various angles like spokes from a wheel<ref name="in-fisherman">{{Cite web|title=Super Crappie Systems |url=http://www.in-fisherman.com/magazine/articles/if0403_Crappie/ |publisher=In-Fisherman|access-date=23 February 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061222232002/http://www.in-fisherman.com/magazine/articles/if0403_Crappie/ |archive-date = 22 December 2006}}</ref> (spider rigging is not permitted on some waters. In [[Minnesota]], for example, a fisherman may use only one rod during the open water season). Anglers who employ the spider rigging method may choose from among many popular baits, some of the most popular are plastic jigs with lead jigheads, [[crankbait]]s or live minnows.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fishingtipsdepot.com/crappie-fishing-tips.php |title=Crappie Fishing |work=Educational Fishing Information for Crappie |access-date=2013-07-24 }}</ref> Many anglers also [[chumming|chum]] or dump [[live food|live]] [[groundbait]] into the water to attract the fish to bite their bait. Crappies are also regularly targeted and caught during the spawning period by [[Fly fishing|fly fishermen]], and can be taken from frozen ponds and lakes in winter by ice fishing.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}