Thread: Christmas + Neely Henry = Hungry Fish

Originally Posted by Bob D

Sounds like a great day of trying out the new stuff. Way to find them stacked up and get after them. What were you doing/how did you drop shot? Heard of doing that for bass w a worm but not crappie?

I just tie a jig on the line with a tag end about 3-4" . Then take a 1/8-1/4 drop shot weight and attach to tag end. Drop in brush, let sinker hit bottom, left jig off bottom but not the weight, get line tight and let jig fall back to bottom. Watch the line for a little tick, 90% of my fish I see hit but don't feel.
On ledges that method is deadly here when there is to much current, to use just a 1/32 or smaller hand ties. But I don't jig them per say , I swing the ledges with my rig when there is current.

Also it's finesse fishing, I'm in 16-30' of water and using 2 pound line and a 1/64 hand tied jig. Lots of fun.

That sounded fun. Good luck to you and Slabprowler.

Thanks Cowboy, very cool technique, will have to give that one a try.

Originally Posted by Bob D

Thanks Cowboy, very cool technique, will have to give that one a try.

you'll find on days they are holding tight to the cover, very deadly. Just have to play around and find what weight will work best for you. Main thing, must be able to see your line. I recommend people on the two pound hi-vis or the 4 lb . A lot of people I've tried to teach this to have a hard time with it, they can't see the line. I grew up trout, and sauger fishing and have combined a lot of techniques in to my crappie fishing. My method is a very slow presentation in the winter. I'm from kentucky we used to have to break the ice at the ramps, that is if you could. Did a lot of ice fishing as a kid to .

GreAt thread!!!

Cowboy, I grew up trout fishing too from the NW. I've incorporated a lot of those techniques into my crappie fishing too. Seems to work out pretty good on these picky buggers at times.

Originally Posted by Bob D

Cowboy, I grew up trout fishing too from the NW. I've incorporated a lot of those techniques into my crappie fishing too. Seems to work out pretty good on these picky buggers at times.

Yep , gotta fool them sometimes, just like a trout.