Thread: Article: Vertical Casting - by Crappiepappy

We fish deep clear lakes can see 10 feet easy.Had been using 1/48 oz and 1/64 oz jigs,tubes.When the wind is blowing or a lot of boat traffic which we get a lot of.We fish deep trees and brush out over 30 and 40 ' feet most of the time the crappie suspend in 15-20' of water in top of tree .We have been able to take the crappie rig with the 1/48 or 1/64 oz jigs,We use three wires.This has helped us drop straight down vertical casting to the bottom of the tree or trees with a spinning reel prower pro line as small a dia as you can get.Start reeling as slow as you can We think this looks like a school of shad coming up through the trees.Have caught fish we would never have beeen able to because of the wind and holding above the trees.Good artical might want to give this method a try.Works in clear to stained water don,t know about muddy water. I am a bass fishermen wanttobe crappie fishermen all my crappie fisher friends says this will not work until they see the limits and size we catch.Good Fishing.Thanks for the post!!!!

Good article! Well written and much more informative an helpful than many of the ones you see in fishing magazines. I do some of these things but will tweak a few things it after reading your suggestions.

As always, good info.