Thread: need help with kentucky lake

I can't really say I know the lakes, at all :p .... I was just lucky enough to have good contact info (before going), and the dogged determination to fish the way that provided the most success (whether or not it was the way I "wanted" to fish) :D

My experiences with Roadrunners has been that KY/Barkley Crappie seem to like them, quite a bit ... and, I've never tipped them or scented them. About the only thing I've ever done to a Roadrunner, to change it in any way, is to trim the marabou tail ... usually cutting it off about halfway between the hook bend & the tip of the tail. I've found that this "can" do two things - it can cause the short strikers to get hooked more often .... and it can keep the tail hair from tangling up in the swivel. It does make the profile of the bait a little smaller, but that hasn't seemed to make a hugh difference. I've used marabou Roadrunners, almost exclusively, for decades. Not that the others don't work, or that I don't have other versions, just that I've had reasonable enough success with them that I haven't seen the need to change, yet.

... cp

We do not tip the roadrunners. Most of the time we are casting or trolling them. Unlike crappiepappy, we use the grub tailed roadrunners. I have used the marabou type before but seemed to have more luck on the grub tailed ones. Last year it was anything that was green or chartreuse in color. Just goes to show you that everyone has there own ways to catch fish. It is all what you have confidence in. Good luck.
dkb

after the last two years we might need some luck.Would hire a guide for a few days but can't afford it.Have to travel real cheap this year.When you guys troll do you use a kicker motor and how fast do you troll. When I troll for walleyes I just gotta make sure my lure is diggin the bottom pretty simple.Thanks again fellas

when will you guys start fishin for crappies?.

Originally Posted by ronnbo

when will you guys start fishin for crappies?.

Most of us started before we were teenagers, I'm sure.

hehe

I fish for crappie all year long! As far as trolling....watch some youtube video's and go to a sight called Myoutdoortv.com and look at some of those video's. You will grasp the concept from these. It is not hard. If you can troll and catch walleye's you should be able to do the same on crappie.
dkb

We normally use minows and bobber one pole and then throw road runners,countdown crankbait,mini rattle traps anything small.I think it would be cool to troll for some crappie"s.Like pappy said you gotta try somthin your not use to I quess.Where do you normally fish dkb23,in the main lake?.

just picked up my new ultra lite hope I can hang on to this one.The last one went over the side of the boat jiggin with my grandson,got his line snagged set my pole down like a dummy looked up in time to see it go over the side don't know if it was a fish or snag 200 bucks