Thread: Crappie for the first time ???

New member & I havenever Crappie fished before. What would you that do it all the time reccomend I do to target them & what would you do to try & catch them??? The lakes I'd be fishing are Cumberland & Green. Thanks

Originally Posted by Les Young

New member & I havenever Crappie fished before. What would you that do it all the time reccomend I do to target them & what would you do to try & catch them??? The lakes I'd be fishing are Cumberland & Green. Thanks

I can't help you much on Cumberland ... but, as far as Green River Lake --- you might want to join us at the Get Together (April 10th) and meet some of the other members. I'm sure you'll get a ear full of opinions, ideas, methods, strategies, fishing stories (& other general BS :p ) ... that should give you plenty of options to consider. And, you'd probably get to see alot of different boat setups, and a warehouse of fishing equipment to check out :p
Plus, you might even get a plate full of fresh Crappie to sample ... but, I warn you --- it's gonna taste so good, it'll make you a Crappie fishing fanatic :D

Otherwise, I suggest you keep coming back to this thread, as I'm sure you'll get some more replies to consider.

I'm old school :p in how I approach Crappie fishing. Not so much that I go & sit on a spot & drown minnows all day ... but, more towards fishing the way I enjoy fishing (which is casting jigs), rather than having 27 different options & having to decide which one will work at that time. If I catch fish, great .... if I don't, fine - I still had a good time, & I probably learned something new about wherever I was Now, that's not to say that I won't use other methods, if I'm not successful with my jig casting .... I most certainly will :D -- I just "prefer" being successful with my favorite fishing method

... cp

If you listen to what crappiepappy says, you will do well. And by the way, welcome to the site Les!

Thanks Guys. Where exactly will the get together be at on Green??? What ramp & what time ???

Originally Posted by Les Young

Thanks Guys. Where exactly will the get together be at on Green??? What ramp & what time ???

All the info you need is in the sticky at the top of the page. Holmes Bend Marina Launch time for fishing about 7 AM Cook out in the afternoon about 2 or 3PM. Come join us always glad to meet new Crappie fishermen.

Man I'll be leaving on April 9th.... We are coming down to Holmes Bend Marina April 6th. Fishing with David Jones April 7th. I'm hoping to learn some stuff. I'm so green when it comes to crappie fishing!

Originally Posted by TRACKER MAN

Man I'll be leaving on April 9th.... We are coming down to Holmes Bend Marina April 6th. Fishing with David Jones April 7th. I'm hoping to learn some stuff. I'm so green when it comes to crappie fishing!

But .... please file a report when you get home. We'd be very interested in how you did, and what the conditions were. With respect to David ... we won't ask "where" you fished ... but, it would be nice to know "how" you fished (method) and how deep you fished.

And... welcome to Crappie.com !!

... cp

I try to help you guys out on methods...... I just hope he teaches me something! :D

If I were just starting, I'd go to Walmart and buy a couple ultralights, slip bobbers, a few jig heads, weights, swivels etc. Go buy some minnows and check the posts to see how deep people are catching crappie around the area. Find some brush and tree tops and drop your minnows by them. Vary your depth until you find them. They will almost always take a minnow! Most of all have fun with it.

I got all of that stuff ready to go...... I just need help finding the brush piles and tree tops on my depthfinder.... Would you use some small jig heads with the minnows? Thanks