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**kingfish77** · 01-16-2008, 02:55 PM

Hey there, I have always fished trees, docks and usually shallow water for crappie and now the last few years haven't been doing to good. I would guess probably on a downed tree or stickups there has been ten others that have fished it before I get there. So this year I am going to try deep water and spider riggin I guess thats when you drift along with a dozen poles out!!
Got two new driftmaster rod holders for x-mas (already mounted and ready to go) but was wondering how you all rig your bait? what have you found to work best. sinker up from jig or minnow about 12 inches or sinker on the bottom with leaders off the main line? whats the best way to slow your boat down from wind, or just constantly run trolling motor?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If I dont start catching some fish this year I think I'll just sell my boat and tackle and buy a big screen TV!!!!!!!! frustrated, but I still think a bad day of fishin is better than a good day at work.
You all take care and have a good one!!!!!

**crappie52** · 01-16-2008, 03:16 PM

where do you fish?

**kingfish77** · 01-16-2008, 04:14 PM

I live in woodford county so usually Taylorsville,Green river, and try at least once a year Kentucky lake for a week

**Fishin Ky** · 01-16-2008, 11:59 PM

You should try Williamstown during non-ski boat weather. Or, if you just want to catch tons of small fish, try Kincaid. Guist Creek has some really nice crappie too.

I hear that T-ville and Green River have really nice crappie, but I would rather catch a limit of small to medium size ones than 3 or 4 big ones!

**DTG** · 01-17-2008, 07:42 AM

troll into the wind, thats the best way to control your boat. Since crappie are so structure oriented, find the structure and you will catch them.

**skinny** · 01-17-2008, 08:15 AM

you dont have to go far from the stick ups and down trees to find the crappie shallow,just move out to creek channels and fish the edges. plenty of old stumps and cover that rarely gets fished. Ill try to get some pics on here that i took last year.

**skinny** · 01-17-2008, 08:35 AM

after a good freeze you can get out and walk the mud flats alond the creek channels and mark them with a held held gps. most of this under water at summer pool

**crappiecrazy** · 01-17-2008, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by kingfish77

Hey there, I have always fished trees, docks and usually shallow water for crappie and now the last few years haven't been doing to good. I would guess probably on a downed tree or stickups there has been ten others that have fished it before I get there. So this year I am going to try deep water and spider riggin I guess thats when you drift along with a dozen poles out!!
Got two new driftmaster rod holders for x-mas (already mounted and ready to go) but was wondering how you all rig your bait? what have you found to work best. sinker up from jig or minnow about 12 inches or sinker on the bottom with leaders off the main line? whats the best way to slow your boat down from wind, or just constantly run trolling motor?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If I dont start catching some fish this year I think I'll just sell my boat and tackle and buy a big screen TV!!!!!!!! frustrated, but I still think a bad day of fishin is better than a good day at work.
You all take care and have a good one!!!!!

If your ever down in Muhlenberg County, give me a call and I will take you out and show you how to "spider rig" on Lake Malone. 7 miles from my home. I am no expert but I have been doing it several years and have a boat all set up for spider rigging. The best way to learn {for me} was to go with someone that knows how.

**kingfish77** · 01-17-2008, 09:32 AM

Thanks alot for the info, now those pics sure look like crappie heaven, where is that? Taylorsville or green river? Skinny are you a Guide at Green? If so I would like hire you for a day so I can learn something. Crappiecrazy we may just have to do that, when do you start fishin hard in March or all year?
Do you use mainly jigs or minnows?
Again thanks for the info
Have a good one!

**Wiskers** · 01-17-2008, 09:41 AM

I have posted a couple of pics of my setup for ya. As far as your questions, here's what I do.

I do a lot of spider riggn in late winter and early spring and summer. I mostly drift fish the flats with stumps and such here on Ky & Barkley Lakes.

I have a set up that consists of 8-12' poles (14' for shallower applications to keep from spooking fish) rigged with mini baitcasters with 6# Line on Tite-Lok holders. I like the 6# line cause if I drift into a brushpile in the wind, I want to break line not $50 poles.

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Each poles is rigged with a jig (I use mostly 1/8 and 3/32 oz jigs with 1 1/2" to 2" tubes) at the bottom with a 1/4 oz egg sinker (depending on the wind I may go heavier) about 18" above it. Sometimes I'll add a second jig/hook about 18" above the sinker. If I do it will be a real light jig or sometimes just a small red tru-turn hook with a tube slid up over the eye of the hook. Most of the time I'll tip my jigs/hook with a small to med. minnow.

When I drift flats, 99% of the time I go with the wind and control the bow with my TM. I have 4 drift socks (1 small, 1 med. & 2 large) that I use sometimes to help keep my speed where the fish want it. A 10' peice of log chain works good too but I find it messy. I try to start out keeping my speed around .5 mph. I adjust my speed till I find what they want that day. If I have to speed up it usually requires more weight to keep the lines down.

Oh, you need to rig up a long handled dip net for landing the big boys.

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