RoadRunner

[Tn Johnboy]

All my fish this year has came off of roadrunners fished just as Pappy said ..... Tight lines to you.

[CrappiePappy]

Greg ... without disclosing any specific docks or areas where you fish, would you mind telling us what lake or body of water you're fishing ??

You might want to check the TWRA website for a couple of important pieces of information : what species of fish are in the waters you fish ... and any Fish Consumption Advisories for those waters and the fish you intend to eat.

... cp

[Fatman]

The stinger or curly tail will work fine on them even a small tube. Tied with any tying materials work well also. I'll cast and retreive them slow and fast and let the fish tell me which one is best. In the pond I fish I'll even put them under a float and use 6-8 inch pulls and let it flutter down, usually it's by floating mats of grass.

X2 on to slow of a retreive it will just flap and not spin.

[skiptomylu]

What you have head to this point I agree with pretty much, but would add maybe trying a Roadrunner that has a Marabou tail as nothing has the action that marabou does! I troll mine with my troll motor, but since you are not able to do that then casting and reeling is one of the better ways, but you can also fish one under a cork and then you can reel slow or even stop and go. Personally I like the 1/32 oz most, but have sold a lot of 1/16 as well. When using Soft plastics just pick colors that are best for your lake and there are a lot of different kind, i.e. paddle tail or even curly tails are really good.

I do troll pretty slow with my 1/32 in the spring and usually am moving like .3 to .8 MPH, but slow as CP said you can go too slow and that is for certain! Example is if too slow your dragging the bottom or fishing below where the crappie are sitting. Meaning lets say the crappy are from 3 feet down to something like 8' deep as the bottom of the group of fish, if you bring your jig too slow and its below where they are they will not hit it. Crappie do not feed down, but they do feed at their level or above their level.

[Greg_Mathis]

I have the 1/32 jig as well. I am still learning. After catching and eat two crappies I am HOOKED. LOL

[deathb4disco]

I have the 1/32 jig as well. I am still learning.

If you want to learn jig fishing, this article is a good place to start.

Charlie Brewer's Slider Company - ******* Weedless Crappie Slider "Why&How"

The slider is just one type of jig. This method works with any jig.

If you'd like a hard copy of the article, it's included in the current issue of Crappie World (on newsstands now.)

[Greg_Mathis]

Besides crappies and bluegills, what other type of fish is good to eat. Well I know catfish is very good if cooked right.

[skiptomylu]

Don't know if you have Yellow Bass, some just call bar fish, they are pretty darn good too, but just not a big fish. Catfish for me, I don't want them over 10 pounds and less is better (best is like 14" to 16" long) unless it's a flat head and they are the best IMHO! Where you are there should be Walleye and even though I have never had them, they it know are very good! Some other fish we just don't have here like Yellow Perch a northern fish. Someone up a north should be able to add to this.

[humblerev1]

that's is a lot of good info Pappy thanks

[Crestliner08]

One more caveat to what's been said, if you fish them fast and just under the surface, you tend to get more bluegill attacking than crappie. As I just posted in the New England section, we drift pretty fast with winds in the 10 - 20 mph range. We stopped using the Roadrunners under these conditions due to the consistent bluegill action. However, using just the straight tails, on 1/8 oz. jig heads, we managed to catch quite a few decent crappie yesterday. The Roadrunner is a fine lure for sure, however you have to remain flexible and adaptable to whatever conditions you are facing.