best Lure for bottom jigging?

[fiveeyes]

I'd do drop shot..you can increase weight, but still keep your bait selection small. Really, about any size bait could be used.
Perhaps a 1/4 oz. for starters..might be able to reach the far target.

[CrappiePappy]

Nice looking Bass !! What's that outfit ?? I can see it's a Benkei rod .. but, what about the reel & line ?? What length on the rod ?? And what weight Road Runner is that ??

[Just_Bass]

Thanks again guys, yes this lake only have black crappies as far as I know. I’ve never tried beaver or craw type before will look into it. How do you fish those same retrieve as baby shad?
I’ve tried dropshot before when first started, i caught about the same size I caught now but far less catch rate. I might give dropshot a try again, this time with my 2500 size reel instead of 750 size that I alway use for trout/panfish. I have plenty of dropshot weight that I can switch for long range target.

[CrappiePappy]

Thanks again guys, yes this lake only have black crappies as far as I know. I’ve never tried beaver or craw type before will look into it. How do you fish those same retrieve as baby shad?
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I would swim it, bounce it along the bottom, or the same retrieve you used in the video .... what ever type of retrieve gets it in front of the fish. I was just casting & retrieving it when I caught Crappie on it ... right alongside & over a submerged cedar tree.

You try any Road Runners ?? If there are no brushpiles or weed beds & stuff to get hung up on, a simple cast & slow retrieve can be deadly on Crappie. I personally prefer the marabou Road Runner 1/16oz (pink, chartreuse, or combination of the two) over the ones with plastic bodies, but I'm sure they're deadly as well. I've even been known to cut the marabou tail off about halfway from the curve of the hook & the tip of the tail, to make it a smaller profile ... especially when getting a lot of short strikes on one straight out of the package.
Even if you have to use the 1/8oz version (for distance) you can still fish fairly shallow water with it by holding your rod up high when retrieving it .... same deal if you have to use a 1/32oz size & a split shot 18" up the line (to get distance but maintain a small profile bait).
And don't forget to enter the Road Runner Contest (& other Sponsor's contests) on the Contest Forum ... lots of good stuff can be won !!

[CrappiePappy]

Yeah, it just looked longer than 6'7" in the video ... but that was just the camera's doings, I guess.

I cast with a 6'6" ESP PowerLite (Norsemen Outdoors) spinning rod & use 6# test Vicious Panfish Copolymer line. I was a field tester for the designer (& now current VP of Marketing) and the rod was given to me by him for feedback on how the rod performed. All my Bass fishing rods/reels are "old, old school" with my Calcutta 200 being the latest piece I own. Oddly enough ... I won it in a raffle drawing at the Grand Re-opening of a local bait shop.

I do have one casting outfit with braid (10/2 PowerPro) but it's also a spinning outfit. I generally tie the braid directly to the jig. Do you, or do you have a leader tied on ?? I couldn't really tell in the pics.

[Just_Bass]

I have caught a few with roadrunner either straight slow retrieve, hop/drag along bottoms and under bobbers at night. I have those marabou roadrunner coming tomorrow from bass pro among other stuffs as well. The thing with roadrunner is, I can’t seem to control depth and speed, in another word the catch rate is not consistency, but they do catch big one though and also bass. I love to enter contest but I lost most of my picture with my phone. I only have the one that I posted on instagram.

Another thing with this spot, it is not like crappies school or suspended together in one area or at the same depth, but seem like they spread out the whole area with majority at the three tunnels. I can catch them from under dock 2-3’ below surface or 50’ out at 15-20 FOW.s

[CrappiePappy]

I have caught a few with roadrunner either straight slow retrieve, hop/drag along bottoms and under bobbers at night. I have those marabou roadrunner coming tomorrow from bass pro among other stuffs as well. The thing with roadrunner is, I can’t seem to control depth and speed, in another word the catch rate is not consistency, but they do catch big one though and also bass. I love to enter contest but I lost most of my picture with my phone. I only have the one that I posted on instagram.

Another thing with this spot, it is not like crappies school or suspended together in one area or at the same depth, but seem like they spread out the whole area with majority at the three tunnels. I can catch them from under dock 2-3’ below surface or 50’ out at 15-20 FOW.s

You don't need a picture in most contests, just a comment on why you like the product. Just read the rules and follow what they ask you to do. And if a picture is required, unless it specifically states that the fish has to be a Crappie, then the Bass picture would suffice.

I generally retrieve a Road Runner at about 1.5 times the speed that I retrieve a jig/plastics. On a 40' cast, my Road Runner generally only gets 8' deep at the most, considering I start reeling as soon as the bait hits the water. If I want it to run deeper, I simply allow it to sink for a specific number of seconds before beginning my retrieve (aka - countdown method). I usually get my jig/plastics down to around 15' deep on the same cast distance.

I've caught all manner of species on Road Runners ... including a Tiger Muskie, & several species of Catfish.

I'm going to guess that these "tunnels" provide incoming water ... which may also provide a different or more preferred water temp, and/or provide a feeding ground for whatever baitfish species the lake contains. That, in turn, draws the Crappie into the area or proximity to those tunnels.

[Just_Bass]

I've caught all manner of species on Road Runners ... including a Tiger Muskie, & several species of Catfish.

I'm going to guess that these "tunnels" provide incoming water ... which may also provide a different or more preferred water temp, and/or provide a feeding ground for whatever baitfish species the lake contains. That, in turn, draws the Crappie into the area or proximity to those tunnels.

Yes the three 6’ tunnels connect two lakes together, water come from the north side I fish for crappies down to main lake and to the dam. These are everyone favorite spot where you can find plenty of bass and crappies, especially at night on top of tunnels. Too bad living in HOA community, we are not allowed to fish on crossway. The picture shown long dock and tunnels. Also another bass I caught this morning walking/searching new spot for more crappies.

[Zman]

Great video, I have trouble casting a spinning reel let alone a bait caster , good job


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[Ketchn]

you might try an open faced set up for the type of presentation i saw . its probably easier to use for this venue . as far as what jigs to use i would most likely use real small bright orange handties on those fish possibly under a float .
but to be sure cast and drag works wonders on them if you get the cadence right . 1/32 on 4 lb test open faced spinning reel and a 6 to 7 foot ultra lite semi stiff rod and maybe even a 1/64 on 4 lb would be pretty sweet as the fall would be real slow and you could keep your jig in the strike zone longer . bigger black crappie tend to be less aggressive sometimes and a hesitant jig is likely to get hammered by a larger fish rather than a passing bait that requires a chase . my 2 cents ...blackies don't chase near as fast as whites or as much or as long in my experience ….luck to ya