Finally Went

[Jamesdean]

Thank you ketchn, Yep I tried a couple times but it always ended up straight down. I would swing it under pretty hard let it drop a bit and slow wind it back. might have been too slow on the retrieve. But for sure not giving up. Tried a small sporting goods store, like a mom and pops place and found one of the jig bodies Rick had given me. They turned out to be Crappie pros lil' hustlers in red, black and white. a nibble on the hook then started with the vertical casting crappie pappy had wrote about. Once I had a strike I used the tab on the side of the spool to lock the line in so it would always go to that depth, then slowly move the jig. I tried SK's method of holding it still, but nothing. Moved it a bit and I surely thought a slab had hit. Pulled it up and it was a small 8"er with the whole jig in it's mouth. No keepers, but it sure was enjoyable for sure...going back here in a bit.
Hopefully more pictures to come...Even if the fish are small...