Thread: Spider rigging question

Got a spot at Enid that is sure bet on catching Blacks, never did anything different to catch em

I would fish as usual jigs or minnows or both....but I think I would target shallower water......and the black crappie relate to wood more also

jigs tipped with minnows work too !!!

Black crappie will hit much smaller jigs than whites. They feed on insects in tight cover a lot. If you're going to the clear water lake I'm thinking about, you may try fishing a small jig tipped with a nibble under a small cork and cast past cover, then slowly reel it up to the cover. They spook easily.

Be amazed how small of a bait a 2.5 lbs black crappie will thump. 1/64th and 1/32 with a #6 and #4 hook is used around here on black crappie all the time. Of course, those MS black crappie we caught last week inhaled those huge minners just fine and they weren't even big enough to keep! Use what you got, but smaller is good especially in clear waters.

Water will be clear, do I need to go down in line size. Rigs tied with 10 pound clear mono

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Water will be clear, do I need to go down in line size. Rigs tied with 10 pound clear mono

no IMO, but I spider rig with 10lb Vicious Hi-vis all the time and never had a problem yet and that's in clear water to muddy water !!!

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