Thread: Few questions/help on a rod/reel setup plus lures.

Agree with Alphahawk on tackle. No need to ever go above 4# line, IMO, and you're much better off with lighter.

Almost any small jig works, but the trout and crappie magnets are excellent. Crappie sliders are good as are the Bobby Garland baby shads.

I use plain ol' mono.


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Originally Posted by deathb4disco

Agree with Alphahawk on tackle. No need to ever go above 4# line, IMO, and you're much better off with lighter.

Almost any small jig works, but the trout and crappie magnets are excellent. Crappie sliders are good as are the Bobby Garland baby shads.

I use plain ol' mono.


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I caught some big blue gill this fall on the black crappie magnet Popeyes.

Also, I wouldn't use a bobber with a jig. Just not necessary, IMO.


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copolymer 2lb. test and 6.5' to 7.5' rods. Size 10/1000 reels. UL jigs - spinners & spoons.

5' rods with 05/500 reels and 1lb test is lots of fun....

Don't forget your nibbles . Green or white ones are what I like to use.

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1. 6' light action rod
2. 1/64-1/16 oz ball head jigs - unpainted; 3 hook sizes in each for different grub lengths: #4, 6, and 8
3. straight tail grubs like the Crappie Magnet and Trout Magnet. In fact, you can cut 2" off some of your thin body finesse worms and rig them on the jigs mentioned. There are a thousand designs that work having straight tail such as the Crappie Kicker that tease fish into striking when retrieved at the slowest speed possible.
4. 10 lb test braid (must be soft) and a 4-6 lb test fluorocarbon leader
5. a float can be used with the above certain times of the year along with hair or feather body jigs.

I have always used a 6 or 6.5ft rod for crappie, but guy I fished with some has an 8ft ACC crappie styx rod that I tried. I will be ordering one as soon as they have some in stock.

Just keep it wet!!! They don't bite when you don't fish!!!

I prefer UL rods 6-7 ft. Most UL rods I have found have Fast action and so do the Light action rods. Fast action light rods are too stiff for me. This is one item you really want to put in your hands before purchasing. The cheapest rod I have found that is UL is an Eagle Claw. As a matter of fact it is one rod I didn't hesitate buying without touching first, I only paid 20.00. The action is fun to use. I am no rod expert but the components are not the best. (as Richard Gene would say "in my opinion". I use straight mono 2 and 4lb. I ty my own jigs. I also at one time was a bass fisherman, but; would not go back. One thing I recommend to everyone is watch Richard Gene the fishing machine on utube. Don't be fooled, he is not really mentally ill. The best fisherman I have seen. Pop

Originally Posted by pop

One thing I recommend to everyone is watch Richard Gene the fishing machine on utube.... The best fisherman I have seen.

I really don't understand his appeal. I find his videos difficult to watch and have never been able to get through one. Two or three minutes of RG is about my limit.

Oh, well ... different strokes for different folks.