A crappie couple hours

[gillchaser999]

We had a front come through last night with rain , wind , and thunderstorms that knocked our power off for a few hours .
Cooler temps today , mid sixties , with winds 13-22mph . About normal lately .
The water level was up at the local water reservoir, full pool .
I anticipated fishing from the dock , which has rails and I would need a rod and line with the capability to lift fish over the rail .
One of my combos was my 5’8’ Palms Pinwheel Ajing paired with a Carbon X 1000s reel , with Daiwa J braid . Yes , braid . Even with all of its issues , there are times when braid is the right line to use .
The other combo was a 5’2” SeaSir Stream rod with a Soare bb500spg and braid .
I caught several crappies that had their tuxedos on today , so of course I used a little black dress , I mean jig , to entice them into biting .
Ended up catching seven medium sized crappies, a green sunfish , and a small gill .
Using a size 14 streamer jig , I lost 5-6 crappies because the hook was small .
I like using tiny hooks , but I think they do cost me fish like crappies . They just pull loose.
Fun trip even with the wind .