I often just roll up and do a pit stop here and there to see if the crappie are in a cooperative mood .
I find interesting things out with just a jig . It is very similar to being blind as most of you might have figured out .
Without the help of a boat or electronics one must understand many things about the who what where and why to ketch crappie with this method .
So here is the tip of the week for those of you that might try this endeavor .
Water was up around 8 feet and muddy , typical spring flooding conditions . The depth we found the crappie was around mid water column in 20 feet of water or more .
Crappie often use the lack of clarity in muddy water conditions as a form of stealth . They go pale and rise up and get pretty close to the mid to upper 1/3 of the water column .
The baitfish for reasons I am not sure about often are right on top of them .
My other buddy in a boat an hour away got this exact tip from me when he launched and not long after that ,sent me a photo with a bunch in the livewell and said he was tearing them up well above a brushpile in this same type of scenario .
So those of you out there in that mud water keep this tip in mind .
KABOOM is the word :highfive
p.s. YES we managed to mow the spot out in the middle of nowhere in between showers before we hit the pit stop fish on the way home .
And yes there was some really early hog hunting in the mix as well, but thats another story right ....:crazy:
