Choosing techniques

What is your guys preferred technique for crappie fishing? How do you decide which technique to use, be it spider rigging, vertical jigging, casting, or however. And why did you think that was the best at that moment?

My reason is asking is this. I put things into perspective and got to thinking, I’m putting one jig in a 50,000 acre lake and expect to catch 30 fish every time I go. I’ve never been taught how to cover water or even crappie fish for that matter.

I’m thinking of trying spider rigging simply so I can slowly ease around and it forces me to cover water until fish or found. And it gives the fish multiple offerings.

I need your guys opinions. Thanks guys


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Lake particulars are critical, average depth , water clarity, primary forage and then ….
What kind of crappie?
Answer those questions and I might have a good idea or 2 on an answer :cheers2

If given choice I prefer to fish the way I enjoy the most which is jigging structure. I look for it, mark it and then go to spots to fish structure. If they aren't on structure then I will cast or now find in open water with livescope.

I much prefer to cast for them in 6 or more feet of water. Some lakes work for that, some don't. I think a huge part of why this game fish is so fun to angle for is in finding them. Our lakes are two rod maximum so I have to do things a little different. We have thousands of docks,and they play heavily in the warmer months. You are asking the right questions, but don't be intimidated by all that water;10%of the water will have 90% of the fish. Your task is first to find the changing 10%,next task, get a bite.

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I have come a long way from casting to shorelines and weeds from a float tube ( circa 1982) . Since the addition of GPS ,sidescan ,Spotlock , and livescope,
I am pretty much a one trick pony. Brushpiles in 17-20 ft of water. Either a vertical presentation or pitching to the pile. This is what I do
over 90% of the time. I will explore some shallow water in the spring and some deeper water in winter and some deep standing timber any time of the
year. But mostly I fish brushpiles , I find they hold fish from April to January on my home lake. Have built plenty and found many more. Sometimes when fishing is slow , I will just cruise the lake with my
sidescan.

I only fish one lake, and rarely venture more than a couple miles from my dock.

MO

I'm mostly a single jig bank caster & double jig Livescope flipper. I have done the Longline trolling bit, jig Pushing bit, crankbait Pushing bit, and fishing with minners about every way known to man. I have not done the Spider Rigging bit more than 3-4 times, & I wasn't in my boat. I've shot docks in Tenn & Ala in the past.
The reasoning behind each of those methods used (over the decades) was that those methods were what was most productive at that time and on that particular body of water .... along with the changing of what tackle & electronics I was using.
Over the last 60+ years of my fishing adventures, I'd say casting a jig (or Marabou Road Runner) is the method I've used the most. That would include my Livescope flippin' as a "casting" method.

Also of note is that I started with a Flasher, then went to a b/w 2d Depthfinder, then a color Down Image unit, and now Livescope (over the last 50 odd years). Those electronics also played a part in what methods were used, to a degree.

That said ... go with what methods the guides are using, or what your tackle & electronics dictate that you use. 5K acres or 50K acres, find the cover most used at that time of year or the cover in range of what the fish are doing, especially where the baitfish will pass by or congregate ... where the fish will hang out to intercept them (pre-spawn to post-spawn times).

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I have come a long way from casting to shorelines and weeds from a float tube ( circa 1982) . Since the addition of GPS ,sidescan ,Spotlock , and livescope,
I am pretty much a one trick pony. Brushpiles in 17-20 ft of water. Either a vertical presentation or pitching to the pile. This is what I do
over 90% of the time. I will explore some shallow water in the spring and some deeper water in winter and some deep standing timber any time of the
year. But mostly I fish brushpiles , I find they hold fish from April to January on my home lake. Have built plenty and found many more. Sometimes when fishing is slow , I will just cruise the lake with my
sidescan.

I only fish one lake, and rarely venture more than a couple miles from my dock.

MO

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I feel like this is the most consistent bite the majority of the year on Eufaula.


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I would look on YouTube for videos on Eufaula and see if that shows me something I did not know. Good luck.

I just fish the way I like to fish and hope the fish like it also, if not they will another day. Luckily I like to single pole either flipping or vertical jigging and normally you can always catch something that way. Might need to change lures, location and or depth but usually can get something to bite doing it if you look hard enough.

Nothing against it but never spider rigged and never will, don't use live bait an not a bobber or trolling fan. I'm doing what I like because to me its fun. :cheers2

Honestly, I haven’t caught enough fish to say which technique I prefer. I’ve caught fish single poling by just dropping it on their head but that’s all I know how to do. I’d love to scope open water fish but my boat control sucks. I’m thinking spider rigging may help me cover water and identify productive areas faster otherwise I ride around looking for the perfect brush pile that I’ve yet to find


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