Article: One Pole Success - By Derek Frick

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Great article Derek. I am going to give this a shot. I know you had a lot of success with it.
SeaRay

I've got to try a crappie pole. I haven't used one since the 5th grade, and I'm 65 now.

good to see people share their experiances with other fishermen! thats what makes this sport so special good job

Great article ! Not too technical, but still very informative.

Good article.....Yep I like you like to spider rig, I also pull cranks.......but it is a lot of fun to just single pole every now and then.

Well written and informative. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Great photos too.

good job Derek, I also keep trying new ways to utilize the gear I already have. It's like chicken, there aint just one way.

Well Done!

nice job!

good stuff

This was fun to read, very informative, and gets me excited to get out. Thanks

I have used up to six poles at a time and have missed allot of fish,now I am using two

Seems the more time I spend on crappie.com the more information get to help me become a better crappie fisherman. Like so many other, after spring spawn the crappie fishing was over till next spring. I was glad to find out I was wrong. Now I crappie fish year round, and I keep improving my methods and trying new methods. It is very nice to have a site with so many members and such a vast amount of information.
Larry

Good read.

Goo Information - I kike the pole fishing

Good read; i love fishing with the long poles.

thanks for the well written how-to.:highfive

i love fishing on jigs will have to wait till water rises before i get on the lakes

Good article Derek, very well written!

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Originally Posted by S-Town Crappie King

Good article Derek, very well written!

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This method of fishing is as simple as Crappie Buster described it, it basically just takes the beginner steps as he stated and alot of trial and error.

Nice read

Good article & pics. I like the single pole myself.

Jig n' Pig, I fish with a few poles rigged differently :fish

Good article about learning different ways for a new crappie fisherman to try. So many fish to try and catch :) Good job CB..

Anyone still use an old cane pole? I found some at Big Lots for $3 each. I have yet to use them.

I never have more than 6 poles out normally I do just fine Down here there are allot of stumps and stuff so the more poles you got out the more tackle you loose .

Good article


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Not single-pole jigging yet, still spider rigging, cane poling and casting. Will give it a go though.

Good article!

Thanks for sharing your experience....I'll have to give it a try!

I find that switching jig weight and or color till they start biting to be key when using this method.

great read

I really like single pole fishing. Nothing beats that thump on a good graphite jig pole when you lower a jig in the water. Great article.

i like how you mentioned the low cost of this method. i once dissagreed with someone on how he kept trying to say that the more expensive equipment you have you will catch more fish than those without it. i had to secretly laugh. he had never fished with me and i guess others who know how to crappie fish. i have used inexpensive equipment for years and catch as many crappie as most anyone else. good article

I agree with the experience thing.......the more you fish the more you learn...
great article and good reading.

good read

Good Article. Presistance in deer hunting is a big key... just as it is in crappie fishing...people can tell you till they are blue in the face. You must get out there and learn and go often. Do this and the catching will come more often. Hiring a known good guide if your just starting out is a great way to leap frog your crappie catching career. If you do hire a guide get one who is willing to show you spider rigging and verticle jigging and pick his brain for any other tactic he has knowledge of. You can learn in one day what it may take five years to learn on your own.

good reading

Great article

Good read