Vertical Jiggin

I love Crappie fishing, period. I spiderrig when I feel the urge, I have even been known to pull out the casting rig and toss a bobber at the bank. But vertical jigging brush is by far my favorite method for putting slabs in the boat. I love that thump at the end of about ten ft of line! Give er a tug and that big ole sow slowly comes to the surface, and after a little bit of thrashing, lays on her side, beautiful!! This method works well for me because I can keep moving, maybe i'm a little ADD!! When I find some brush that is holding fish, I toss out a buoy and drop my lines and work the brush over real good, trying different depths as I move over and around the brush. If I dont catch any in a few minutes, I am outta there and on to the next one. If I catch one, I will stick around until it slows down, then im gone!! I have seen people sit on the same top all day and it seems to produce well for them. So, I guess there's more than one way to skin a cat, as they say. So I want to hear from the guys that share the same affection for this style of fishing. How do you do it, any tips or tricks that you have learned over the years that has worked well for you? I am always looking to improve my skills!!Attachment 123378

Love that thump!!!!

CJ had a blast camping next to you. Yes the thump on the pole keep me come back for more time after time. Trolling is fun also but in a hole different way of fun. But being on the water with a pole in hand is like a good fine wine, you can't keep a good hand on it.

i don't own a rod holder so vertical jigging is all i do. sometimes i'll break out the second rod and lay it on the front deck if i'm fishing open water and not too worried about it hanging up. maybe i'm a little more patient, if i see a top that looks like it should be productive i've been know to hang around for close to an hour trying different depths, colors, tip a jig with a minnow etc until i either catch em or i'll eventually move on. I fish oxbows mostly and have an idea of which tops will generally hold fish and which ones don't.

Can't beat vertical jigging. I'm not good at it, but was fortunate to get a lesson from Nimrod last year. It is the most exciting way to fish if you are good enough to get on them.

Love that thump and pull from them slabs, that is my favorite method, have caught any out on conway this past week vertical jiggin

I find the brush and go out from it 10-15' work the bigger ones then work my way to the pile!!

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Originally Posted by $hane Ghent

I find the brush and go out from it 10-15' work the bigger ones then work my way to the pile!!

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Interesting. I noticed that I caught a couple bigger ones when I had drifted away from the pile and wasn't really expecting a bite. I caught all my fish on crappie magnets this weekend by the way.

Nice picture Chris , thanks for sharing!!

That pic should go on your Crappie Baseball card.

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Originally Posted by CrappiePro

That pic should go on your Crappie Baseball card.

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:Rofl

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Originally Posted by Crappie Greg

Nice picture Chris , thanks for sharing!!

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Thanks, JJLongpole snuck that pic of me on one of my favorite spots on Lake Conway last fall. Caught some good ones that day.

Single pole jigging is all I do - is there another way to crappie fish?

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Originally Posted by Deezer

Interesting. I noticed that I caught a couple bigger ones when I had drifted away from the pile and wasn't really expecting a bite. I caught all my fish on crappie magnets this weekend by the way.

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Deezer glad to hear it!

I single pole about 90% of the time. I love fishing around cypress. To me nothing even comes close than pulling one out from around a cypress. About as basic as it can get, one pole one jig. The time for that may just be a few weeks in the spring but that is when I take most of my vacation trying to hit it right.

Caught some here last week at Grand Lake
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Beautiful pics. Ever tried Conway? There are plenty of Cypress to jig there from March-October. Some real slabs too!!

Thanks for sharing the picture I am also addicted to the thump.

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Originally Posted by Cmj

Beautiful pics. Ever tried Conway? There are plenty of Cypress to jig there from March-October. Some real slabs too!!

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Yea I'm starting to go over there some. One thing about Conway is that it looks like every where you go it ought to be fish, with all those trees. But so far I've had mixed results when I've gone. Brim and redears are easy to find tho. I like them to!

I cannot tell a lie, contrary to What Rtark says..lol I do love the single pole, tight lining them crappie, Second in line comes jigs and bobber's. there's just something about that bobber being sucked under that warms my soul, lordy, I do love it! I ain't above casting jigs to them rascals if thats what they want, lets face it,,I love being on the water with a good friend....unless he starts showing out like Rtark did today, I got a severe spanking..I think about 14 to 1...that my friends will humble you. It didn't help that I borke my second rod in as many days....and Rtark, my former friend, smirked..............looking for a NEW fishing partner now adays..lol

I verticle jig submerged structures (brush piles, pallet beds, driven stake beds and stumps.) Here I catch most of the year that way. Love that thump on a good graphite jig pole. Trolling minnows just don't seem sporting to me and not near as much fun. I may not catch as many using this method but usually catch enough.

i too enjoy using a single pole and jig. i usually tip my jig with a minnow, but will use just a jig if they are hitting good. i fish 25-100 acre farm reservoirs mostly, and depth is rarely over 4-5 feet near brush or banks. seems i always start using a 3 color slater's jig (orange/black/char), then change to a blk/blu/white if they won't bite my initial offering. i was going tomorrow but the rain may kill those plans. i'll go thursday once the rain clears. when i fish the brush i use a 12' jon boat and usually skull from place to place. favorite pole is a 11' wally marshall and 8lb line. brush fishing is the best way to really enjoy crappie fishing, and you can't beat that thump. i do enjoy spider rigging in my big boat, but not as much as brush fishing. good luck to you all.

I just want to say thanks to CMJ for giving me a head start at Spring camp. Trust me this boy knows how to catch fish. Well I spent the last 18 year jig fishing exclusively and about a year ago I started trying spider rigging. I haven't had a lot of luck with it but it has taught me a lot about crappie. It's hard to beat that thump, but I am beginning to enjoy a version of both fishing styles that I call spider jigging. I ease along in my kayak until I find a nice top on a ledge or flat and pick up a rod and jig the fish from it and take um to my house. I like to stay open to what ever style fits the lake I'm fishing.

Thanks Mike. I enjoyed hanging out with you at Dardanelle. Folks, this guy is tough, he had that kayak in the middle of the big D with 15-20 mph wind gusts!!

I do love jigging brush or any other bottom structure along a drop off. A buddy of mine took me out on Dardanelle last week and introduced me to his method which was dragging a Roadrunner over the tops and the perimeter of the tops and we had real good success. We sometimes would get the thump and sometimes just a heavy resistance on the end of the line. Spent a lot of time casting and reeling and a lot of moving around. I would rather have slowed down and relaxed a little and dropped a jig into some of those brush piles. Next time I go I will take my jigging rod and intruduce him to verticle jigging.

I like it close and personnel. One on one with a good sensitive jigging pole. Casting is also on my list of favorites.
I wasn't going to mention xrings thrashing yesterday, or my thrashing the day before.

I (was) a bass fishermen loved to fish jig's and bass tubes so naturally the crappie tube and jig fits right in southern pro,mid south crappie tubes and the (crappie magnets),ozark rods,bass pro blackmax crapie jig poles Nimrod,meatgetter,crappie pro thanks love the jigging pole and the thump!! Thats all I have done sense fall crappie camp.Live for the thump!!!

I'm an equal opportunity crappie fisherman... I love it all.

I like it even better when I'm catching fish!

Jiggin' is where its at!! It's hard to beat the "thump". I was introduced to spider rigging this winter , I will say it was a lot of fun.

It all figures in which method is fun for you and if your out for fun or just to fill freezer space. I jig fish 100 % and verticle jig with a jig pole 99 % of the time. That thump is one of the best feelings in fishing.:twocents