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Ok guys... typically our Illinois crappie are smaller than the crappie of further south. With that in mind, do you use smaller jigs than the typical southern fishermen? I really don't think that I do but should I? Just a though born from boredom.
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I use both, somedays, they want smaller. A 1/32oz jig or lighter, can make the difference.
Agreed. Especially in colder water I go smaller.Quote:
Originally Posted by trypman1
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I fish a 1/32 oz about 95% of the time. I like the slow fall.
What about lure size as in length or girth. For example do northern crappie do better with 1.5 " where southern crappie prefer 2.25". I know this sounds silly but it's cold out and I'm bored :Rofl
Don't personally think a blanket statement can cover these questions. I was throwing a 1/4 oz. lipless crankbait (a One-Knocker, so about 2" long with 2 trebles) a couple of days ago in my pond for lm bass and an 11" crappie just about pulled the rod out of my hand. There was ice on the pond a week earlier, so water was under 40 degrees!
Depends more on what their feeding on . Here in the south mostly Shad , big ones . Even short Crappie hit big baits here . Here is a tube jig on a 1/8 oz jig head with #1 hook by a Sunfish I pulled from a Crappie stomach. We use even bigger tubes on 1/4 oz with 1/0 hook and still catch a few Crappie under 6'' on them .
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It seems that the answer is that nobody purposely down sizes based on geographic location
Richard Gene always uses very light jigs and light line and appears to do quite well, but he is in crappie heaven there in N. Alabama.
Actually he is where I got the idea from. If he can catch larger crappie on smaller baits then can we catch MORE smaller crappie by downsizing. Like I said earlier this is just winter boredom mind games. :scratchheadQuote:
Originally Posted by Banjomarsh
I caught a limit of nice crappie last spring that were full of shad as long as a beer can.
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I don't believe I've seen that before. But proof is right there.
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They definitely eat bigger stuff than people realize alot of the time. But I have also caught big slabs on tiny stuff. It pays to experiment with all different types of colors and body styles/sizes more than most will have you believe.
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My most productive jig last year was a 1/64 oz trout magnet. Yes, I caught a lot of dinks, but a lot of nice fish too.
I use anything from 1/32 to 1/4 oz jigheads. I stick to the rules of thumb my Dad taught me. I go bigger if I am fishing deeper, its windy, or the water is dirty. Also in the fall. Early in the year or clear water I go smaller.
Fished for years without so much of a thought about going smaller than a 1/16 . Now I use 1/32, 1/64,1/100 and have at least one rod dedicated to light tackle(4 lb. test fluorocarbon line ) on all jigging trips . You dead stick a 1/64 in is a stand off . lol