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i have been trying to fish a tree underwater i knew should have fish on it. i recently installed livescope on my boat and my conclusions are correct it is stacked with fish. everytime i try to fish it i stay hung up. do i need to anchor and vertical jig, do they make a weedles hook that works. any ideas are greatly appreciated. the tree is 20ft down near the channel edge so current is pulling on boat as well as wind. i see the fish just cant get them.
YES, I would try anchoring but not above structure and then vertical jig it with weedless jig. There are numerous weedless jigs but I would just make one using mono. It has worked good for me. The key is go slow straight down and back up with jig and don't set the hook or pull hard unless certain its a fish.
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Weedless Crappie Heads by Charlie Brewer's Slider Co.Quote:
Originally Posted by Unklslam41
Everything said above. Also a weedless jig and a slip bobber set to the depth of the fish may pay off.
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For me I get my boat close enough to veritical jig the piles (I use a 12' rod) and fish the edge of the pile rather than down it. If the fish are somewhat active they will come out of the brush to the jig. What I have seen so far with LS is that the larger fish ussually hang out around the piles on the bottom not inside it. Also I have jigged one side of a brush pile and got nothing and moved to the other side and they start hammering it. Your mileage may vary.
Good luck!!
Anchor above the structure, if there is enough current to hold boat straight if not I use the trolling motor against the anchor to move and hold tighter to the structure. Me I would run braid that way when getting hung up I can usually pull it free.
Weedless jighead or Texas rigged CB Slider, 12’ rod, and anchor away from it with the trolling motor helping.
Keep your Trolling motor wash out of the Tree..Fish up wind..Cast or pitch to the tree..Sometimes they want a jig with a spinner Roadrunners, sometimes without..
Smallest hook you can use we prefer #4.
We use Crappie nibbles..On Barb of hook..
On or over the barb..The crappie nibble when wet is very slick acts as a weed Guard...We Fish lots of hook eating trees in our lake..Hope this helps..Add Slab sauce for A slimmer Jig....Don't tell anyone..Top sceret..or G sauce...
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Set out a light at night over the tree then wait for the crappie to rise up to your baits above. Put em in the box.
slip bobber from a distance away.
or
Troll crankbaits that tickle the top of the brush.
My bad..You want your boat down wind of the Tree..Boat pointed into the wind..Keep Trolling motor wash out of the Tree..Sent from my SM-J337A using Crappie.com Fishing mobile appQuote:
Originally Posted by jackie53
Does that work in winter and spring? Have done it in the summer..Sent from my SM-J337A using Crappie.com Fishing mobile appQuote:
Originally Posted by Pantastic
I would likely set an anchor out way up current and let out lots of rope . when I had the boat over the fish I might use the trolling motor just a bit to keep it right on top of them . whatever the depth the fish are holding would be about a foot deeper than my jig most of the time . like stated before a nibble on the hook point and I would drop to a number 6 with a fat body plastic to help keep me from hooking something other than a fish .
it will require a hard hookset in my opinion if they are that deep if you use mono to ensure a nice penetration on anything except that clear web in the mouth . if it thumps ,tugs or pulls it aint a tree limb , if not it likely is a tree limb , just saying .
It's really hard to explain but I can show you. I'd like to see that on the livescope.
I have used jig heads made by Grousefly that have brushguards that look like a toothbrush. I trim them parallel to the point about 1/8” above the point. Remove the rest and harvest away. I used 1/4oz but lighter has worked also. Used 1/8 for a long time but windy conditions demand the heavier jig head. Also used a 2 1/2 and 3” bodies on those, dead stick approach. 3 limits over 11” in three hours in February of’15. It works, just keep figuring out the details. It’s worth it.
Heavier might be better with river current and wind.
Does anyone make a 1/4 head on a smaller, crappie hook. Seems once you go above 1/8 everything is bass sized.
CrappieDreamer does. Probably some others as well.
With LS I can fish in the brush and see when the fish is about to take the jig. I never set the hook unless I see the fish on LS on my jig. Then, most any movement indicates he took it, I then set the hook. I seldom get hung up anymore with LS.
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Do you use forward view or down view when jigging the brush pile?Quote:
Originally Posted by dhaire
Forward for almost everything. Our lake has 40-50 foot depth near the dam but an average of 25 feet deep on the fishing areas so no need to angle it down.
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I learned the crappie nibble trick in FL on my own earlier this month. I stayed hung in pads with a small jig and minnow..... added a nibble to the tip of the hook and it helped a lot.