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Good afternoon! I have bass fished for years, but I am brand new this year to crappie fishing. I am looking for some general information or guidance, and some starting points on what/where to look when searching for crappie, and what techniques and baits etc to use. I have some basic jigs, and stuff for live bait as well. I am familiar with Ouachita, but I am looking to learn some new water as well. Thanks in advance!!
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That is what I was hoping for! I have a boat so that will be my main fishing method
Ouachita has some gooduns pink heads 1/16 electric chicken lake fork jigs with boot tails was my go to there casting to the brush piles vertical jigging is tough when the water is clear there
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Spring is around the corner. They will be moving up to the shallow flats. They will be easier to find then.
You have electronics to find brush ? If you have gps there are lots of brushpiles coordinates on AGFC website
Yes sir, I do have electronics. Still getting used to what im looking at with them!
Time on the water then more Time on the water. It always helps meQuote:
Originally Posted by pnnalley
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Best piece of advice I have gotten was slow down. Sometimes they want a very slow retrieve
Many of the guys like using spot lock on the brush piles. What TM do you have? Learn you SI on your console as well. Great way to find good cover.
Minkota Terrova BT55
We try to hold it on their nose using livescopeQuote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
I live in HS and Ouachita is my favorite place in world to be on water but if interested in crappie I’d recommend Greeson in current cycle. Easy place to mark brush - all these diamond lakes are crazy low right now so be careful and pray for rain.
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No live scope here. Just have to work it down under the dock slowly till I bump into one:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
I have an minn kota edge right now, I am going to upgrade to a Terrova with spot lock but the model I need is sold out everywhere so no spot lock for now! I do have side image at the back of the boat so learning that as well to search for cover and brush
I have heard a lot of good things about greeson, may have to give it a try!
For me….
The beauty of crappie fishing is the simplicity. I fish out of a small, flat-bottom aluminum jon boat. No electronics and no trolling motor. I use very few different colors. Almost always on a 1/8 jig head. 10-foot jig pole. Small oxbow lakes off rivers and the actual rivers sometimes.
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Time to hit them hard. The water is warming up fast. Some are in10-12 feet of water. Hungry females getting aggressive
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