Don’t Spook Your Crappie - Crappie Now
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Great picture! Thanks for the share Dave.
You can bet I'll be trying that tip out.
Wow! Y'all are fast. I just got a text the article was up and Dave already has it posted. The Single Pole article is fantastic, as a Hard Core Single Poler that article has Gold in it. Pumpkin Month article was a Super Read too.
I'm taking a Crappie.com member Monday for a clinic on locating, positioning, and catching Crappie just like the article. Hopefully we will get some good pictures too.
Just read. It’s a great article and technique I will be using ASAP. Thanks John
Fifty fish limit in 4 hrs. I have a hard time getting a 20 fish limit here in KY.
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Few know it but the Pearl river if you stretched out is several hundred miles long. As it flows south to where I live it runs into Saltwater. The Saltwater shuts down the Crappie's southbound travels right in my backyard. They backup within a 10 mile stretch above the salinity line that has 4 communicating rivers for a few miles down to 3 communicating rivers for several miles. This Delta is a Buffet for the Crappie holding them for spawning. As far as fishing "The Spawn" you have very little access to the Crappie because this same Delta floods to the point you can't fish it right when they are spraying eggs. The last few years it has taken a severe beating from Tropical Storms and Hurricanes. I personally am out in the Delta year around when the water is down. The last 2 years we had a banner spawn so our populations are getting back to the Pre-Storm era levels. After Hurricane Katrina the Golf Courses all over around here had dead Crappie laying on the greens. Tropical events are our worst enemy as a Crappie Angler.
Good info --- Just started reading Crappie Now. THANKS
If I have to keep my jig 8 to 10 foot above the main group I'll be holding it n the air! :Rofl
Most fish I catch year round are no deeper than 10ft, 12 to 15 fow at the most. I will try above the school for sure. :cheers2
I hear that. When I'm fishing 5ft of water I usually can pull the first couple of fish within eye sight of my jig. Interesting to see them come up to eat the jig. The most important thing is to tease the fish into biting above the others and once hooked really pull them out of the water with as little splash as possible. Ketchn turned me on to fishing small hooks in cover to reduce snagging, I switch to smaller / lighter tackle as I fish deeper into structure. On Ross Barnett I use a Wally Marshall Signature Series rods from Lews with the handle cut down 6 inches. I think Mr Marshall's got it right on the actions for getting fish up in a hurry to prevent wrapping around submerged structure. Using #1 Matzou Sickle hook 1/16oz Jigheads I reach over the top of the spot doing a quiet presentation, no splash only wetting 1ft of line. Kinda like waiting on the Catsup to come out of the bottle I give the fish time to rise. A slow lift of the rod tip followed by a quick drop of the rod tip every minute or so seems to be the ticket. I try to see slack in the line on the Tip drop. Something about the slow rise / quick fall when the jig sits a moment that is when the commitment time happens. On the Pearl here at home I start out with a Rojo Grande 9wt fly rod with 15# Slick 8 braid line with a larger hook jighead ( usually a #2 but with the hook bent out a bit more) to really jerk them out of the water but switch to a 8wt with a smaller hook jighead as I go deeper. I used to run and gun from recruitment spot to recruitment spot but have learned to be patient if the fish are present. My buddy Cajun Ray says they all stand around and vote on who's biting next. I learned he's right because one of the Crappie always bites.Quote:
Originally Posted by keeferfish
I recognize that boat
nice read ....:cheers2
The only thing about fishing light weight in brush piles is they don’t have the weight to free themselves if hung up as much as a heavier jig. For me I’ve found the Limits Tackle 1/16 oz wedge head jigs with #6 J-hook work about the best in cover. Something about the wedge turns the jig so it doesn’t hang as bad if fished slow and thoroughly. Also, if you tie the mono weed guard on they are awesome. I’m going to use this technique to fish above the pile before jumping right in there like I usually do and see how it works for me. Thanks rojoguio.
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Good post! Thanks
Bob
I got help to edit my videos recorded fishing the technique written about in this October 2023 CrappieNow article. Don’t Spook Your Crappie - Crappie Now
When you get a chance to look at the water depth on my Plotter it's deep. I'm fishing Cut Banks that have structure washed in. Presenting the jig has everything to do with teasing the fish not just to bite but to rise out of the pack and bite. The second thing I wanted to demonstrate is how I either get the fish in the air as they are rising anyway but get them out of the water or lead bigger fish away from the group before bringing to the surface to splash. I hope you find this helpful if you're struggling to catch Crappie. I'm using a 12ft Bucks Graphite Jig Pole but in a new action (2 years old pole). I do not know when BnM changed over actions but I really love these rods! I cut the handles down by half on all mine because I choke up on the grip to hold my index finger on the blank at the forward termination point of the grip. Also I'm fishing in my TIN Boat rig.
Above the Fray - YouTube
https://youtu.be/ynGakHkdyns?si=f-XZf2zyjUWi6an9
Good video. Thanks for posting