Thread: best fall bait

I guess you were tight lining maybe your speed was a little to fast. Jigs work as good as minnows do. I would have tried a jig before I left them to question. Give us your GPS cords and we will try an experiment on them Friday. Did you try drop shot method when you were over them? Sometimes they just won't co-operate and you have to bump their nose with the bait. LOL Come out Friday with us and see if they bite then.

Originally Posted by BigDawgg

I guess you were tight lining maybe your speed was a little to fast. Jigs work as good as minnows do. I would have tried a jig before I left them to question. Give us your GPS cords and we will try an experiment on them Friday. Did you try drop shot method when you were over them? Sometimes they just won't co-operate and you have to bump their nose with the bait. LOL Come out Friday with us and see if they bite then.

I pretty much thought I was doing the drop shot method on them. But I'm not 100% sure what that is. I was sitting on top of the spot and had a 1/32 oz jig head with a minnow on it, and above that about 12-18", I have one or more split shots.

thanks,

I would like to hear more. I was out Saturday and boy was it tough wind was blowing and very cold. I did find a spot just like you did that was loaded with fish I run a HB 597ci hd di at the bow and a 999 on the console. I was tied to a pole in about 20 feet and they where all over my screens had fish ID on and they where more in the 455 beam then the 200 beam on the 597 knowing my unit I knew they where to the right or left and not directly under me. Set my poles out stayed in that spot about 45 min and only 4 crappie fishing minnows on mr. Crappie code red light wire hooks. Can someone tell me what I could have done differently?

Hey Brett, dropshotting is where you fish your weight on the very end of your line and come up 12"-18" and tie on your jig or hook. This way you can keep your line in contact with the bottom or structure without hanging up and know where your lure or lures are relative to the weight. You can add more lures up the line if you want. Hope this helps.

DY-NO-MITE works pretty well in cold weather !

John, don't say that then everyone will know how you get your fish.

Brett, I thought you were tight lining when you said:( I did pick up a nice crappie or two when making a turn and the baits swung over structure.) Sorry! to misunderstand you. If you do like Robdogg says you may get a few more to hit. Maybe try slower action. Other than being slower try what ofishlbizzness said. Good luck next time. Join us Friday and watch Uncle Remus do the Great triple Lindy off his pontoon.

Originally Posted by Robdogg

Hey Brett, dropshotting is where you fish your weight on the very end of your line and come up 12"-18" and tie on your jig or hook. This way you can keep your line in contact with the bottom or structure without hanging up and know where your lure or lures are relative to the weight. You can add more lures up the line if you want. Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by Robdogg

Hey Brett, dropshotting is where you fish your weight on the very end of your line and come up 12"-18" and tie on your jig or hook. This way you can keep your line in contact with the bottom or structure without hanging up and know where your lure or lures are relative to the weight. You can add more lures up the line if you want. Hope this helps.

Thanks,
I'll try that next time as well.

bw