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New to crappie
Hey y'all, I'm wanting to get into the crappie scene, because a few years back I went with a friend on lake Livingston and we put a hurt on them, and ever since I've been hooked on panfish. I do a lot of bass fishing and cat fishing just because that's what my friends and father mostly do.
So I need some help guys, im wanting to use my kayak on a local lake that has some huge crappie. It's a 60 acre lake that I don't think is too deep, and it doesn't have much shoreline structure. Here's where my issue lies. I don't have electronics on my kayak yet, so what's the easiest way to locate crappie without a fish finder? What are some hot jig colors, and how can I take live bait on my kayak with me without pulling a frabill bucket?
Thank you guys in advance!
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This is just a suggestion and what I do on new waters. Drift fish. Go with the wind. Drag cranks, slowly. Start with jigs, plastics and cranks and don't drown any minners
to start with. When you catch one, mark the spot with a marker float and work the area. Try a variety of colors until you catch your first crappie, then stick with that
color until it stops producing. Just the way I do it.
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Alright, I'll definitely do that. I know there are some brush piles on the lake, just not too sure where, haha. Should I stick to curly tail plastics or swim bait style? I will probably only have 2 rods out at a time so I'll have a marabou jig on one and plastic on the other. Thanks for the advice!
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I'm a fan of anything that jiggles and colors that include chartreuse.
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I appreciate all the help. Baits from 1-3 inches is best right? Sorry for all the questions, I mostly bass fish haha.Originally Posted by RetiredRR
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3" is my maximum length to use. However I have cranked up crappies on 4" cranks. Too old to let much surprise me anymore.
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I like pulling little 1/32 Oz Roadrunners when drift fishing and how I got the idea of trolling for crappie using the little jigs. It was a windy day way back in the late 1970's and I was frustrated with the wind and fish so just started drifting and started catching big ol crappie and it hit me that I could do the same thing without the wind, just use my TM to pull it where I wanted to go. Now they call it long line trolling. It works!
Also since you have no electronics you could put some structure in the lake and just mark it some way to find it each time you want to.
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Thanks Skip, I appreciate the help. I don't have electronics yet, but I saw a Lowrance hook 4 gps/ff/ds for 199.99 so I'll pick that up. I plan on doing quite a bit of drifting too, for both crappie and gills. Thank y'all for the help!
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Getting a cheap fish finder should be your first move. You can then locate those brush piles are add your own. I have a little Pelican Predator and the first thing I did was add a cheap fish finder. We have a city park lake that is full of crappie but no visible cover. That fish finder helped me find those brush piles. Tie on some 6 lb test and grab a handfull of baits.
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Thanks grainraiser, I might actually have a fish finder installed before I go out next. I've got a couple winter projects lined up (anchor trolley, fishfinder, etc) so I'll probably get that set up before fishin again
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