| Crappie may be one of the most abundant | | | | you have a good deal of accuracy and can |
| fishes in the United States, residing in the | | | | avoid snagging the line. You should cast |
| greatest number of lakes and rivers, but this | | | | beyond the point where you feel the crappie |
| doesn't mean they are the easiest to catch. | | | | will be best caught and let your lure sink to |
| In fact, crappie can be quite elusive. | | | | the level you want, then begin a slow swim |
| That's why it's important to try different | | | | through the cover area. Keep in mind that a |
| crappie fishing tactics to reel in the most | | | | 1/16 ounce jig will sink at approximately one |
| fish in the most effective manner. Here are | | | | foot per second, so you want to count down to |
| some tips to get you started so that you can | | | | the level just above any stakes sticking up |
| make the most of your next fishing trip. | | | | from the bottom (the cover), where the |
| | | | crappie are baited but your line doesn't get |
| Crappie fishing tactics vary depending on the | | | | stuck in the cover. |
| time of year, the depth of the crappie, and | | | | |
| the area of the lake in which you'll find | | | | Trolling can be one of the most effective |
| your best catch. One of the crappie fishing | | | | crappie fishing tactics as well. Trolling |
| tactics that works best when crappie are deep | | | | slowly with an electric motor or drifting can |
| enough (at least 8-15 feet) is vertical | | | | be a great way to find elusive crappie in |
| fishing. At this range, they are more | | | | open water. Try spider fishing using |
| tolerant of a boat directly overhead, and you | | | | several rods over all sides of the boat so |
| can drop jigs and slip-bobber rigs down the | | | | that you are more liking to get a bite. Some |
| side of the boat. One of the most efficient | | | | anglers using this method will set out over a |
| vertical methods is to use a bottom-bumping | | | | dozen rods, trolling at different depths, in |
| rig. | | | | their attempt to find a school of crappie. |
| | | | Also, keep in mind that using fiberglass rods |
| Another one of many proven crappie fishing | | | | instead of graphite will make your life |
| tactics is casting into shallows, much like | | | | easier in this pursuit the fiberglass rods |
| bass fishing. Crappie prefer to remain in | | | | are more limber and will respond with a |
| cover, so you'll want to swim tiny jigs, | | | | deeper, slower bend when crappie is caught in |
| spinners, and crank baits in shallow cover | | | | a jig. |
| along the shores or in submerged cover, if | | | | |