I tend to get caught up in the world of bass fishing but there are many other game fish out there to chase. Let’s take a look at a very fun to catch and great eating fish the crappie. We will share some tips and techniques that will have you sharpening your fillet knife!

Ley’s discuss a few deadly ways of catching slab crappie. One way and one of my favorites is vertical jigging. This technique requires the crappie to be deep enough to tolerate a boat over their heads and water clarity also can play a huge role. I recommend this crappie fishing technique for water deeper than 7 ft. The favored technique here is to use what is called a bottom bumping technique. If this does not produce just try a small jig at different depths. This jig technique is also commonly used with a slip bobber. Also make sure you carry along a few marker buoys to stay on the schools of crappie.

Casting is another way of catching good amounts of crappie and is very similar to bass fishing. You will want to stick with a small jig, spinner or small crankbait. My personal favorite is a bait called a Road Runner it is a jig/spinner combo. You will want to make very accurate casts when fishing these baits because the crappie hold tight to cover so you want to tick the edges of the cover their in to get bites. Be prepared to lose a few lures but be thankful they are fairly inexpensive. When casting to submerged cover cast beyond the desired strike zone and let the bait sink to the depth the fish are holding then begin your slow roll retrieve. A 1/16 oz. bait will fall around a foot per second. This can help you determine the depth you are fishing.

The last crappie fishing technique we will discuss is drifting or trolling. This is when the crappie have become scattered and are harder to locate. As long as local laws allow I recommend a technique called spider fishing. You set out as many as twelve rods with different baits and just troll until you come upon a school of fish. Be sure and experiment with different bait styles and depths to really narrow down what the fish are keying on. I recommend using a 6lb. test fluorocarbon line to haul in those big crappie but if you want to make it interesting try using 4lb. test or even 2lb. test.

This can really become exciting when you get on a good school of fish and the bites are consistent. Crappie are a very good fish to eat but only take what you need the next person that catches that fish you released might be a youngster making his or her first big catch!

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