Thread: No clue how to start fishing for crappie but determined to catch one soon

Originally Posted by StronkKnight

Best guess on my line is 2-4 pound. Nothing too heavy. Ill try those marabou ones. For the minnows, im thinking shad and blue ice for colors. Only saying those two because this one old man I watch on youtube always has success with those. Any other suggestions for colors?
only asking because there are so many choices for colors.

LOL .... yeah, you ask 10 people to give you their top 3 colors, and you're likely to get 30 different ones. If you've got some white, some chartreuse, some pink, and some Junebug colors in your baits ... you're off to a good start. (those colors can be solo or in combination)

You've already established that there's Bass & sunfish there, so if there's any Crappie around they're likely to be eating their fry (along with the aquatic bugs and other things swimming or crawling around in those waters.

IMHO ... Beetle Spins are a pretty good bait, but notorious for getting fouled in your line when cast. Road Runners "can" do that, also, but are just not as likely to.

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I prefer the more natural colors or subdued colors for the most part but agree with the chartreuse or white options.

Minnows are hard to beat when one is starting out. Few rods, minnow bucket / aerator, some floats, weights, and hooks. A fella is ready to go.

Ordering tonight from pico. got 20 1/16th oz jigheads, 2 flip floats, some stops, 2 different types of marabou jigs (6 each), little shad in ghost shad color, orange and brown crappie tube, and a triple tip blue and chart. Happy I got these. Tried ordering from grizzly but there were no marabous, but there were underspins. Ordered from pico instead because the jigheads were a lot cheaper, and i'd rather just use the marabou jigs. By the way, how long does it normally take for them to arrive? Week?

Pico is awesome. Mitch is good folk too. They always have gotten my orders right out to me and I’d imagine they’d do the same for you. Probably within a week. Pretty sure they use USPS shipping. Let us know how things work for you.

quick question, any reccomended poles if I want to be fishing for crappie off shore? I know light action would be nice.

Originally Posted by StronkKnight

quick question, any reccomended poles if I want to be fishing for crappie off shore? I know light action would be nice.

If you're on a shoreline that has no overhead obstructions, I'd go with a 7-8ft rod in med/lite to med action with a fast tip. If there are overhead obstructions, I'd go with a 6 to 6.5ft rod and learn how to "shoot docks" or learn to sidearm cast with accuracy. Learning how to "shoot docks" can also be a major factor when in very confined spaces, and will work just fine with rods shorter than 6ft.
A reel with a long or wide spool & lite line will help with distance on your casts. Brand of said rods is a personal choice (per budget) and that's your call. You just want to make sure that the reel balances the rod so that it's not tip heavy, or you'll wear out your wrist/arm with any extended use.

Alright thank you. Is a long/wide spool just a normal spinning reel with just a wider place to put your line on? I searched it up all I got was conventional baitcasters