2 Questions for the Crappie Catchers

[Big-D]

First, what size jig bodies do you use? 2" 3"?

Second, I seem to catch a lot of big crappies trolling crankbaits for walleyes. But, when I go back to the area where I caught the crappie I can't "buy" another bite. Graph shows lots of arches, but no fish. What do I need to do?

[APKape]

There was a good discussion a while back on the size of lures people use. See: http://www.crappie.com/crappie/misso...-lure-use.html. Sorry can't help you with the crank bait question. But, I do get the same response from crappie. There seems to be peek feeding times, and other times the shut off like a light switch.

[bwillaub]

Crappie can certainly be tightlipped at times. Try fishing the most shallow of the arches you see as the upper fish are usually the more active. Remember to fish S-L-O-W. Good luck.

[Speck]

crappie will hit a crankbait real well in the summer. Alot of those are reaction strikes. If you use that to your favor, you can catch a bunch of slab crappie. Look for schools of shad and troll through them and hang on. Its a great method for locating fish and covering alot of water.

[slipbobber]

Something that I have been doing lately is have a long rod rigged up with a 1/4 oz. jig with a Stroll"R on it. When I see a situation like you describe I make a long cast, as far as possible, count down to the level of the fish and swim it back at a steady pace trying to maintain a constant depth. This works really good on big crappie and if there is any whites or hybrids in the mix they'll whack it too. Electric chicken has been probably the best color with a hot pink head. Good luck!