newbie question

[crappie1024]

Hey guys, new to the site from a member standpoint but ive been getting info from here for years so first I would just like to say thanks for all your tips and tricks.Alright first question is about rods, now ive always fished for crappie with minnows, but in the last year or so I have fell in love with jigs, jiffyjigs to be exact, there local here in ga, but anyways the ponds where I fish have a ton of standing timber, but the crappie are not holding tight to them there in about a ten foot radius of the timber so im fishing horizonally and im fishing with a zebco 11 and a 4'6 UL rod, the water is 5 to 8 foot deep, so am I fishing this the right way or do I need a really long pole like a 10 or a 12 foot rod, because I dont know what the advantages are with long rods. Thanks in advance for your input

[MEATGETTER]

welcome from cleveland county ,ar. home of meatgetter jigs, i would spidder rig around the area or hold a long jig pole {11ft
] in both hands and drag my jig slow in the area!!!!!!!!!!

[BigMack]

Check out this post
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/main-...-size-rod.html

The advantage I only see in anything over 8ft is in the spring when they are up shallow and you don't want to run the boat into them. So really the long rods are
good for sneaking up on them.
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[Blackhawk19]

The rod you have is fine if you are slow retrieving or pumping your jig on the retrieve. If you want to be just vertical jigging you will need a longer rod.
Welcome from Alabama

[crappie1024]

Thank guys I appreciate the info, also what color combo is good for muddy water, ive been using a jig with a pink head black body and chartreause feathers and its been working great

[satdoc1]

If it aint broke dont fixit, keep using it if it works!

[crappie1024]

Well said satdoc! I just didnt know if there was a killer color combo I was not using