finally got some. . .

[b_a_s_s_101]

Hey guys, havn't been on here in a while. I finally got to go to the the older lake here and jig around the dock. I was usin a orange/chart. 1.5" jig in a white jig head w/ 4# line and my ol' ultra lite. I instantly got bit, but he hopped of the hook. then i went to the end of the dock and dropped my jig slowly down and slowly reeled back up. I caught 12 this way. smallest was about 5-6" biggest was about 8-10". It was fun. First time targeting crappies this year, and im headed out there all day tomorrow . wish me luck.

[crappiencali]

Goodluck Bass knock em dead.

[CrappiePappy]

Hey guys, havn't been on here in a while. I finally got to go to the the older lake here and jig around the dock. I was usin a orange/chart. 1.5" jig in a white jig head w/ 4# line and my ol' ultra lite. I instantly got bit, but he hopped of the hook. then i went to the end of the dock and dropped my jig slowly down and slowly reeled back up. I caught 12 this way. smallest was about 5-6" biggest was about 8-10". It was fun. First time targeting crappies this year, and im headed out there all day tomorrow . wish me luck.

"Vertical Casting" method ?? :D Works, don't it !!!!
Does Iowa buy their Crappie stock from Alabama ? That's about the only other place I know of, that Crappie seem to like a orange/char jig ... LOL!! They bust'em up good at Weiss, on that color ... LOL!!
But, seriously .... sounds like you had a good time, and that's what's important.
If you see this before you go .... try shooting the jig up under the dock, in the darkest/shadiest spots, and slowly retrieve it back out. The bigguns may just be hiding in there ... forcing the smaller ones to stay out on the fringes. .......... luck2ya .... cp

[hellmonkey]

Them orange/chart jigs work well in Kansas too! My last few trips I've used Orange/Chart. jigs and them crappie and bass just kill 'em.. I've caught crappie from 10 inches and up and a couple of nice 3 1/2 lb bass on the orange/chart jigs.. I've had to change my 4 lb line at least 3 times using those jigs. I'll only change colors when the bite stops. My wife thinks I'm nuts! :D

[b_a_s_s_101]

lol thanks for the tips cp. the only problem is that the dock is a weird one, there is big barrols to help it float. that is why i cant get my jig under the dock. idk why that color combo works, but there was a couple at the lake last year that were catchin slabs left and right and i couldnt get bit with a chart/black jig. so they gave me one and the slabs tore it up....litterly. so i got up to cabelas and bought me a pack of em and havn't really used them. so, tomorrow im gonna try to tear them up. PS: we get our fish from the hatchery around rathbun i THINK!!! lol.

[CrappiePappy]

lol thanks for the tips cp. the only problem is that the dock is a weird one, there is big barrols to help it float. that is why i cant get my jig under the dock. idk why that color combo works, but there was a couple at the lake last year that were catchin slabs left and right and i couldnt get bit with a chart/black jig. so they gave me one and the slabs tore it up....litterly. so i got up to cabelas and bought me a pack of em and havn't really used them. so, tomorrow im gonna try to tear them up. PS: we get our fish from the hatchery around rathbun i THINK!!! lol.

the infamous "floating dock" situation. I'm quite familiar with that, since my home lakes are full of them. I only encounter stationary docks in Tenn & Alabama. Best advice I can give you, on the floating type docks, is to shoot the boat slips (if shade is present) ... and shoot under any pontoon boats that are moored there. ........ luck2ya .... cp

[wrwest]

Hey Bass, congrat on your fish. Keep up the good work...

[b_a_s_s_101]

haha, thats the one and only dock on the lake. the lake is about 28 acres. just a lil wooden dock about 30 feet long, 20 into the water, and a lil boat ramp. good crappie fishing though. thats what counts.

[b_a_s_s_101]

went out today from noon-4 and caught two little tiny gills. ticked me off. tough conditions though, windy and storms in the area. i think i'll go out later this evening and give it another shot.

[bugman]

Thats the spirit stick with em it will pay off.