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    Default Dock Shooting, explain please


    I have tried to get a good example online and there are 100 different ways for 100 different sites and 100 different jigs.

    I also see jigs that members call their dock shooting jigs.

    What does it all mean? How do you do it? Is there a reason to use the specific jigs besides preference?
    I love taking my kids fishing, now if I could just manage to fish at the same time.

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    I modify my jig heads by converting a ballhead into an asprin head using a pair of pliers.




    I feel I get a better hold on the flat head.
    I also tie shooters with whitetail hair instead of marabou since it is hollow. My thinking is it will fall a little slower. I have been experimenting with glow flashabou since most of my best producing docks are enclosed. Smaller heads are also used alot since they make less of a splash.
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    it is really just your preference. but just about the only way i fish for crappie is dock shooting. i would suggest you start out with tube heads and bass assassins. push the body of the jig partially up on the hook up close to the lead. take some super glue with the brush and brush a small amount of glue on the lead part of the jig. push the body up on the lead and let it dry. you will find that bass assassins skip better than most jigs. as you become accustomed to shooting the jig accurately , you can try the jigs of your choice.

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    The jig is just preference. here is a video that may help.
    YouTube - Crappie Fishing / Dock Shooting 2

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    I use a 1/32 jig with a tube on it. (1/32s sink slow) Then skip them like a stone under a dock. A little practice and it is easy.
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    Wink I've tried alot of different baits .......

    Quote Originally Posted by fish_4_all View Post
    I have tried to get a good example online and there are 100 different ways for 100 different sites and 100 different jigs.
    I also see jigs that members call their dock shooting jigs.
    What does it all mean? How do you do it? Is there a reason to use the specific jigs besides preference?
    ... everything from hair jigs to jighead/plastics to RR's to Whirly Bees. Most effective dock shooting setup that I've used ... jighead/Panfish Assassin. Mostly it's due to the good skipping nature of the bait, as I can usually get it well back under a dock ... even if I don't get the perfect shot off :D

    How to : (or rather "How I do" ) : see my reply in this thread - http://www.crappie.com/crappie/south...-shooting.html

    I normally use a 1/16oz jighead, but if fall rate is a factor ... I'll drop down to 1/32oz. Have yet to have to go heavier or lighter, and haven't had the need to put a float on the line ... but, if that's how you do it, or if that's how it has to be done, given your circumstances, then you go dude :p .. and more power to ya !!

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    Bass Assassin is my bait of choice. I skip it under docks on a 1/16 jig head. They can skip off the water 2-5 times before they sink.
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    Dock Shooting - 101

    Dock shooting is one of the most rewarding way to target crappie all year long. Crappie like dark water and deep water at the same time.
    We like to use a 1/16oz jig to shoot dock, it fall slow enough to get the crappie to bit, and it heavy enough so you can reach way back to the dark water.
    Look at the photos and you can see how the rods are bending, we are holding on the lead and have the hook pointing up and away from our finger.
    We use a 5' 4" to 5' 6" rod, Power Light Action Fast action with 6lb Sufix Elite mono or 2 -10 Power Pro.

    Shooting Docks on Caddo Lake


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    Now that is what I am talking about. Either a side arm snap or a sling shot cast is what I thought. Is so much better to hear directly from the ones who know what they are doing.

    Now I just have to practice. The docks here are up off the water but they are small and short so it will be a challenge.
    I love taking my kids fishing, now if I could just manage to fish at the same time.

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    Midwest Crappie has a good show on the basics of dock shooting. There you can watch the process in action.
    Good things come to those who bait.


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