Newbie Here: What do you think of my crappie box?

[callmecamo]

Now all you need is about a dozen more of them. It'll come, give it time.

[huntinslabs]

Looks good, but a crappie box ain't complete without a few roadrunner heads in it. Welcome from Florida.

[FlyingFish]

Looks good, but a crappie box ain't complete without a few roadrunner heads in it. Welcome from Florida.

Im planning on grabbing a few. Never used them before though. Do you vertical jig them or?

[fishervet]

Im planning on grabbing a few. Never used them before though. Do you vertical jig them or?

cast, vertical jig, troll em, spider rig em

[Dollfly]

Be sure to give that blue thunder and electric chicken some extra time. You will not be disappointed. Welcome from Tenn..

[NIMROD]

Good setup

[RetiredRR]

Welcome to crappie.com and don't be shy about sharing photos with us.

[FlyingFish]

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to update everyone on how my Spring is going so far. Caught around 40 keeper crappie so far in about 10-15 outings. I think I'm doing alright except that 22 of them came in one trip. I'm having some difficulty still and I think it might be from my retrieval technique. The current rig I use consists of a bobber stop, bead, slip bobber, small snap and jig. I experiment with depth and colors. I think the main issue is my overall presentation. My retrieval consists of me casting out and letting the jig reach depth, wait a few seconds, twitch, pause a few seconds, twitch twitch, pause, twitch pause etc. I will do this until I have reeled almost all the way in. Can anyone offer me some advice as to other, better techniques to use? Should I try using the jig without the float for a faster presentation? Should I pause longer? Add more twitches? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Also, I mostly use jigs with tubes or baby shad baits and then tip it with a crappie niblet. Is the crappie niblet on the tip of the hook a good or bad idea? I think it would give the fish something to taste and the fish would keep it in its mouth longer but I suppose the niblet could also take away from the appearance of the bait and confuse the fish? Idk. Maybe I'm overthinking.

Thanks in advance everyone. Here are a few pics of me and the girl:



Brandon

[trypman1]

Glad to have you on board, Good start on tackle.

[NIMROD]

Looks fine for a starter box , just don't get hooked into the idea you need a supply of everything on the market .