We kept our limit of 25 each and threw back another 20-30. 12 foot rods w/ spinning reels. White braid line 20# test. 1/4 oz jigs tipped with minnows. Several things stood out to me. I would have thought crappie would have been line-shy of such a visible line. The bite was much better when I had the jig tipped with a minnow. Like 4 to 1 better. Crappie really like to strike a target that’s moving slowly to the surface. I’d find a fish, drop to his depth, jiggle a little and the slowly raise to the surface. Prior to watching crappie do that on a screen, I’d just drop a jig to a depth that seemed right and jig a little.
Another thing... our guide fished fast! We’d find structure loaded with crappie and catch a few. If we went more than a couple minutes without a bite he was ready to move on. I fish WAY slower than that.
Mrs Loop Knot went on a streak where she caught three crappie bigger than my personal best in about ten minutes. It was incredible to watch.
Right before we took our lunch break I had one near the boat that would have been much bigger than my personal best. As I was reeling my palm somehow tripped the bail on the reel and I lost it.
It was a great time.
My primary observation was the difference livescope makes. It’s the difference between deer hunting with a stick versus a high-powered rifle with a scope. Night and day.
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