Thread: 7/5

I didn't have a lot of time tonight so I went out to Glendale to see how I'd do. Based on advice on this forum, I was finally able to land some crappie. I tried jigging standing timber, but I didn't have any luck with jigs tipped with minnows and kept getting snagged. Then I remembered a PM I received saying they would never pass up horizontal cover above the thermocline in the summer.

I found an isolated brush-pile in 16-17 FOW' that I could see had fish above it. I ended up catching 9 Black Crappie off that pile by vertically jigging a single pole in hand. The fish ranged from 6'' to 10''. Since I'm new to crappie fishing, I was pretty happy with that. I kept the three above 9''.

Hopefully I can repeat this strategy the next time out and see if I can find some more spots to try.

nice job!

one of the best tips for brush, is to BE EASY. if you snag up and start pulling you just ruin the spot. the bite will shut off! slow n easy jig motions so you dont hang up. resist the erg to set on every thump you feel. most hang ups with a soft hand can be gently shaken off(another reason i like 1/8th jigs apposed to lighter ones) with no adverse affects on the bite. if you cant shake it off sometimes you wait a min and a fish will pick it off for you even. if you do snag up and have to break off and it shuts them down, come back in an hour and have at them again. if you play in the brush with jigs all summer you will learn more than you can imagine. to help you get started find a brush pile on land and jig in it with your eyes closed and open. that will train/teach you what im talking about with a visual understanding.