I'll start off with a little history. My grandaddy got me started crappie fish'n when I was about 5 years old. Back then all but a few thought the only time you could catch crappie was during the spawn and with a bobber & a minner. Well as we all know, times have changed & we must too. Lord only knows what would be the fate of the crappie population in Ky. Lake if my grandaddy would have been exposed to a site like this & all the other resources many of us have at our finger tips today.

Over the years I have been reluctant to change the way I fished. Stuck with the old spring time bobber & minner thing with an ocasional jig thrown in for years. Gradually evolved into spidder riggin, vertical jigg'n, cast'n and then fall & winter fish'n (all of which I dearly love). Now I am wanting to explore long line'n, but like many others it's hard for me not to "dance with the 1 that brung me." I just can't make myself ge started!

With the help of many of you folks (men & women, young & old) I have honed some skills and added the above techniques that have proved valuable to me in my fish'n. Not brag'n but thanks to yall's help, the days of hav'n to scrub the "skunk" smell outa the boat are few and far between. :D That sure makes fish'n a lot more enjoyable! And I guarantee all of you, if I hadn't joined this community that would not be the case! Heart felt thanks to all!

Those that know me know that I take my fish'n seriously & study this stuff. There is rarely a day goes by that I don't get on here & read something that benifits me.

Now... I wanta pick yall's brain's again. I'm determined to try the long line'n but I have questions.

1. What conditions/season dictate when this would be a good choice? I fish mainly the North ends of Ky & Barkly Lakes (if this helps) and we deal with a lot of rising/falling water levels.

2. What is a good setup?

3. What type/size of jigs?

4. What size/type line?

5. Speed? Lower/upper limit.

6. Best places? Dropoffs, flats, etc.

Anything else you think is important.

Thank's in advance,
Wiskers