Mighty Mite

[skeetbum]

Found a pic of the reel I spoke of, lit my UL fire years ago.

[gunwhatgun]

When I was a much younger person (14~15), I found a Daiwa Microcast rod and real combo for 5 bucks at a yard sale. It was a back pack style deal, the rod broke down into 4 or 5 pieces and it all went into a little hard plastic case. It laid on a shelf for a couple of years until I was around 18 or 19 and discovered creek fishing. It was the only rig I had short enough for getting through the woods and creaks. It quickly became my go to rig. I fished it for years until it got broken. I was genuinely heart broken when I found my broken rod stuffed in a barrel at my friends house, and no one offered a reason for the damage.

[Fishfishwish]

It's probably not optimum since the hook is pretty small. But you saw the catches. I missed none and none got off. A soft rod and steady pressure on the fish helps. I use that jig head when targeting bluegills. But those darn crappie got in the way.

I've never seen anyone use a barbless hook on crappie , how well does that work?