The Upside Down

[Slab Apprentice]

This is interesting to me. I'm still trying to learn how to crappie fish, but I've caught many, many stripers jigging. My go-to rigging method is exactly what you show, but with a 7" Bass Assassin. Basically, it looks like a giant version of your exact setup.

My reason for fishing upside down is not color, but because if I rig with the hook coming out of the slit on the bottom of the lure, it has a lot more action and becomes a swimbait instead of a stickbait in action. But your logic on an upside down baitfish is very interesting and may explain a lot!

Here are a couple of pics of my nephews fishing "the upside down". The lures are in their mouth, but you can't see them well.:

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Some donkeys there!


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[thill]

Oh yeah, it's very effective and very addictive. We have caught many, many over 30 and 40 lbs, with a few at or near 50 lbs, all of them caught on abass spinning rod with 10-15 lb braid and a 7" Bass Assassin, always rigged upside down on a jig, just like the OP shows.

Despite this, I'm determined to learn crappie fishing. My wife loves eating them, and we are 10 minutes from the lake, so it's very economical, especially compared to towing my saltwater boat 2.5 hours each way to fish. 5-6 hours of driving, not including the fishing helps break the addiction.

[Centurion]

I guess I’ve always fished them upside down.

[Ketchn]

I guess I’ve always fished them upside down.

with crappie , sometimes it don't matter and sometimes it really matters , very finicky finned rascals for sure

[Tradbow]

Great tip Ketchin