What's Your Ideal Crappie Fish Pegged Weight Size??

[keeferfish]

Gotcha Keeferfish.. I think you assume that 5mph is a boat speed or something trolling perhaps. I was stating I will fish with no weight when it's 5mph or less if the water depth is 10ft or less which is rare. Most people responding are in thoughts of me "Trolling" I don't troll for crappie. I 1 Pole for them. I definitely need to put that in the description if I post again. I didn't know that many people trolled for crappie. It seems more people troll for them vs 1 Pole. I've never trolled for them I couldn't imagine missing out on DAT THUMP! That's my whole thrill.

I was not talking about trolling are you saying wind or boat speed? It comes across as boat speed to me.

I only single pole unless you call a rod in each hand spider rigging

Which for me is VERY seldom.

5mph trolling is cooking also!

[bbrown549]

BBrown... Man 10-8-23 I experimented with heavier weight on a new crappie set up yesterday & it makes so much sense now. I didn't have a 1/4th but ordered some today to see if it helps me move that bait more with the rod tip. I can see 100% why you do it if it's suiting open water or structure fishing. Thanks.

Just to expand on this a little further, the tungsten will provide brighter returns when Live Scoping than lead does, making it a little easier to see. I also run 1 sinker stop on top of the weight and 2 below it. For the most part this will prevent the sinker from sliding down the line on the hookset.

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[UnLikeU]

Just to expand on this a little further, the tungsten will provide brighter returns when Live Scoping than lead does, making it a little easier to see. I also run 1 sinker stop on top of the weight and 2 below it. For the most part this will prevent the sinker from sliding down the line on the hookset.

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Niceeeeeeee... I see ya know your stuff over there BBrown. Yeah I use to use Tungsten. It's a great product. Brother I ran a new rig on Sunday that is the new way I'm Crappie fishing for a while now. I may decide to make a video on it but am mentally thinking of hoarding the idea for my mind only for now. I appreciate you chiming in to stir up some conversation. Thanks.

[happycaster58]

I understand that loud and clear Happycaster58. Do you ever drop and get your lure to wrap around the top of your line by the weight or leader & have to re-drop when you use a 1/16 jig with a 1/4 weight?

Not very often. Miss-fires do happen tho'.

[Gone Fishin']

Years back there was an article in the local paper about a retired pastor who caught a limit of crappie every day for a year. Now that's an accomplishment! Imagine the weather and stuff he endured to just be out there every day, much less limit out each day.

He mostly fished one rig, a Little Fishy on a 1/32 oz bare jighead with a small hook fished a foot under a 1/2 oz weight to get it down fast. Folks would go into the local bait shop and ask for the rig by his name (which I've forgotten now). I fished it for some years, it works. I need to go back to it, haven't been doing great on fish numbers lately.