Originally Posted by
SkyChimp
#1:
At BPS today I looked at some super long 12'+ crappie rods. What's the purpose and advantage of a rod that long? How do you fish it? It is solely for jigging?
#2:
Last year I bought a couple of bags of Blakemore Roadrunner heads with the spinners. I've been using them with 3" grubs in various colors and have been doing quite well catching bass and pickeral with them. I understand this is a respectable crappie lure as well. Does anyone here use them for crappie, and if so, how?
Thanks.
I use 14' and 10' long rods as well as 6' rods for long lining (trolling with baits trailing behind the boat). The long rods get the jigs away from the boat and provide separation so the jigs don't tangle with each other. I can cover a lot of water in a hurry while I'm searching for the crappie's location at that particular time. Six rods are about all I can handle when I'm by myself.
Keith
2008 NWR Bash Crappie Champion
2010 NWR Bash Yellow Perch Champion
2010 Buggs Bash Smallest Crappie Award