new to crappie fishing

[str8lines]

hey guys, Just started crappie fishing...Been a long time paylaker and catfisherman...I am from columbus ohio and I am going out tomorrow for some crappie around 2 or 3 pm...It will be raining in the morning so ya...was just curious about the depth I should be fishing? should I be pretty deep? the spot I will be in is probably 12 feet deep

[Crappie Reaper]

Try all depths you can. With luck, you'll come across a few fish. Welcome to the board and to Crappie fishing! Make it a point to test every peice of brush or stick up close to the bank in 3' or less of water. You might just come across some crappie bedding, or moving towards a bed. Good luck!

[TwainGang]

What technique are you planning to use- slip bobber, long pole jigging, cast and retrieve, minnows. artificial?

[Fatman]

Just keep trying till you get into them and then switch all your rods over to the same depth

Fatman

[rnvinc]

west ky says hey ya'll...welcome to the forum!!

[old fuzzy]

welcome from missouri,

[skiptomylu]

From Toledo Bend Texas!

[Ken Jones]

From a boat with Depth finder you can tell the depth, fish accordingly. Use a slip bobber setup. You can fish a slipbobber and keep working down untill you find what the depth they are at. Suggestion start at 3ft. and work down one ft. inclerments. Pop your bobber with tip of while retrieving bobber. Stop and go. Remember this, a crappie likes a moving target. Do this and you'll go home with a lot of fish. 50 yrs. experience.

[bc1448]

Welcome to the board from VA!
Blake

[Arkie John]

Str8lines,

Welcome to the forum. This time of year I'd go shallower than deeper...but if one does not work, vary the depth and the location you fish until you connect.

aj