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    I paint the bottom of all my floats, green. I never use plastic floats, to much noise, when they hit water. Use cork or balsa wood.
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    First is cast and retrieve. Second is under a float. Most of the time bluegill and redears are near the bottom and I don't want to use a float. But when fishing shallow flats less than 6 feet deep I will use a float to gain casting distance and keep the jig above the weeds. Also, in smaller bodies of water at least, Bluegill will often suspend near the surface even out over deep water. It is always worth a few casts with a float out in open water if you aren't having much luck finding them where they normally are.
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    Cast and retrieve without a float or cast and float rig it back to you, essentially leap-frogging the bait along. I like the latter method for suspended crappie and when fishing from shore for crappie along rip rap.

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    These are balanced jig flies I tie. They weigh from 1/80 to 1/120oz. They have brass bead heads on Diaichii #10, #12 and #14 jighooks. I fish them under a fixed weighted foam float in 1' to 6' of water. 4# fireline and 4# fluoro leader. They have caught crappie, bluegill and bass over and around stakebed. Name:  20190414_182340.jpg
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    Quote Originally Posted by z520tom View Post
    These are balanced jig flies I tie. They weigh from 1/80 to 1/120oz. They have brass bead heads on Diaichii #10 jighooks. I fish them under a fixed weighted foam float in 1' to 6' of water. 4# fireline and 4# fluoro leader. They have caught crappie, bluegill and bass over and around stakebed. Name:  20190414_182340.jpg
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    Very nice looking jigs!
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    Quote Originally Posted by z520tom View Post
    These are balanced jig flies I tie. They weigh from 1/80 to 1/120oz. They have brass bead heads on Diaichii #10, #12 and #14 jighooks. I fish them under a fixed weighted foam float in 1' to 6' of water. 4# fireline and 4# fluoro leader. They have caught crappie, bluegill and bass over and around stakebed. Name:  20190414_182340.jpg
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    I do the exact same thing. Jigs and all. Just tied a few while waiting for ice to form here in nw Pennsylvania.
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    Nice jigs Tom. Those are tied with a pin through the bead? That’s one I haven’t played with yet, interesting.......
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    Pin with bead on it then attached to hook. This bait hangs horizontal also and is in the natural position for the baitfish it represents when fished under a float.

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    I had good luck last year using my
    Regular crappie pole vertical jigging around trees during the spawn. Caught some dandy red ears and blue gills.
    Also used a float casting with my ultra light rig pre spawn and spawn I caught 100s some days.



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    Quote Originally Posted by trypman1 View Post
    I paint the bottom of all my floats, green. I never use plastic floats, to much noise, when they hit water. Use cork or balsa wood.
    I would think light blue would be a better bottom color.

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