New to crappie fishing Hello!!
Hello everyone! Let me start by saying I love this site great into an great people. My name is Luke, I live in Anderson IN. I have been reading as many posts as I can from this site but I still have some questions. Just bear with me cause they might sound stupid but I just started crappie fishing the beginning of this year.I have only caught 5 crappie and all were caught on a white road runner just a simple cast and retreive.I recently bought a boat(12 ft. aluminum john boat) and two days ago I bought a hummingbird 110 fish buddy. I have never used any electronics so I dont really know what im doing. I took my boat out yesterday to try out my fishfinder. I saw many fish 8 to 16" deep and around structure. How do i catch them???? I started fishing 2 years ago and really got into bass fishing so im use to using worm and crank bait and spinners and such. I have some crappie jigs and tubes of various colors but i just dont know how to get the crappie. I dont know how to tell how deep my jig is when vertical jigging or for that matter how to vertically jig for crappie.Im just at a lost and need some helpful tips and pointers.
thanks
Luke
Welcome to Crappie.com ....
You've already learned how to use the Roadrunner, and that's a start. I'd suggest getting some weedless jigheads, and use the cast/retrieve method. Rod position much the same as when "worm fishing" ... retrieve speed should be slow enough that the jig isn't being pulled back to you on a tight line, but with a slight bow in the line (from rod tip to water). Anytime you see the line jump, move sideways, or go slack ... set the hook !! You can expect a 1/16oz jighead with a plastic tube/grub body on it, to sink about 1ft per second ... so, you can count down how deep the jig goes, to get it down to the depth you want/need it to be. But, when casting ... stop the fall of the jig at least two feet ABOVE the depth the fish are showing on your electronics. You want to present your bait above them ;)
Unless you have rods over 8ft long, to vertical jig with ... you might consider doing this, instead : Crappie.com - Crappie Fishing Information and Adventure - Vertical Casting
Keep the questions coming ... that's what we're here for !!
... cp :cool: