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Got around to making a youtube video so thought I'd share here. I've tested two of the same type of rods, a 1 piece and a 2 piece. The 2 piece loses some sensitivity with lighter bites but...

Thanks for taking a look! Yep you think it's crazy imagine how my wife feels LOL.

Regarding the results I posted, I've sorted by the average the 2nd and 3rd alarms (light and moderate...

Given the cold rainy weather I've had some time to fool around with testing rod sensitivity. I've found that how well a fishing rod relays a vibrating cell phone does not really amount to any sort...

There is a poor man's way to do this. I know because I'm doing it LOL. However I agree with the above advice if you are looking for 3D baits that look professional.

Just curious which manufacturer came up with the Electric Chicken color scheme and what bait introduced it to crappie? Wonder who deserves the credit for such an unlikely but productive color...

I kept a portable GPS for a lot of years but now I'm using a waterproof motorola cell phone that I bought refurbed for about 80 bucks. I purchased the navionics app for it and it is nice to have...

I agree that L or even ML is better than UL unless maybe you are fishing clear water up north with smaller crappie. I usually fish with 2 or 3 poles with different qualities at any given time to...

Sometimes when the fish are finicky in the summer, I've found that the hollow body tubes with the jig completely hidden in the tube does the trick better than anything else. In a pinch I've put a...

Great post. I need to try this more! I've experimented once with a 1/8 oz jig and a 4" worm and a nose hooked tube above it (yes I was going for bass and crappie at the same time fooling around...

I don't fish hair jigs for crappie but will lump marabou in the same category. Most of the time I'll fish tubes, feathers, and shad style baits (both swimming minnow and "do nothing" style) all in...

Just my opinion, but to me graphite's superior qualities are being lighter weight and having greater sensitivity. Glass is better for spider rigging and trolling because you'll see more movement on...

One thing I've noticed too is that the same tree might produce some fish with a 1/8th jig, then a 1/16 jig, then a 1/32 jig or vice versa.

They are great to pitch around timber, especially when you are wanting to catch LMB too.

One thing I'll do sometimes with a marabou jig when the feather's wear out is to put some sort of straight plastic "tail" at the end. This makes a pretty effective "no action" bait as well. Berkley...

Ah good point. Where is that bungee that is supposed to be around the finder? :dono

I carry my boat 100'+ to a lot of fishing spots so lugging an extra pound of wood is a lot more appealing that...

Yes, I guess every lake is a bit different. Here on Lake Lewisville in Texas, I don't think anyone is catching on traditional spider rig techniques right now. There are a ton of bait fish...

Oh sorry, yah, I guess installing some sort of thwart (cross beam) wouldn't work so well with those traditional kayaks. Setting rods down spider rigging works pretty well with my decked pirogue...

Here is my simple wooden "cross bar" method of holding rods parallel for spider rigging and other use. I am using slide bolt door locks that slide into the metal "bungee" hardware that came with...

Nice set up! I think that would be great for spider rigging. I may copy off of what you've done.

This weekend I'll try to finish some sort of rough prototype with using two flat horizontal...

I am thinking about doing something a bit different for my SOT kayak. I don't like the idea of mounting a bunch of rod holders on my yak, so instead I am thinking about rigging two cross beams out...

I've fished the far east end and far north end so I figured the far west end would be good too. If you can find standing timber at least ~8' deep it may hold crappie. I was catching at 6' the...

It is the wrong season for crappie banking for the spots I know of on RR. However, fall through winter the streams and rivers feeding into RR are very good. Generally find where the stream / river...

Never thought of that semi-circle technique but I'll give it a try.

As far as soldier fly larva, seems to work best in warmer months, where worms are better in colder climate. at least from my experience. Also, the larva seem to work much better when they are less...

For the hardiest worms that can handle 33F to 90F+, just collect the fat, native earthworms that get driven out of the ground during spring rains. I talking about the south where the bigger night...

Here is something I learned sort of by accident. In warmer months in the south, pick up a bag of "grounds for your garden" used coffee grounds at most starbucks for free. Find a shady spot in your...

Not sure how cold the water gets in WA? If you can find feeder creeks that are over 5' deep and the water temp is over 50 degrees fish these instead! Then forget about deep and focus on 2' deep in...

That is an amazing fish! Man, more meat on that one guy than on all 12 5-6 inchers I cleaned today.

Don't see too many shellcrackers where I live. Why no red on the ears? If I were to catch...

Made by Berkley, come in the little jar like crappie nibbles, etcetera. I have found they work well too.

At least here in the south, I've found you don't have to buy maggots in the warm months, just get a tub of coffee grounds (free at starbucks) and throw in whatever fruit scraps you have. The soldier...