[Fish_Fiend]

What is a good general rule of thumb for locating crappie in the summer time on a small lake?

Gene - Red》X《 - Asheboro

 

[ncnat]

Fish on the bottom around brush piles 10-20 feet deep. Drop your jig to the bottom away from the brush, raise about 2 feet and work the jig towards the brush pile. The runts will be higher up in the brush.

 

[Fish_Fiend]

Is there any one bait thats best?

Gene - Red》X《 - Asheboro

 

[jerry condrey]

I use jigs tied in tandem, one about a foot above the other. (when I go crappie fishing) used to wear 'em out on this rig, Betts jigs in chartreuse and black.

 

[sundrop]

and if that's slow add a real minnow to a jig, if they dont hit that they arent there or they arent feeding..

 

[drumfisher]

Is there any one bait thats best?

Gene - Red》X《 - Asheboro[/QUOTE. most people I talk to around me use bobby garland baby shads. The crappie are deep/deeper this time of year. Crappie like chartreuse.

 

[jerry condrey]

That's two votes for chartreuse jigs...lol

 

[trigger22]

My go to jig color is white/chartreuse and if they don't eat that I'll switch to black/orange. I also tip my jigs with yellow crappie niblets.

 

[wademaster]

Gulp! Minnows (1") and Bobby Garlands baby shad work great for crappie. Smelt for the Gulp and blue ice/thread fin shad for the Bobby Garlands are the colors I've done well with. Everyone has their favorites and I'm sure they all work from time to time....


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[drumfisher]

Yellow hi-vis line really helps to see bites IMO. I like bobby garlands "outlaw special" color.