A Crappie Catching Rig For The Masses: Refer To These Amazing Crappie fishing Tips!
Old School Crappie Fishing Family Secrets
There are just thousands of ways to rig your fishing lines for crappie and no one way works all the time. You will find 8 crappie fishing tips below that we feel will work for just about any crappie rigging situation you will face.Our tips include many excellent rigging tips using artificial crappie jigs, and crappie minnows which are called “Missouri minnows” in many parts of the country.
TIP#1 Use a “spin cast” reel fishing with a light weight graphite rod with 6-12# test line. (As a rule of thumb, most crappie fisherman use 6-8lb test line)
Tip#2 Purchase some “Cajun Red 6 -12lb test line for your crappie fishing rig.(you can get away with the 6-12# test line because this crappie fishing rigged line is almost invisible to crappie in the water.
TIP#3 Get some “Missouri minnows”, or the smallest minnows you can at the bait shop. You probably won’t catch as many crappie but if you have the wife and kids along it makes for a wonderful family outing.
Tip#4 Use crappie fishing jigs with the head weighing from 1/64″ oz up to 1/4 ounce, but no bigger.
TIP#5 Use crappie fishing jigs.
Tip#5a Use tube jigs: green, yellow, and white
Tip#5b Use the smallest artificial minnow jigs you can find, with black tops and silver belly. The tale should move and get a lot of action in the water.
Tip#5c Hair wrapped jig are hard to fine, but if you find one make sure you purchase it. They work great on your crappie fishing rig.
Tip#5d When you purchase jig heads look for yellow heads and black eyes. The tail should be black except for the tail should be yellow.
Tip#6 As a rule of thumb, crappie can see better when the water temperature drops. When this happens you need to change your crappie fishing rig by changing the line to 4lb test.
Tip#7 Find yourself slip bobbers that have a small “stick” to set your depth.The bobbers or “corks” are made from Styrofoam and every bait store sells them. Run the line from your crappie catching rig through the hole in the bobber until you get to the selected depth you want. You can also use spring loaded boobers where the line slides through the spring , then you lock it in place at your selected depth.
Tip#8 Change your crappie fishing rig by tying 2 or there jigs about 10 inches apart. This gives you the capability to fish at different depths to find your crappie. You can put a weight on your line above the jigs or below the jigs. Try both methods until you start catching crappie.
Well we hope these great crappie catching rigs make your next crappie fishing trip a success! Good Luck!
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