05-29-2007, 07:06 PM
Caught some small crappie this weekend and had to really work at it. I was fishing below a dam amoungst all the sturgen and casual fishermen, but I had sat down, deliberately, by a family that seemed to be pulling in crappie at will.[blush]
I riged up worm on a jig and a weight to get me out there, got some nibbles but missed what ever was biting, probably small bass, the people next to me were doing real well and I noticed the had r?w or r/y tube jigs, 2 per line with a weight at the bottom, no bait.
I didn't have what they had on exactically so afte an hr or so of no crappie, I rigged up as close as I could and bamm got a crappie and then another[cool], but not nearly as regular as they were. Like about 20 to my 2. It was like if I didn't detect a bite as the jigs went through the water column I was out of luck. Is this normal?[crazy]
Later on after those people left and their friend who came before they left (spot saving technique) I saw a young man catching 3 quickly using a bobber and worm. So I moved over there and rigged a jig on a bobber and stared hitting them almost every cast. I was down abot 2-3" below the bobber. Is this the better way?[unsure]
I came home with plenty to clean and eat, but would rather have not had the 2-3 hr slow time. Share some thoughts, thanks[blush]
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I riged up worm on a jig and a weight to get me out there, got some nibbles but missed what ever was biting, probably small bass, the people next to me were doing real well and I noticed the had r?w or r/y tube jigs, 2 per line with a weight at the bottom, no bait.
I didn't have what they had on exactically so afte an hr or so of no crappie, I rigged up as close as I could and bamm got a crappie and then another[cool], but not nearly as regular as they were. Like about 20 to my 2. It was like if I didn't detect a bite as the jigs went through the water column I was out of luck. Is this normal?[crazy]
Later on after those people left and their friend who came before they left (spot saving technique) I saw a young man catching 3 quickly using a bobber and worm. So I moved over there and rigged a jig on a bobber and stared hitting them almost every cast. I was down abot 2-3" below the bobber. Is this the better way?[unsure]
I came home with plenty to clean and eat, but would rather have not had the 2-3 hr slow time. Share some thoughts, thanks[blush]
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