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Never heard of someone catching a crappie on a fly rod either.

One of my neighbors lived in Ohio most of his life and when he got here
and caught his first 1 - 2 lb crapppie he said that was a monster in
Ohio worthy of the newspaper. So, I guess the fish are the same but
different.


I fush a couple of places that are fairly shallow but hold a good number of
bluegill, crappie, bass, yellow bullhead, little perch, and some pike. Have
caught bluegill, crappie, and bass on the flyrod, all on little poppers or
foam spiders and grasshoppers.

Since they are all top feeders, I figured why not try for them? The largest
crappie to date has been 11" long on the flyrod, and that certainly is no
record, although it was a heck of a lot of fun. When the crappie attack the
poppers and foamies, they always viciously attack from the side with a loud
"snap" at the lure. Then they dive down toward the weeks. They put up a
heck of a fight. I would love to get one of those 2 lb-ers.