bassrecord wrote:
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PS: In 58 years I've NEVER caught a crappie on a fly rod. Perhaps others
can help.

A fly rod is not my tool of choice for crappie. The crappie rig
I use is a 5'6" ultralight spinning rod, an ultralight spinning
reel spooled with 4lb test and a 1/32 or 1/64 oz. bucktail jig.
A crappie take is VERY subtle, you want as little between your
rod tip and the jig as possible and 30 feet of 4lb test is much
littler than 30 feet of tippet and fly line.

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Ken Fortenberry