Willi wrote:



Ken Fortenberry wrote:

bassrecord wrote:

...
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.


That's why suspending a fly below an indicator/bobber is so good.

When I used to spin fish for them I used small jigs suspended below a
tiny bobber. If the Crappie are relatively shallow, I think you'll do
better with a suspended jig or fly than fishing one in the conventional
manner. Crappie seem to like a suspended bait and the bobber/indicator
also helps with their soft takes.

But if you use a bobber, you have to know what depth to set it.
With a slow sink jig you can fish the entire column until you
find the right depth and then easily put the jig back in the
feeding zone just by counting down.

--
Ken Fortenberry