Ken Fortenberry wrote:



But if you use a bobber, you have to know what depth to set it.

That's true but my experience is that Crappies will come up to take a
bait/lure/fly but don't like to go down to take one. They also seem to
prefer a fly/lure that just "sits" there over one that is being retrieved.


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.



But you can't keep it at that level anywhere as well as when suspended.
I think the main thing is that the presentation is different with the
fly/lure being suspended. Crappie do like it. If you find Crappie in
water less than 10 feet, I think you'd find that you'd catch 2 to 1 or
better with a suspended fly/lure than with one being retrieved normally.
If there's ANY kind of chop on the water, the fly fishes itself and
you'll get most takes with the the rig just sitting there. You retrieve
just to put the rig in a different area. Just like fishing with a bobber
and a worm when you were a kid!

Willi