"daytripper" wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:01:27 -0700, "bassrecord"
wrote:
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PS: In 58 years I've NEVER caught a crappie on a fly rod. Perhaps
others
can help.

Well, I've caught 'em on a flyrod by accident...using small, really
sparsely
tied streamers fished a few feet below the surface...

/daytripper (you do have to be where there actually are crappies, though
;-)

I've caught about a dozen this year. On big Green Gurglers, on top, around
docks. I caught a couple more on a trolled black wooly bugger while
paddling my canoe to and from other fishable spots. They were all 9 to
14". And it's always a surprise! If I were actually fishing *for*
crappies, I would be using something like a Cap Spider in yellow or
chartreuse. And I would probably never catch one. I just got a bunch of
those from Big Dale and I'm going to try them tomorrow. I also tied up some
honking big (size 4 6xl streamer hook) gurgle buggers in black that I hope
to finally catch my big bass of the year on right after dark...

--
Stan Gula
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