Crappie fly

"Jonathan Cook" wrote in message
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"f.blair" wrote in message
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As kids when we would
go to the river we usually brought along a cast net or
a two-handled seine, and once when the river was _very_
high and muddy, we ran the seine up through the submerged
willows and when we brought it up, there's this huge crappie
flopping in the middle.

Just about the time you kids hauled that big old baby out of the water, I
bet you discovered why they call them Crappies. :-)

--riverman

Sully wrote:
The best crappie bait in the entire world, yes I say world, is a white
bucktail jig with pink lead head. Smaller is better.
Sully


They were known as Pinkies in the northwoods of Minnesota. They were
just about the only lure ny great uncle used. His target was always
Walleyes and he either used them plain or tipped with a minnow. I was
less particular and used them with great succes on Crappie. I would fish
them suspended below a small bobber. Very effective. Crappie seem to
like suspended lures and flies.

Willi

I put up a pic on ABPF of a fly that works well for me on crappie. My
favorite colors are flor green and yellow.


Willi

"Willi and Sue" wrote in message
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Sully wrote:
The best crappie bait in the entire world, yes I say world, is a white
bucktail jig with pink lead head. Smaller is better.
Sully


They were known as Pinkies in the northwoods of Minnesota. They were
just about the only lure ny great uncle used. His target was always
Walleyes and he either used them plain or tipped with a minnow. I was
less particular and used them with great succes on Crappie. I would fish
them suspended below a small bobber. Very effective. Crappie seem to
like suspended lures and flies.


They were also known as pinkies here when I was a small boy, and were a
favorite on the piers into Lake Michigan among perch fishers who scorned
live (more or less) bait.

Wolfgang
o.k., i'm bored.

Well I just can't resist chiming in with my own observations on a question
like this! My NEW favorite (actually not all that different than the old
favs) is the Skip Morrise Panfish fly (SMP for short). It is detailed in
his book "The Art of the Bass Fly". I like to use a down eye fine wire
hook - my current choice is a Gamakatsu size 6 F14 dry fly hook. A bronze
Aberdeen is also a good choice. I use silver bead chain eyes, not lead.
You want a S-L-O-W sinking rate.

The SMP



a.. Hook: 1xl or 2xl dry fly hook, turned down eye. Sizes 6 through 12.
Gamakatsu F-14 size 6 shown.
b.. Weight: Silver bead chain eyes, about 1/8 inch diameter
c.. Thread: Danville Flat Waxed Nylon
d.. Body: The thread is the body material. Flat waxed nylon has a rich,
bright color and looks like floss when used in this application. Coat the
body and rib with clear Sally Hansen "Hard-as-Nails".
e.. Rib: Fine oval tinsel, silver or gold
f.. Wing: Marabou
g.. Flash: Two strands (only) of Mirage Flashabou
h.. Head: Optional, coat the bead chain eyes and thread head with Softex,
Hard as Nails or 5 min. epoxy to make a bullet shaped clear cone.


Suggested Color Combinations: Red-over-yellow marabou with red body,
chartreuse-over-white marabou with chartreuse body, gray-over-white marabou
with orange body, and white-over-white marabou with white body.



"f.blair" wrote in message
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What is the best fly for catching Crappie?

Fred