I spent a few hours yesterday on Jordan Lake, fishing the fall crappie bite. The last few times I've been out, they've been stacked up on structure and I've been able to catch them in water as shallow as 4 feet. After initially getting a few fish bottom bouncing minnows and with a jig, I still wasn't happy with the slow bite and decided to try something different. I pulled the jig body off and tipped my 1/8 oz gold jig head with a minnow and it was a night and day difference in the bite! After locating a school suspended around a big rock, I began pulling them in one after another... will definitely be trying that technique again in future trips!
Another item to note is that I was using a 7'6" ultralight Bass Pro AirStream rod for a lot of those fish. I originally purchased it last year to allow me to fish very light jigs against the pilings in the winter. I don't really like to use crappie rods in the kayak (it's very hard to guide the fish into a short handled net with a 9'-10' rod...) but that length offers a nice blend of sensitivity and flexibility while still being manageable from a kayak. I think I lost a lot less fish that I have with some of the heavier outfits that I've used, so I'll probably be sticking to ultralight combos for vertical and jigging presentations in the future.
Arkie 1/8 oz Gold Jig Heads: amzn.to/40qcKUF
4 окт 2024
