Northwest Reel Life August 2024 Volume 3 Issue 10 - Flipbook - Page 20
Dock Shooting: Perfect for
targeting Crappie hiding
under docks. With a light
jig or worm under a float,
skip the bait under the
docks and other overhead
Fan Casting Bobbers: Cast
cover where Crappie lurk. I
small bobbers around
structure docks, brush piles, have a ton of success using
and/or just outside of major this technique when I find
the Crappie are sucked
weedlines. I try to have
close to the bottom of
at least 3 rods rigged up
boats in a marina.
with my favorite bobbers,
Techniques For Bluegill:
each at different lengths
Bobber Fishing: Attach
below the bobber to find
the small hook baited
the depth at the fish are
Techniques For Crappie:
suspended. Anywhere from with the worm, and/or
Vertical Jigging: Drop a jig
or your vertical presentation 2-4 ft below the bobber is a your favorite micro jig and
plastic under the bobber
good starting point. When
down near submerged
and cast towards shoreline
structures, trees, and docks, you find the depth, stick to
it, and if the bite dies down, vegetation and those
areas where Crappie are
submerged structures.
continue to move until you
likely to congregate. Use
Slipping that bait even a
get back to the school.
either slow retrieves after
worm. Cured crickets and
minnows work well, but you
may have to work your bait
more to attract the fish.
When it comes to working
your baits, we typically
refer to artificial baits such
as jigs, small crankbaits,
spinners, and soft plastics
like grubs. Soft plastics
come in so many profiles,
that you can define the bite
with a minnow profile, to a
buggy pattern.
casting with an occasional
twitch, or gentle jigging
motions to act like a
wounded, or swimming
minnow to entice bites.
