01-11-2004, 10:24 PM
FFM,
Here is what works for me at Pineview (until this year). I use a really small green and chrome Crappie jig I buy at HFT's place. I tip it with those small shiners you can buy in a jar. Use a super sensitve rod or strike indicator. Rock the rod tip up and down slowly, only a couple of inches. The Crappie don't really hit it, they just kinda inhale it. When the rod tip feels heavier than it should set the hook, they'll be one there. I can't over emhasize how important it is to NOT jig it. The jigging motion will scare them off. Don't use any weight or an attractor either. If your line won't come straight, it's O.K. to use a split shot, but put it up the line about 2' above the jig. Go light with the line, I use 4#. If the green doesn't work, try different colors. Good luck and I hope this helps.
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Here is what works for me at Pineview (until this year). I use a really small green and chrome Crappie jig I buy at HFT's place. I tip it with those small shiners you can buy in a jar. Use a super sensitve rod or strike indicator. Rock the rod tip up and down slowly, only a couple of inches. The Crappie don't really hit it, they just kinda inhale it. When the rod tip feels heavier than it should set the hook, they'll be one there. I can't over emhasize how important it is to NOT jig it. The jigging motion will scare them off. Don't use any weight or an attractor either. If your line won't come straight, it's O.K. to use a split shot, but put it up the line about 2' above the jig. Go light with the line, I use 4#. If the green doesn't work, try different colors. Good luck and I hope this helps.
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