04-22-2015, 07:58 PM
[#0000FF]It is not so much what you fish with as where you fish and how you fish. Having good sonar and a basic knowledge of the lake and the fish is a good start. You can't ketch 'em where they ain't.
Crappies are an ideal target for flyrods. But you have to have the right line to make sure your flies are in the right zone the majority of the time. They are a suspending fish and you either have to fish right on them or slightly above them. And sometimes they want a lot of action...other times not so much.
Most of the folks who score well either know the lake well...or know how to crowd in on others who do.
As a general rule, almost anything white will work. But sometimes a touch of red...or blue...can give your fly added appeal. And don't forget black. For some reason crappies hit dark patterns pretty well at times.
If you are using a floating line, add a small split shot. If you are using a sinking line don't work with too much line out. Make shorter casts and don't let the flies drag bottom.
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Crappies are an ideal target for flyrods. But you have to have the right line to make sure your flies are in the right zone the majority of the time. They are a suspending fish and you either have to fish right on them or slightly above them. And sometimes they want a lot of action...other times not so much.
Most of the folks who score well either know the lake well...or know how to crowd in on others who do.
As a general rule, almost anything white will work. But sometimes a touch of red...or blue...can give your fly added appeal. And don't forget black. For some reason crappies hit dark patterns pretty well at times.
If you are using a floating line, add a small split shot. If you are using a sinking line don't work with too much line out. Make shorter casts and don't let the flies drag bottom.
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