In this article I'm going to outline 3 tips that will help anyone catch more crappie on their next crappie fishing excursion. I have been using these crappie fishing tips with great success for more than 20 years and know that will work just as well for you. Whether or not these three crappie fishing tips are the top 3 is up for debate, but they are defiantly in the top 10.
The first thing to keep in mind with regards to crappie fishing is the fact that these fish absolutely love minnows. Minnows are probably the most effective bait to use when fishing for crappie. Small jigs are also effective crappie baits, and what is it that jigs imitate? Yep, minnows. Whatever bait you use for these fish, make sure that it at least imitates a minnow. Minnows and Crappie go together like peas and carrots.
Shall we get down to the tips so that you can start catching more crappie? Sound like a plan to me.
- Use Slip Bobbers - for those of you who don't know what a slip bobber is, it is a bobber that "slips" along your fishing line and is stopped using a "bobber stop". Using a "bobber stop" allows you to easily adjust the depth of your bait (or jig) below the bobber. Slip bobbers are extremely useful when fishing either from the shore, or when fishing in deeper water. Using slip bobbers effectively will dramatically increase your crappie fishing success.
- Use Gang Hooks - gang hooks are a pair of small hooks tied back to back, which are attached to your line by using a small barrel swivel. The swivel prevents the line from twisting when using live minnows as Crappie bait. When minnows swim around under your bobber, they can twist the heck out of your line when a swivel isn't present. These hooks also allow you to hook the minnow through the lips, which means that they will live much longer.
- Use Mother Nature To Your Advantage - As a crappie angler you want to be on the water fishing when the crappie are the most active, and this is determined by using Mother Nature to your advantage. More specifically the weather & moon These two forces of Mother Nature have an amazing impact on the behavior of fish (which obviously includes crappie) and the better you understand this phenomenon the more crappie you will catch, it's as simple as that. Start using Mother Nature to your advantage sooner, rather than later.
As I said earlier, these aren't the only 3 crappie fishing tips on the planet, they are however three of the most effective. Add one or all of these crappie fishing tips to your repertoire and you'll start bringing home more of our tasty little friends.
Trevor Kugler is co-founder of JRWfishing.com and an avid angler. He has more than 25 years experience fishing for all types of fish, and 15 years of business and internet experience. He currently raises his five year old daughter in the heart of trout fishing country.....Montana! Gang Hooks Tied & Ready To Fish: http://www.jrwfishing.com/gang_hooks.asp Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Trevor_Kugler |  |
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