How To Catch Crappie -9 Simple Steps When Crappie Fishing
Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
by Mark Fleagle
oldfishinghole.com
Crappie fishing tips #1 Nature's Automatic "crappie finder"
If you have been a outdoorsman for any length of time I am sure you have noticed that old mother nature is a pretty smart cookie. We always do our research before we go fishing for crappie by reading up on the latests crappie fishing techniques on how to catch crappie. We surf the internet for better crappie fishing tips,we visit tackle shops to find the latest crappie fishing jigs and lures, and we talk to our fishing buddies.
I haven't even got to the part about spending money on fishing poles, tackle, gas, and food ( the human variety).Then once we get to our fishing spot for the day we spend valuable time unloading and bragging to our buddies on how to catch crappie and talking about all the huge slab crappie we are going to catch.
My point is we are missing out on a very valuable fishing indicator and one of the best fish finders available, and it's all free! It's mother nature. If you watch the birds swoop down into the water and pick up a fresh meal and mean watch them closely, what do you think they are picking up out of the water?
Yep, you got it, Minnows! Food for the crappie! If you are a savvy crappie fisherman, you can let nature show you how to catch crappie and where to start fishing for crappie.Watch the birds and where they are landing, birds can be the cheapest and most reliable fish finder you will ever use.
8 More simple crappie fishing tips on how to catch crappie
tip #2 Find underwater crappie structure , bait up, and drop your line right on the edges of the crappie structure.
tip #3If you are you are fishing from a boat and you are going to be fishing for crappie locate your structure and anchor over the top. Take you fishing rod and drop your crappie bait so it falls to the bottom very near the edge of the structure. Make sure you don't drop your bait in the interior of the structure. When you are fishing for crappie, always fish the edges of any structure. If you fish the interior you will not be productive. Crappie lay in hiding so they can dash out from the edge of any structure to feed on bait fish. This is one crappie fishing tip that you need to be serious about when you are learning how to catch crappie.
tip #4 Always let your crappie fishing bait drop freely until it hits the bottom.
tip#5 until Real your bait up about 1 foot.
tip#6 If there are no hits , real the bait up another foot.
tip#7 Keep repeating this process until you start getting bites.
tip#8 As soon as you start getting bites, make a mental note, or write down how far you reeled off the bottom and continue to fish that depth. Fish the entire structure edges at that depth.
Crappie fishing tips #9 "The old time secret how to fish for crappie tip " The Crappie Drive Thru"
tip #9a Pick up a dead animal (road kill). Make sure it is fresh and not rotted.
tip #9b Put the carcass in some loose netting so the meat is exposed, then hang it on a Branch overhanging the water. Make sure you have caught crappie in the area you hang the carcass.
tip #9c When the carcass starts to decaying maggots will fall into the water and drive the crappie into a feeding frenzy.
tip #9d If you are like me. and a little squeamish about collecting "road kill".. Take some netting, fill it with cheap meat you buy from the store, and tie in your overhang.
You will be amazed how this how to crappie fishing tip really works! you can catch crappie at this spot for a month or more.
If you have been a outdoorsman for any length of time I am sure you have noticed that old mother nature is a pretty smart cookie. We always do our research before we go fishing for crappie by reading up on the latests crappie fishing techniques on how to catch crappie. We surf the internet for better crappie fishing tips,we visit tackle shops to find the latest crappie fishing jigs and lures, and we talk to our fishing buddies.
My point is we are missing out on a very valuable fishing indicator and one of the best fish finders available, and it's all free! It's mother nature. If you watch the birds swoop down into the water and pick up a fresh meal and mean watch them closely, what do you think they are picking up out of the water?
Yep, you got it, Minnows! Food for the crappie! If you are a savvy crappie fisherman, you can let nature show you how to catch crappie and where to start fishing for crappie.Watch the birds and where they are landing, birds can be the cheapest and most reliable fish finder you will ever use.
8 More simple crappie fishing tips on how to catch crappie
tip #2 Find underwater crappie structure , bait up, and drop your line right on the edges of the crappie structure.
tip #3If you are you are fishing from a boat and you are going to be fishing for crappie locate your structure and anchor over the top. Take you fishing rod and drop your crappie bait so it falls to the bottom very near the edge of the structure. Make sure you don't drop your bait in the interior of the structure. When you are fishing for crappie, always fish the edges of any structure. If you fish the interior you will not be productive. Crappie lay in hiding so they can dash out from the edge of any structure to feed on bait fish. This is one crappie fishing tip that you need to be serious about when you are learning how to catch crappie.
tip #4 Always let your crappie fishing bait drop freely until it hits the bottom.
tip#5 until Real your bait up about 1 foot.
tip#6 If there are no hits , real the bait up another foot.
tip#7 Keep repeating this process until you start getting bites.
tip#8 As soon as you start getting bites, make a mental note, or write down how far you reeled off the bottom and continue to fish that depth. Fish the entire structure edges at that depth.
Crappie fishing tips #9 "The old time secret how to fish for crappie tip " The Crappie Drive Thru"
tip #9a Pick up a dead animal (road kill). Make sure it is fresh and not rotted.
tip #9b Put the carcass in some loose netting so the meat is exposed, then hang it on a Branch overhanging the water. Make sure you have caught crappie in the area you hang the carcass.
tip #9c When the carcass starts to decaying maggots will fall into the water and drive the crappie into a feeding frenzy.
tip #9d If you are like me. and a little squeamish about collecting "road kill".. Take some netting, fill it with cheap meat you buy from the store, and tie in your overhang.
You will be amazed how this how to crappie fishing tip really works! you can catch crappie at this spot for a month or more.
Mark Fleagle is an Expert Author At Ezinearticles.com. and has over 30 years of fishing experience who has written 100's of useful fishing articles. Would you like to max out your catch on your next fishing trip? Blow your fishing buddies out of the water and get your bragging rights today!
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Thanks for the tips! Will definatly be trying them out this weekend
im gonna be trying the hanging meat trick, that sounds pretty clever!let me know how it goes alyssa
Careful with the roadkill trick. If you live in a location where chumming is illegal, as I do, this hanging meat trick is also illegal. Since you are creating a chumming situation.
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