texasfishingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Power-Pole CS, T-Rigger, JoeGoes, EcKo
119150 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
hopalong 120,585
TexDawg 119,524
Bigbob_FTW 94,903
John175☮ 85,892
Pilothawk 83,264
Bob Davis 81,523
Mark Perry 72,297
Derek 🐝 68,312
JDavis7873 67,416
Forum Statistics
Forums59
Topics1,037,860
Posts13,935,731
Members144,150
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
Print Thread
Creeking for Crappie #11414081 02/15/16 12:49 AM
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 3,739
J
JT Evans Offline OP
TFF Team Angler
OP Offline
TFF Team Angler
J
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 3,739
Never done this but have a place in mind to try. Would it be as simple as a short rod pitching a jig on a slip bobber? There will be plenty of walking involved so I want to go light, so I thought I would ask the experts on tatics etc. Thanks for your help.

JT

Re: Creeking for Crappie [Re: JT Evans] #11414203 02/15/16 01:47 AM
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 371
J
Jesse10 Offline
Angler
Offline
Angler
J
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 371
I'm no expert, but jigging slow on the bottom has been working for me. I've been fishing painfully slow. If the water is around 4 feet, I would not use a bobber. It just depends on how spooky the fish are.

Re: Creeking for Crappie [Re: JT Evans] #11414740 02/15/16 01:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 6,950
C
crapicat Offline
TFF Celebrity
Offline
TFF Celebrity
C
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 6,950
I take a short rod and a long rod...and use the long rod 99% of the time, with no bobber...jig only and small jigs at that...1/64 or 1/32, personally, I use the
thermocline Lil Fry for 95% of my fishing...and really seem to have good luck with the monkey milk, natural shad, or black emerald shiner in the creeks. spool heavy line, use small baits and long rods...bring along a wagon to haul your catch back...or a 5 gallon bucket. Dont forget to take a stringer along to keep the fish alive. Good luck and good fishng...

Re: Creeking for Crappie [Re: JT Evans] #11416165 02/16/16 12:06 AM
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 3,739
J
JT Evans Offline OP
TFF Team Angler
OP Offline
TFF Team Angler
J
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 3,739
Thanks for the advice. My cousin's fiancee and I are going to give it a try. I was thinking shooting with a short rod but taking a long 16 footer would be good as well to jig brush here and there. Hopefully we will catch a mess! smile

Re: Creeking for Crappie [Re: JT Evans] #11416492 02/16/16 02:34 AM
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 6,950
C
crapicat Offline
TFF Celebrity
Offline
TFF Celebrity
C
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 6,950
Good luck to you...I use a 9 or 10 foot when I'm creeking...they will get most situations covered and not be too long to handle in the trees/brush or when horsing fish out of tree tops...on the short rod issue, I use a 5 foot rod and a fixed cork about a foot up the line...it works for areas the 10 footer won't reach...Don't know wherre you are located, but if you are down Hillsboro way, give me a call and I will show you the ropes and maybe some good fishing areas as well.

Don't forget a small backpack will carry everything you need for an enjoyable trip...headlight, pliers,snacks, water, basic fishing gear, extra reel, repellent, stringer, snake charmer, etc. Later

Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 1998-2022 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3