Light line (4lb preferably fluorocarbon leader), light weight 1/32-1/16, ultralight rod, and a small peg bobber in creeks
I think Eritmuller said it best...depends on the Creek...well said. Beginning around Christmas, I start fishing creeks...the deeper ones first, then shallower ones later into april. I run about seven different creeks and a river or two, fairly regularly...iigrew up creek fishing (and hunting) as a youngster...and still love it..I prefer to walk the banks if possible, but will admit that dragging a stringer full of big guns out is much harder than it used to be. So now I will sometimes boat into the creek, then walk (when the bite is good). Of course, the creeks I fish require heavy equipment to be successful with any regularity.
As a kid, I used to chase goggleyes in a creek behind the house (trotline bait) and we used light rigs to catch them. There weren’t any crappie in that creek, but we were happy to catch whatever bit our bait. That said, I have fished for crappie in creeks with light line and limber poles, with success...I just don’t know where any such creeks are anymore. So, once you graduate college, let’s go fishing together...I will show you some crappie creeks where your rig won’t work and I want you to show me some crappie creeks where it will...TCU Honors Graduate 1986, Finance...Go Frogs!,,