I kayak fish and want to keep a crappie rig on board for those tough days bass fishing. I have little experience crappie fishing with jigs or roadrunners. I know one guy told me to just hang around docks near deeper water and throw under/around them. Any tips would be greatly appreciated guys.
If you don`t have a fish finder on board and don`t have a specific spot that you regularly catch them ,you are fishing blind,yep I said it I`m not going to sugar coat it.Underwater Creeks,Under water Ledges,Underwater stump fields blah blah blah.....YOU CAN`T FISH THEM EFFECTIVELY IF YOU DON`T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.And if you don`t know where they are you won`t be able to harvest fish from them unless by accident.You are fishing blind so the only options you have are ,if you have no electronics is,hire a guide to put you on them or use your vision and fish structure you can see such as shaded boat docks, Shaded Bridge Collums,Rip Rap,Tree Tops the ones you can see protruding from the water and any other structure YOU CAN SEE!!There it is plain and simple in the meanwhile save up a little $$ and invest in an affordable FF and get in the game.People that are catching them now without electronics are catching them in places where they have caught them before & although they are fishing blind , they know the pattern of the fish at a time of year.If you really want to increase your chances of catching this species learn as much as you can about their environment and the lake you choose to pursue them on.