I didn't figure I'd be getting much, if any Crappie tonight from the bank, but figured I'd put a black and chartreuse marabou jig 18" under a cigar bobber and see what happened. Ended up with 4 Largemouth Bass along the shore. Had never caught LMB there before, and got zero bites earlier using a beetle spin and a Carolina rigged purple worm. Bass really seemed to like the Crappie set up, and that black and chartreuse roadrunner jig.

Scott in Flower Mound

Ware u catch them fish at?

The state record largemouth bass was caught while crappie fishing. Tie on a roostertail, you never know what you might catch.

Nice fish. Good job.

I'm just curious with the technique for crappie fishing from the bank. When ever I do I use minnows under a cork and that works pretty well but with a roostertail or roadrunner isn't it suppose to be a cast and retrieve. I just want to know for the next time i go out what i should try.

I believe the "rooster tail under a bobber" recommendation was for catching bass from the bank. Thus the cast and retrieve is how you would to that. However, when I do fish for crappie from the bank, I put a roadrunner jig about 18" under a bobber, and cast and retrieve slowly but steadily along the bank. Works great for me. I don't do well jigging vertically from the bank usually.

Scott in Flower Mound, TX

I once caught a 5 lb plus bass in a local pond on 6 lb test using a slip bobber with a jig. Took 5 minutes to land but what a beaut!