How fast should you troll for crappie?
Low & Slow: Trolling at 0.7 mph with an electric motor is the ideal speed for prespawn crappies. “A 1⁄16-ounce jig gets down about 7 feet and a ⅛-ounce jig about 12 feet,” says Puccio.
How do you troll for crappie in deep water?
It’s best to keep the trolling pattern simple. Find the deep flat you want to work, start at one end of the flat and slowly pull across the flat while watching the fish-finder and paying attention to the rods. Captain Brad says, “When I catch two or three crappie, I mark the location and circle back around.
Can you troll for crappie at night?
Go slow at night until you find ’em Fishing vertically is the best technique for catching summer crappie after dark, either slow-trolling vertically or setting over fish and dropping baits directly down to them. “Crappie at night are very nomadic; they get up and suspend high in the water, and they just move,” he said.
Can you troll with jigs?
Originally designed as a casting search lure, the 360 GT Swimmer is also ideally suited to trolling applications. Jigs can be long-line trolled directly behind the boat, but these lures are also ideally suited to trolling in combination with in-line boards.
How deep should I fish for crappie?
The best depth can change fast, from 4 feet to 6 feet, or from 8 to 10 feet. Feeding fish dictate the depth I need to present jigs-and-baits, and I find that trolling with the wind catches more fish than heading into the wind.”
What time of day is best for crappie fishing?
Evening And Early Morning In the case of crappie, the best time to catch them is during their feeding time, which is most frequently between the hours of midnight and 2 am. Additionally, during dawn and dusk can be good times to catch them, with many of them also feeding during these twilight hours.
Do crappies go shallow at night?
If crappie go shallow at night in the summer to feed, then it makes sense that fishermen would be wise to be there when they are most likely to eat. And, since it is cooler at night than it is in the blazing summer sun, then it also makes sense to fish more in the evenings out of self-preservation.