seesalt Loc: Pisgah Forest, NC

After bass fishing for most of my adult life, I am looking to target crappie part of the time...mostly because they are so tasty. I've caught a few over the years accidentally, but haven't seriously fished for them since I was a kid with my dad. I've been reading and watching YouTube to mostly learn how to locate them. There are lots of videos on long line trolling which I had never heard of. It looks interesting to me. Most of them use multiple rods of various lengths. Some use 2 jigs per rod and various types and colors to determine what the crappie are biting on a particular day. Most reccomend a trolling speed of .7 to .9 mph. This method looks to me like a good way to locate them as well.

I would like to know if any of you guys and gals have tried or currently use this method for crappie. Any thoughts, tips, advice etc would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Tight lines and enjoy your time on the water.

J in Cleveland Loc: Cleveland, Ohio

There are a bunch of guys on here that use that technique. It’s also been called “tight lining for crappie”. A couple months back someone posted a chart that shows how deep each weight of jig would fish at certain speeds. Hopefully someone who really knows what they are doing will chime in. Keys are multiple different length ultra light rods to keep the hogs away from each other and a slow troll .7-.9 mph. I’ll look for the old post and share if u can find it.

Tight lines
J

Waterdog101 Loc: London, Ky

Google crappie 101

seesalt Loc: Pisgah Forest, NC

Thanks J and Waterdog

J in Cleveland Loc: Cleveland, Ohio

Couldn’t find the original post but I saved a screen shot of the chart. Here it is.

MAS fish Loc: Peoria,IL

Glad to have you aboard seesalt. These are what I use and recommend for longline trolling for crappie. It is an easy way to locate schools of crappie.
These are a few of the results. Good luck and post pics of your catchs.
MAS fish

seesalt Loc: Pisgah Forest, NC

Thanks for the chart. I can check it on my phone while in the boat

seesalt Loc: Pisgah Forest, NC

Thanks MAS. Looks like most of the plastics are curly tail or paddle tail. Nice pics of fish

Oldfisherguy Loc: NE Kansas

Don't forget the crank bait bite. I long line Bandits in the 200 and 300 size depending on the water depth and depth of fish. Check out MIke Baker on you tube.

seesalt Loc: Pisgah Forest, NC

Thanks for that reminder. I was actually trolling shad raps for bass on lake Hartwell last year and caught a crappie on a size 8. I've got a small size 5 that I will try.