03-13-2013, 02:00 PM
I suggest you get a medium/light or even light rod that's over 7' long and a small spinning reel. You want to use a spinning reel because you're going to be using very small lures like bettle spins and inline spinners or small minnows if you use live bait. I also suggest you use 6lb or smaller fishing line. I personally use 6lb flourocarbon because it sinks and can get the lures down deeper when I need to.
A long rod is important. Most of the time you won't be casting out a lure and retrieving, although there are times you will do that. You will be using a jig or live bait and just dropping it down and holding your rod out to keep the bait at a certain depth. The small movement of your hand holding the rod will give the jigs or bait a slight movement which is enough to entice a bite.
You can also use jigs under a float if there is a little chop on the top of the water and cast out to brush or underwater structure and the wave action will give your bait enough movement to make the lure attract a bite.
Hope this is helpful.
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A long rod is important. Most of the time you won't be casting out a lure and retrieving, although there are times you will do that. You will be using a jig or live bait and just dropping it down and holding your rod out to keep the bait at a certain depth. The small movement of your hand holding the rod will give the jigs or bait a slight movement which is enough to entice a bite.
You can also use jigs under a float if there is a little chop on the top of the water and cast out to brush or underwater structure and the wave action will give your bait enough movement to make the lure attract a bite.
Hope this is helpful.
My biggest crappie ever below:
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