Old School Crappie Fishing Family Secrets Summer Crappie Fishing In Many areas of the country the department of natural resources will create fish attracting structure for anglers, they uses concrete blocks with re-bar and other misc. material. Both Artificial or natural structure is great for summer crappie fishing. This replicates the natural cover and it's a great place to find fish. Use the following methods during the summer months to fish around artificially created structure, and natural cover. Remember : Crappie love cover, so fish around any structure... Natural or man made! Step#1 Use about 100 ft of half-inch anchor rope and drop anchor (if you are in a boat) about 100ft from the structure you are going to fish around.Position you boat where the wind or current will push Your boat towards the structure.(if you are not fishing from a boat you can do the same, we will show you why later. Step#2 You can use your normal summer crappie fishing rod and reel setup, and for bait you can use "grass shrimp", if available or "Missouri minnows". When baiting up, make sure most of the hook is hidden inside the grass shrimp. Step#3 Tie a 1/2" long bass sinker to the end of your fishing line. Step#4 Tie a number 4 Aberdeen gold hook about 6 inches above the sinker at the end of the line. Bait this hook with (2) grass shrimp, or (2) Missouri minnows. Step#5 If you are in a boat, drop another anchor to keep the boat from being blown all over the place. Step#6 Cast your bait as close to the anchor line that you can without getting tangled. Start to reel your bait in very slowly, occasionally "pop" or jerk your bobber using your wrist.While you are reeling in try to stay as close to the anchor rope as you can. Make sure you continue to "pop" the bobber as you reel your line in. You see, Crappies love to hide in the shadow that is created by the anchor rope. This Technique can be used when you go summer crappie fishing or spring crappie fishing anywhere any natural or man made structure.
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