A few words on crappie
July 26th 2012 00:44
A kid drug his mother into a tackle store and said, "I want this crappie rod."
Embarrassed, the mother said, "You shouldn't talk like that,"
Face it, it's one of those crappy words. Yeah, it's spelled "crappie" but, the guys on TV always pronounce it "croppie."
What-EVER!!!!!
You usually find two species of crappie--black or white crappie. The black crappie usually has a darker appearance of white or gray with dark gray or black spots covering most of its sides. The white crappie is usually a little lighter in color and has distinct gray bars going down its sides. Although these are good guidelines, the markings vary in intensity depending on the time of year and type of water.
Although black and white crappies differ slightly in appearance, they have quite a bit in common also. Fishing for one is about the same as fishing for the other since they eat about the same food and often hang out in the same areas although you seldom both black and white side by side. Crappie usually feed most heavily at dawn, dusk and at night and these traits generally follow them all year round round.
Even though you hear about record crappie over 20" long, most of the crappie you find are under a foot and may only be as big as your hand. Keeping that in mind, it's a little hard to say use this tackle or that tackle. It's really going to depend on the crappie in the area your pick. Personally, I'm not much of a crappie angler so I usually scale back my equipment to a light rod and maybe a size 6 or hook. On the other hand, I know guys who use their usual bass equipment! I'd like to give some advice and, at least, say, it depends on the part of the country but I've seen crappie twice as big as others and they may be only 50 miles away.
It's the same story with tackle. Consider the fish you're going to catch and plan accordingly. Worms are always a safe bet but, you can catch crapping on small inline spinners, soft plastics, and even maribou jigs.
Big or small, crappie are great eating! If you live in a lake or river with crappie, get a rod and try your luck.
Embarrassed, the mother said, "You shouldn't talk like that,"
Face it, it's one of those crappy words. Yeah, it's spelled "crappie" but, the guys on TV always pronounce it "croppie."
What-EVER!!!!!
You usually find two species of crappie--black or white crappie. The black crappie usually has a darker appearance of white or gray with dark gray or black spots covering most of its sides. The white crappie is usually a little lighter in color and has distinct gray bars going down its sides. Although these are good guidelines, the markings vary in intensity depending on the time of year and type of water.
Black crappie ready for the frying pan.
Although black and white crappies differ slightly in appearance, they have quite a bit in common also. Fishing for one is about the same as fishing for the other since they eat about the same food and often hang out in the same areas although you seldom both black and white side by side. Crappie usually feed most heavily at dawn, dusk and at night and these traits generally follow them all year round round.
Even though you hear about record crappie over 20" long, most of the crappie you find are under a foot and may only be as big as your hand. Keeping that in mind, it's a little hard to say use this tackle or that tackle. It's really going to depend on the crappie in the area your pick. Personally, I'm not much of a crappie angler so I usually scale back my equipment to a light rod and maybe a size 6 or hook. On the other hand, I know guys who use their usual bass equipment! I'd like to give some advice and, at least, say, it depends on the part of the country but I've seen crappie twice as big as others and they may be only 50 miles away.
It's the same story with tackle. Consider the fish you're going to catch and plan accordingly. Worms are always a safe bet but, you can catch crapping on small inline spinners, soft plastics, and even maribou jigs.
Big or small, crappie are great eating! If you live in a lake or river with crappie, get a rod and try your luck.
Remember to take the hooks outta yer pocket before ya sit down!
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