Crappie Fishing with a Bobber and Jig

Crappie are in shallow water upnorth as their setting up to spawn. One of the best techniques to catch crappie in the spring is with a bobber and jig rig. This simple Bobber and Jig rig is easy to cast and will help you catch a ton of crappie this spring.
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[comingtofull-ageinchrist]

I grew up fishing with my mom, from the time I was 5 and up, and she like to use a crappie jig with a small float set 4 to 6 feet deep, and it all depended on the time of day, morning to mid afternoon and after 5 or 6 o'clock. When we were fishing around lake Eufaula, we would catch shad with a net and fish with those with some good fortune; every now and then we would run onto some, what we called, sand-bass; I've never heard others call them Rock-bass, but we always fished with a small float to suspend the jig; nothing to big; because these Crappie are sensitive to resistance when they are nibbling at the bate.

[sowabunga]

Perfect timing for my next trip coming up! I appreciate the tip about moving the jig. I do this sometimes even when fishing with a minnow.

[charlesronk]

Thanks Davis for all that you have taught me on Crappie fishing. I was able to pass this on to my 87 year old father to help him catch his PB crappie this past weekend. I have to say though I am not a fan of those bobbers. I use braid and the line never slides through the bottom of the float. When you clip it on it gets caught up in the spring. Feeding it down the center is fine but why pay that extra for that. Just my opinion.

[lexingtonlad]

I’m gonna try this for perch on my local canal

[aferg]

Thank you for all of the videos Davis! Your advice and content are much appreciated and have helped put my best friend and I on some nice crappie on the inland lakes around here in northern Ohio, including lakes and reservoirs that were new to us. I was wondering if you have any content or advice on a Great Lake though. I’m asking because I live 20 minutes from Lake Erie and the Sandusky Bay and I find them more difficult to locate there outside of marinas and the spawn.

[zachburger]

Hopefully going tomorrow to do this same thing.

[denhaire]

I generally don’t keep the minimum size of 10” in Texas. I only keep 11” or better.

[timkiss]

Davis, did you get a new boat yet? Post a video if you hadn’t already! Thanks!

[denhaire]

Do you not have “Active Captain” with your LiveScope? Makes taking a video so easy to insert in your YouTube videos. Enjoy your videos alot even though your water is always cooler and environment a bit different. Your techniques are useful. Dennis on Lake Austin

[christopherortiz]

Great video. Do you place a knot above the slip bobber according to the depth you want to fish. Example the knot two ft above bobber so you can fish two ft below in water?

[michaelmoore]

New subscriber here!! Question, can I used a regular red/white bobber to fish with a jig? And what would you recommend how far down the jig should be from the bobber? Thanks

[AlphaNaturalHealth]

Would have been nice if you would have explained/showed how you setup your rig for us newbies. I saw you flip the jig around and tie a loop in the line but more detail would have been helpful.

[reiniskrumins]

Can u help im new to bober fishing when the bober the fish drag it when i pull no fish come out

[glennmartin]

Can you tell me how you determine what color jig you use on a certain day? Thanks !!

[Gotobecrazy]

What size jig head are you using? I fish a pretty shallow lake I don't like going more then 1/16 oz . Also do you think the lure matters on the jig, do you have a preference like the tubes, grubs and minnows plastics? Today I nailed some nice Crappie, Bass, Bluegills trying out the Berkeley power shad on the 1/16 oz jig head.

[jimmiemacd]

are the crappie taking the bobber all the way under? When I was fishing my bobber was bobbin but never went all the way under. Did I miss some chances?

[pocketchange]

Would this work with other bigger fish

[teamskunkonly]

New to crappie fishing. What kind of plastics do you recommend?

[osu_zach]

Your audio is only coming out of the left channel fyi

[carlosbee]

Something tells me you can "Eyeball" nine inches pretty easily. But, you are right people like to see it to believe it.